EA is working on a ‘major IP’ – please be a new Command & Conquer

techradar.com:

In a newly published financial document, EA revealed that it’s working on a slate of unannounced games due out at the end of 2023. It’s hardly a surprise that the game publisher is working on new games, but the details in the document have got all of us on TRG excitedly arguing over what they could, nay, should be. Such as a new Command & Conquer game.

EA says it’s working on a major IP, partner title, remake, and a sports title in the document. The partner title is most likely Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2, a game already confirmed to be in production – though early reports had it due out in early 2023, this document could be the first sign its release date has slipped. 

Earlier this week, EA and FIFA announced the end of their 30-year partnership, with both organizations saying they would continue making football games. FIFA with an officially branded title; EA with a new EA Sports FC series. That could be the unannounced sports title listed in the financial document – although EA is still due to release FIFA 23 next year, so it seems unlikely it would be releasing a competing sports game, presumably made by a different studio, within the same year. 

Now, right off the bat, I’ll admit what will follow is pure speculation, as the details EA has shared are the slimmest of slim. For instance, “Major IP” could mean a new game set within a Major IP or a new Major IP altogether. I’m leaning towards the former purely because EA has shown that it’s keen to return to its early successes from new angles – such as Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, the virtual reality reinterpretation of its World War 2 shooter.

The two most likely contenders are Medal of Honor and Titanfall. When EA bought Respawn Entertainment, the developer of