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During EA Play 2019, DICE showed off new Battlefield V multiplayer maps, updates and more.

The first new map, Marita, is set in Greece, showing off the tight streets of a rural town. Marita is an infinity-focused map, where hills and homes allow for steep, vertical gameplay. This is coming in July as part of Chapter 4.

DICE also showed off the new Al Sundan map in Northern Africa, which is focused on land and air vehicle combat. It’s a large sandbox area that includes an airfield, bunkers, and more. It’s described as “classic Battlefield,” where players will fight over possession of critical points. Coming June 27, day one for Chapter 4.

Later in August, other maps will be introduced and are designed to be intense and tighter for close-quarter encounters – something Battlefield fans have been craving.

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During the first segment at EA Play on Saturday, Respawn Entertainment and EA revealed 15-minutes of full gameplay footage of the upcoming Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order game.

Hosting the segment was Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller, featuring Respawn’s Vince Zampella and Stig Asmussen.

During the gameplay reveal, viewers received a solid glimpse of new characters, locations and what fighting styles will be included. Skill points have also been confirmed to be in the game.

Saw Gerrera from Rogue One, played by Forest Whitaker, was shown in the footage to be assisting Cal, along with Kashyyk – the wookiee homeworld, being a starter location.

Additional droids will appear, including the previously revealed BD-1, the black Imperial R2 unit seen in The Last Jedi, and the returning KX-series security droid from Star Wars: Rogue One. Droids seem to be able to inject Cal in order to restore health, and can overcharge consoles and impact the environment.

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Apex Legends’ second season will be called Battle Charge and will be released on July 2, 2019. In addition, the tenth Legend, Wattson, has been revealed.

Wattson was introduced in Apex Legends’ first cinematic for one of its characters. Her real name is Natalie Paquette and she’s the daughter of the game’s lead electrical engineer. Her Tactical Ability is called Perimeter Security and connects “nodes to create electrified fences that damage and slow enemies.”

Wattson’s Passive Ability is Spark of Genius. Ultimate Accelerants fully charge Wattson’s Ultimate Ability and “standing near interception pylons boosts your Tactical Ability recharge.”

Her Ultimate Ability is Interception Pylon, where Wattson can “place an electrified pylon that destroys incoming ordnance and repairs damaged shields as long as it stands. (Max: 3)”

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EA has announced three new EA Original titles by A Way Out’s Hazelight Studios, Fe’s Zoink Games, and Glowmade, who is making its EA Originals debut with a brand new game.

Hear from the teams at Jo-Mei Games, Hazelight, Zoink!, and Glowmade about what inspires them to create amazing games and get a sneak peek at what they’re making next: pic.twitter.com/Yf24yJY1Gt

— Electronic Arts (@EA) June 8, 2019

Zoink Games’ new title is called Lost in Random and is a “blend of strategy and action that explores the notion of chance and possibility, set within a beautifully dark and vivid world.” Zoink released Fe in and, in our review, we said ”

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Sea of Solitude’s opening words, “I’m still trying to piece it together… but I can’t,” are not just an invitation into a hauntingly beautiful world, they’re a challenge for the player.

Everything that happens in Sea of Solitude has an underlying meaning. Throughout the game, players wanting a strong understanding of Sea of Solitude’s story need to piece together gameplay elements, monster design, dialogue, and more to learn what happened to its lead character, Kay.

Developed by Jo-Mei, a 12-person studio based in Berlin, Germany, Sea of Solitude is an adventure game that takes place in a world where humans turn into monsters when they get lonely. Now a monster herself, Kay is desperately trying to find out why this happened and – more importantly – how to turn back to her human form.

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The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gameplay reveal on EA’s E3 livestream had plenty of impressive moments, but gave the impression that it would play more like a cinematic but linear adventure with little room for exploration. Developer Respawn’s hands-off demo at EA Play showed what happens in the 15 minutes prior to when Cal Kestis meets with Saw Gerrera, and those more open-ended moments demonstrated how exploration with environmental puzzles and plenty of parkour will be part of the gameplay.

Jedi: Fallen Order is a third-person adventure set after the infamous events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, in which Palpatine issues Order 66 and wipes out the great majority of the Jedi Order. Fallen Order has plenty of Jedi action – like Force pushing a hapless R2 droid into a Stormtrooper for an explosive start to a fight. And even though Cal was just a padawan when his master was presumably killed, it’s clear he’s become strong with the Force. The extended demo starts with him swimming through the shallow waters of the wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk with his trusty droid sidekick, BD-1, perched on his back. He scales the side of a vine- and- mud-covered AT-AT until he finds an entrance, slays three Stormtroopers with his mix of lightsaber and Force powers, uses BD-1 to get a jump on two unsuspecting troops at the controls, then uses it to help the rebels on the ground.

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At EA PLAY 2019, EA revealed the latest details for Madden NFL 20, including the return of the Pro Bowl, the RPO (Run-Pass-Option) system, X-Factor Abilities, Closed Beta details, and so much more.

Madden NFL 20 players will be able to play the Pro Bowl as the game installs and get a chance to see some of the new features in action before jumping in to such modes as Face of the Franchise: QB1.

As previously detailed, Face of the Franchise: QB1 is Madden NFL 20’s career mode that will allow fans to create a college quarterback and play through the College Football National Championship playoff, the NFL Combine, the NFL Draft, and then a career as a starting QB in the NFL.

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