{"id":67904,"date":"2014-08-13T11:14:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T09:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=67904"},"modified":"2014-08-13T11:16:21","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T09:16:21","slug":"gamescom-2014-ea-conference-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/67904-gamescom-2014-ea-conference-highlights","title":{"rendered":"Gamescom 2014 &#8211; EA conference highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s all your EA information from Gamescom 2014. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Shadow Realms<\/h3>\n<p>Shadow Realms was shown off for the first time, with the tag line: &#8220;Everything dies, let&#8217;s begin with you&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The game is an online action-RPG\u00a0 which will see you team up with other players, and your party will take on the Shadowlord &#8211; &#8220;the insidious one&#8221;\u00a0 &#8211; who will be player-controlled. Think of it as 4-vs-1 action! Nice.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, it looks like a PC exclusive, and interested gamers can apply to be a part of the closed alpha on\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shadowrealms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">game&#8217;s website.<\/a>\u00a0Shadow Realms is due to be released late in 2015 and will feature episodic updates.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_67908\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Shadow-Realms.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67908\" class=\"size-large wp-image-67908\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Shadow-Realms-600x315.jpg\" alt=\"Shadow Realms\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Shadow-Realms-600x315.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Shadow-Realms.jpg 1426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-67908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shadow Realms<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Battlefield Hardline<\/h3>\n<p>Following all the frenetic multiplayer action we saw at E3, EA chose to focus on Hardline&#8217;s\u00a0single-player campaign\u00a0at Gamescom.<\/p>\n<p>12-minutes of the single-player campaign, shown of in the video, below, was detailed. But don&#8217;t worry, there&#8217;s a lot of multiplayer action on show as well.<\/p>\n<p>Can cops and robbers make it big in Hardline &#8211; you be the judge.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kk34yU1BGiU?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Dragon Age Inquisition<\/h3>\n<p>EA and Bioware showed off an extended gameplay demo for upcoming RPG title Dragon Age: Inquisition. Bigger landscapes, bigger parties, and a more gripping story is promised for all Dragon Age fans.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yHeWOQvVRd8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Fifa 15<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s all about authenticity in Fifa 15 according to EA, with the latest version of the football game promising &#8220;next-gen goalkeepers&#8221; will look, think, and behave like their real-world counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at the &#8220;unsung heroes&#8221; and the new ways you can score in Fifa 15, below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ehsQ62UY3lQ?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Sims 4<\/h3>\n<p>Want to make a Sim of German leader\u00a0Angela Merkel? The Sims 4 lets you do that. EA also showed off the new &#8220;drag and drop&#8221; functionality in build mode, allowing you to make your dream home in a jiffy.<\/p>\n<p>The Sims 4 create-a-Sim demo is now available as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesims.com\/the-sims-4\" target=\"_blank\">The Sims 4 website<\/a>\u00a0for all to try, the publisher announced at the end of the demo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8FT-vZrKhM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">NHL 15<\/h3>\n<p>NHL 15 received a new gameplay trailer at Gamescom, and, even though ice hockey is not the most popular sport in SA, this good-looking game will have a few gamers interested.<\/p>\n<p>NHL 15 is due to be released for PS4, PS3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 on 9 September 2014.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vbskn16gpQE?rel=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/ps4\/67464-ps-plus-your-free-games-for-august-2014.html\">PS Plus \u2013 your free games for August 2014<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/67395-xbox-one-prices-sa-vs-the-world.html\">Xbox One prices: SA vs The World<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0066cb;\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/66459-top-broadband-speeds-in-sa.html\">Top broadband speeds in SA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out what big announcements EA made at Gamescom 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":64265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[813,12794,21],"class_list":["post-67904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-electronic-arts","tag-gamescom-2014","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67904"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67910,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67904\/revisions\/67910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}