Xbox's latest in an ever-growing list of acquisitions, this time grabbing Activision Blizzard for the monumental sum of $68 billion, has left EA at the top of the third-party publishing pyramid. While other third-party studios, like Capcom, Square Enix, and Ubisoft are comfortably sitting alongside it, EA has had a fairly substantial grip on the video game publishing market for a while, and less competition is certainly a good thing in EA's eyes.
Thankfully, EA's upcoming slate of games looks like it may justify their position at the top of the publishing world. With long-awaited sequels to beloved series in the works, brand-new IPs having a chance to shine, and remakes of old classics in the pipeline, EA seems to have something for everyone, although some of these projects are still quite a ways off.
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The only EA game actually confirmed to be releasing this year, Grid Legends is the next in Codemasters' long-running racing series. Codemasters was recently acquired by EA in February 2021, and this marks their second game with the publisher after F1 2021.
Grid Legends seems as though it's going for a more story-based approach than its predecessors, with a dedicated campaign mode called «Driven to Glory.» The story seems to be a fairly generic racing tale of rising up the ranks and achieving glory, but the game will feature some live-action cutscenes that might add a cinematic quality to the game.
Grid Legends is said to feature over 130 tracks, and over 100 vehicles, so there's plenty for fans to dig into. Grid Legends is slated for release February 25, 2022, and will arrive on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
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