EA and Nintendo at Gamescom 2017: Here’s how to watch and what to expect
Electronic Arts brings “FIFA 18,” “Need for Speed: Payback,” “Star Wars Battlefield II” and a “Battlefield 1” expansion as its big attractions to Gamescom 2017, with an August 21 presentation, while Nintendo is showcasing “Super Mario Odyssey” and “Metroid: Samus Returns” on August 23 and 24 respectively.
Electronic Arts’ EA Live Show, August 21
Europe is a core market for EA’s licensed soccer franchise and “FIFA 18” is one of several key titles coming to the show. “Battlefield 1” expansion “In the Name of the Tsar,” racing game “Need for Speed: Payback,” and a supposedly much improved “Star Wars Battlefront II” are the firm’s three other major contributions to the Gamescom show floor and to late 2017’s video game release calendar in general.
“The Sims 4” and mobile games “The Sims Mobile,” “Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes” and “FIFA Mobile” will also be at the event.
The live show starts 9.30am PDT, 12.30pm EDT, 5.30pm UK, 6.30pm local (Central Europe) and South Africa, and 10pm India, then at 12.30am in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Beijing, China, 1.30am in Japan, and 2.30am in Sydney, Australia. EA.com is hosting the show online;youtube.com/ea and twitch.tv/ea have carried previous official games expo streams.
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