EA Star Wars A Look Ahead

Electronic Arts has announced at this year’s E3 that DICE and Motive are working on a new Star Wars: Battlefront game. In addition, Visceral Games is working on a Star Wars game that will be released in 2018, and Respawn is experimenting on a third-person Star Wars game that is planned for release in the future.

Gamescom Awards Nominees Announced: Star Wars Battlefront on Top, Final Fantasy XV and More Follow

Today the foundation Digitale Spielekultur, that runs the Gamescom Awards every year, announced the nominees for this year’s competition with a press release.The awards organization received 174 entries for the competition and the expert panel selected from among them the nominee in seventeen different categories.On top of those categories, there will also be one voted by the public, atly named “Public Award.” Voting will start on August 3rd via the official Gamescom app. The awards ceremony for all categories will be held on August 7th at 6:00 PM CEST, on the “Let’s play meets Gamescom” stage, in Hall 10.1.But without further ado, let’s check out the nominees, dominated by Star Wars Battlefront with four nods, followed by Final Fantasy XV, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Skylanders SuperChargers, Guitar Hero Live, Anno 2205 and Super Mario Maker with three.

Best Console Game Sony Playstation

• Final Fantasy XV

• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

• Star Wars Battlefront

• Uncharted 4

• Unravel

Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox

• Final Fantasy XV

• Halo 5: Guardians

• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

• Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2

• Tom Clancy’s The Division

Best Console Game Nintendo Wii

• LEGO Marvel Avengers

• Skylanders SuperChargers

• Super Mario Maker

• Xenoblade Chronicles X

Best PC Game

• Anno 2205

• Call of Duty – Black Ops 3

• Dark Souls 3

• Mad Max

• Star Wars Battlefront

Best Mobile Game (incl. Handheld, iOS, Android, Windows)

• The Airbender

• The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes

• Torchlight Mobile

Best Role Playing Game

• Dark Souls 3

• Dragon Quest Heroes

• Final Fantasy XV

• Tom Clancy’s The Division

• Xenoblade Chronicles X

Best Racing Game

• Forza Motorsport 6

• Need for Speed

• Skylanders SuperChargers

Best Action Game

• Mad Max

• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

• Star Wars Battlefront

• Uncharted 4

• Until Dawn

Best Simulation Game

• Anno 2205

• Forza Motorsport 6

• Grand Ages: Medieval

Best Sports Game

• FIFA 16

• Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash

• PES 2016

Best Family Game

• Guitar Hero Live

• LEGO Dimensions

• Dragon Quest Heroes

• Skylanders SuperChargers

• Super Mario Maker

Best Strategy Game

• Anno 2205

• Crookz – The Big Heist

• Unravel

Best Social / Casual / Online Game

• Guitar Hero Live

• Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2

• Super Mario Maker

Best Online Multiplayer Game

• Battleborn

• Call of Duty – Black Ops 3

• Halo 5: Guardians

• Star Wars Battlefront

• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Best Hardware (incl. Peripheral)

• Guitar Hero Live

• HTC Vive

• Xbox Elite Wireless Controller

The winner for the overall “Best of Gamescom” category will also be announced on August 7th.

EA Announce full game list for E3, surprises confirmed.

E3 begins next week in Los Angeles and Electronic Arts kick off the week by hosting its ninth annual E3 press conference on Monday, June 15 at 1:00pm PDT / 9:00pm BST. EA joins the week long celebration by showcasing some great titles. At the press conference hosted by CEO Andrew Wilson, EA will demonstrate a dozen HD titles including the world gameplay debuts for Star Wars Battlefront, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Need for Speed and many more.

The EA press conference will stream live at livetoplay.ea.com on Monday June 15, at 1:00pm PDT / 9:00pm BST. From E3 through Gamescom, follow the latest EA news, updates and see exclusive behind-the-scenes content at LivetoPlay.ea.com.

At the E3 Expo (Booth #1601), EA will give show-goers hands-on with the titles below, as well as a few surprises:

• FIFA 16 – FIFA 16 innovates across the entire pitch to deliver a balanced, authentic, and exciting football experience that lets you play your way, and compete at a higher level. And with all new ways to play!

• EA SPORTS FIFA – Featuring stunning new console quality gameplay that fully harnesses the power of the latest mobile devices – this is truly the next generation FIFA for mobile.

• Madden NFL 16 – Be the Playmaker in Madden NFL 16 with new gameplay mechanics that allow you to dominate the passing game.

• Madden NFL Mobile –This is Madden NFL like you’ve never seen on mobile and the season never ends! Build your ultimate Madden NFL team, dominate your friends in intense head-to-head shootouts and play Live Events all off-season long.

• Minions Paradise –Developed in partnership with Illumination Entertainment, when a lovable yet bungling Minion named Phil accidentally sinks the cruise ship carrying his vacationing Minion buddies, he decides to turn a deserted tropical island into the perfect Minions Paradise!

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst – Experience the rise of Faith and join her fight for freedom, with fluid movement and combat in first person that will raise the bar for the action/adventure genre.

• NBA LIVE 16 – This year is all about you, with features that empower self-expression on and off the court.

• Need for Speed – Discover a nocturnal world of urban car culture built around real world automotive icons and Five Ways to Play in this thrilling reboot.

• NHL 16 – Built with more input from our fans than ever before,NHL 16 steps onto the ice to deliver new features across the most played single player and team modes, including a reimagined EA SPORTS Hockey League. Combined with new gameplay balance and innovation at every position and an unrivalled game day authenticity, NHL 16 puts you into the heart of a team, where you play together and win together.

• EA SPORTS Rory Mcllroy PGA TOUR – With stunning authentic and fantasy experiences, EA SPORTS Rory Mcllroy PGA TOUR truly delivers Golf Without Limits. Play what you want, how you want, where you want.

Star Wars Battlefront – From epic 40 player multiplayer battles to Missions packed with intensity and depth, Star Wars Battlefront will immerse you in your Star Wars battle fantasies.

• Star Wars: The Old Republic – The largest story-driven expansion to date, Knights of the Fallen Empire, marks a renewed focus on cinematic storytelling in Star Wars: The Old Republic. The expansion will deliver on the hallmarks of what makes a great BioWare game: new worlds to explore, new companions to recruit, and a dynamic story that players will be able to shape based on the choices they make.

Star Wars: Battlefront site points to November release

The unveiling of Star Wars: Battlefront doesn't take place until tomorrow, but its release date appears to have been revealed a bit ahead of time. A line in the source code of EA's SW: Battlefront "News and Media" page, noticed by the sharp-eyed folks at GameSpot, drops the dime: "The latest news and updates for Star Wars Battlefront," it says. "Available November 17, 2015, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC."The line is still there, if you want to see it for yourself, and while it's not quite confirmation, it's hardly what you'd call ambiguous. The site also contains an image of a speeder racing through a great forest, which looks as though it came from this ten second blip of Battlefront gameplay posted to YouTube by BattlefrontUpdates (via MP1ST). The clip is actually from a link at the end of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser, which—since we're hip-deep in Star Wars anyway—you can catch here. (It's pretty groovy.)One more thing to look at before you go: This image from the Star Wars Celebration, courtesy of NeoGAF. It looks very much like box art, and if it is, I say, "Nice choice, guys."