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Football commentator Guy Mowbray has allowed Electronic Arts to clone his voice for AI-generated commentary and player-name pronunciation in EA Sports FC, noting AI helps cover the game’s 20,000+ real players and keep commentary authentic; EA emphasises it's a collaboration with talent, not a replacement, while other voice actors have resisted AI use.
Remedy Entertainment has appointed Jean-Charles Gaudechon, a former EA executive and Sleeper founder, as its new CEO to drive profitable growth, push for self-publishing, and leverage his international experience to strengthen the studio’s pipeline after past profitability challenges.
Remedy Entertainment has appointed Jean-Charles 'JC' Gaudechon, a veteran gaming executive with prior senior roles at EA and CCP Games, as its new CEO, effective March 1 to succeed interim CEO Markus Mäki. Gaudechon, who will relocate to Finland, pledges profitable growth and a stronger independence path through self-publishing while continuing to build Remedy’s creative identity and pipeline.
A Battlefield 6 patch (1.1.3.6) refines the Objective Ace and Winter Warning cosmetics to better fit the game’s visual identity after December’s backlash over AI-generated art, including a two-barrel M4A1 emblem; EA hasn’t detailed exactly what changed, but the update is framed as addressing genAI-related quality concerns amid ongoing controversy over AI in BF6 development.
Kotaku reports that WickedWhims, a controversial The Sims 4 sex mod, isn’t just funded by its 16k Patreon supporters—its server reportedly sees about 400,000 pings per day as players start the game with the mod—indicating far wider active use; the mod adds explicit animations, extended relationships, pregnancy mechanics, and contraception, highlighting a demand for realism and raising questions about content policies amid EA/Maxis’ stated values and the broader industry context, including Saudi ownership considerations.
A fan has reportedly gotten Anthem running on a private peer-to-peer server days after its official shutdown, with YouTuber And799 showing two players in a shared matchmaking space; online features like viewing profiles are limited and BioWare/EA have not revived the game. The setup is described as a research experiment, not a revival, highlighting fan efforts to preserve the title and potentially salvage playable content in the future.
Former Dragon Age producer Mark Darrah floated reviving Anthem as a single-player BioWare RPG with a conservative $10 million budget, proposing updated current-gen visuals at 60fps, locally hosted servers to cut online costs, and AI-controlled companions to drive a story-driven experience. The plan would shift away from the original four-player loot shooter, aiming for a BioWare-style narrative rather than a live-service reboot, but it remains speculative and unlikely to meet full AAA pricing or fan demand; EA has not announced any revival and Anthem Next has been canceled. The discussion also touches on game preservation and whether publishers should keep games playable beyond their servers’ lifespans.
Mark Darrah’s postmortem argues Anthem could be revived as a single-player game if EA funded a roughly $10 million rework with local servers, porting to current-gen consoles, and AI companions; a break-even target of about 400,000 copies is possible, but he doubts EA would pursue it, leaving Anthem’s online-only fate largely sealed.
Former BioWare executive Mark Darrah reveals Anthem actually had local-server code near launch that could be salvaged to host home servers. His plan would re-release Anthem as a standalone, current-gen BioWare title focused on single-player storytelling with AI companions, moving away from online servers, and would require roughly $10 million to update and rewrite. While it would re-engineer Anthem into a BioWare game, Darrah cautions EA is unlikely to pursue it.
Anthem, BioWare's ambitious live-service shooter, shut down its servers after seven years with no offline option. Despite early promise and a hoped-for 2.0 reboot, the game struggled with repetitive missions, uneven writing, and monetization concerns, leading EA to end support. Fans remember the era and document its final hours, turning Anthem into a cautionary tale for live-service projects while preserving memories of what could have been.
Anthem’s servers have been turned off, rendering the online shooter unplayable and prompting a reflection on how to handle end-of-life for live-service games. The piece follows a reader who bought physical copies to witness the final moments, criticizes the lack of a meaningful farewell from EA/BioWare, and uses the shutdown to question whether publishers should preserve access or let communities carry on their memories, highlighting the broader challenges of ending long-running live-service titles.
Maxis says its core values and The Sims' single-player focus will remain intact after an investor-led $55 billion acquisition of EA, with upcoming Project Rene described as a mobile-first multiplayer title.
Leaked images suggest that the upcoming Sims game will feature more detailed and polished character models, with comparisons made to Fortnite, indicating a significant visual upgrade. EA and Maxis are expected to officially announce the new release soon.
Rumors and an alleged first look suggest that The Sims Project X will feature more detailed characters and serve as a new standalone single-player game, possibly replacing or succeeding The Sims 4, with a planned release around late 2026. The game is expected to focus on simplified gameplay with new tech and features, while retaining some popular elements from The Sims 4.
Players of Battlefield 6 suspect that AI-generated cosmetics, such as a futuristic assault rifle sticker, have been secretly added to the game despite EA's previous assurances that AI assets would not be used in the game. The controversy arose from a festive bundle item, leading to speculation about possible AI involvement or artist error, with EA and Battlefield Studios yet to respond.