The Biggest Gaming News For May 10, 2022
Another day, another massive helping of big news in the gaming industry. In fact, there were so many interesting stories today it was a little difficult to narrow it down to five. We have done just that though, and included EA's announcement that it's partnership with FIFA has come to an end.
We've also go the recent publication of Nintendo and EA's financial reports, detailing the impressive performance of Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, as well as revealing what games EA has lined up for the rest of the fiscal year. More details below if you read on.
It was reported earlier this year that EA was planning to ditch the FIFA brand in favor of the inferior, but much cheaper, name of EA Sports FC. Turns out, those reports were true, as EA confirmed that FIFA will no longer be named as such after the release of FIFA 23. EA Sports and Racing vice president Cam Weber has promised that the first game in the EA Sports FC franchise will contain "more features, game modes, World Cup content, clubs, leagues, competitions, and players than any FIFA title before."
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Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl may not be the best remake out there, but it's certainly one of the best-selling. According to Nintendo's recent financial report, people just can't get enough of Pokemon, as BDSP has sold a whopping 14.65 million copies since launch. This makes BDSP the best-selling Pokemon remake that Nintendo has ever released, narrowly beating out Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee which has sold 14.53 million copies.
Onto EA's recent financial report and the publisher has revealed the games it has coming out this fiscal year. Among the list of games were several unannounced
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