All The News From Today’s Big EA Investor Event

On September 17, EA held its annual Investor Day event. That is the place the corporate reveals off the way forward for what it’s engaged on, discusses the way it plans to develop its franchises, and tries to persuade lots of people with cash that they’re worthwhile and value additional funding.

You may need missed it because it’s not fairly providing E3 ranges of pleasure. However some stuff did get introduced, each on the occasion and as a part of a media blitz outdoors Investor Day. So right here’s all the massive information that you just would possibly care about.

The Sims 5 isn’t taking place, however the franchise isn’t ending

It may appear bizarre, however EA isn’t planning on making a Sims 5 anytime quickly. Kate Gorman, EA’s vice chairman and basic supervisor of The Sims, told Variety that it’s entering a “new era” for the franchise, and doesn’t wish to exchange previous video games with new video games, forcing gamers to fully restart.

“We don’t wish to reset your progress. And so it’s not about as a lot of what the numbers are within the video games, however know that the way forward for the franchise appears to be like extra like holding your progress, holding issues throughout titles, and actually having an ongoing expertise, and never a start-and-stop expertise between merchandise,” stated Gorman.

EA will continue to update and improve The Sims 4, whereas releasing different associated video games, together with the beforehand introduced Project Rene, which isn’t The Sims 5, however as a substitute one thing extra centered on multiplayer. The purpose, it appears, is to cease changing video games with new video games and help issues for longer.

“We’re not going to be engaged on replacements of earlier initiatives; we’re solely going to be including to our universe,” Gorman stated. “With that, you’ll see there are extra methods to expertise The Sims on totally different platforms, other ways to play, transmedia, and plenty of nice choices inside this universe.”

The Sims film is occurring and Margot Robbie is concerned

In the meantime, EA also confirmed a Sims movie is in the works. The sport writer is working with Amazon MGM and Barbie star Margot Robbie’s manufacturing firm LuckyChap. The film will likely be directed and co-written by Loki season one director Kate Herron.

EA says it’s “very excited” concerning the film, however didn’t have a lot to share about it. “It’s nonetheless too early to share extra concerning the film however keep tuned for updates as we mark our twenty fifth birthday subsequent 12 months!”

Star Wars Jedi 3 in energetic growth and is the top of the collection

The subsequent entry in Respawn and Lucasfilm’s award-winning Star Wars Jedi collection is at the moment being developed, according to EA during today’s Investor event. It should even be the top of the trilogy and collection.

“Over 40 million Star Wars followers have linked with Cal Kestis and his arc of changing into a robust Jedi,” stated Laura Miele, president of EA Leisure and Know-how, in the course of the occasion.

And that story will proceed within the third sport, which Miele confirmed is in energetic growth. “Respawn is working onerous to carry the ultimate chapter of this thrilling story to gamers,” stated Miele.

EA didn’t share another particulars concerning the subsequent sport on the occasion.

Beforehand, Jedi 1 and 2 director Stig Asmussen told IGN that he at all times envisioned the video games “as a trilogy” and that the crew had plans for what would occur after 2023’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Asmussen left Respawn in September 2023 and gained’t be concerned within the upcoming third entry within the trilogy.

We discovered lots concerning the subsequent main Battlefield sport

Forward of Investor Day, head of Respawn & group GM for EA Studios Group Vince Zampella talked to IGN about the way forward for Battlefield. And the gist is: Did you want BF3? Nicely, they’re making that once more.

“I imply, should you look again to the height or the top of Battlefield, it’s that Battlefield 3…Battlefield 4 period the place all the things was trendy,” Zampella stated. “And I feel we have now to get again to the core of what Battlefield is and try this amazingly nicely, after which we’ll see the place it goes from there.”

Zampella confirmed that the following sport will ditch specialists and return to the traditional class-based system present in BF3 and older video games within the FPS franchise.

When can gamers anticipate this subsequent installment? EA isn’t saying. Zampella hinted at a group testing program coming subsequent 12 months, however didn’t reveal a launch window for the complete sport. It appears EA is taking its time with the following Battlefield sport after BF 2042’s less-than-stellar reception. You can read more about this next Battlefield game here.

The Skate reboot is launching in 2025

The web can lastly cease asking EA about Skate’s launch date. The writer confirmed on September 17 that the reboot is lastly arriving in 2025 by way of Early Entry.

The writer didn’t have a lot else to share concerning the new entry within the beloved skateboarding collection, however that’s superb. I’m simply comfortable Skate is coming again subsequent 12 months. I can’t wait to crash 200 occasions within the means of making an attempt to nail that one excellent kickflip over some stairs. Read more about the new Skate here.

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