A new sport is added to the EA Sports family

News business A new sport is added to the EA Sports family

For now, EA Sports owns licensed games in seven different sports since the basketball franchise was discontinued after NBA Live 19: Soccer with FIFA, ice Hockey with NHL, Soccer with Madden NFL, MMA with EA Sports UFC, College American Football with EA Sports College Football since the franchise’s return announcement, as well as the EA Sports PGA Tour, which is returning to highlight the golf

and finally the formula 1 with the purchase of Codemasters and the next installment in the F1 series. From now on, EA Sports will also have a baseball gamethanks to the acquisition of Metalhead software, a Canadian studio that released Super Mega Baseball 3 a year ago.

While EA Sports regularly competes with 2K sport on his sports simulations it is Sony and his MLB The Show, which will be its main competitor this time around. Super Mega Baseball offers one simulation-driven gameplay mixed with a more arcade style all in one clearly car toony artistic direction

and without official licenses. The game has one for him Very sophisticated gameplay, varied and rich game modesand now a very powerful editor behind it. Super Mega Baseball 3 had been Very well received by the majority of the press and players . We will see and Metalhead software will always be the master of his project after this acquisition. As a reminder EA Sports was controversial by standardizing prices for F1 2020 in all countries after the franchise buy-out while Codemasters previously adjusted to the purchasing power of the players in each country.

We are all super mega baseball players and have long admired the work of the Metalhead team. It’s a one-of-a-kind franchise loved by sports gamers – the balance and depth of the gameplay, as well as the unique styling, make it a lot of fun to play with friends. We look forward to supporting and investing in the team so they can continue to create other great games that will delight sports fans around the world. (…) EA Sports continues to grow and we look forward to creating more unique and interactive experiences that blur the lines between sports and entertainment.

Cam Weber, Vice President and General Manager ofEA Sports.

Our team has worked hard over the years to refine a formula that uniquely combines an arcade style with deep gameplay on the field and innovative collaborative and competitive multiplayer experiences. (…) In this next chapter, we look forward to harnessing the power and reach of EA to bring our titles to a wider audience and take ambitious next steps in the development of our future titles.

Scott Drader, co-founder of Metalhead software.

Electronic Arts will shortly publish its annual results, which may provide more detailed information on the terms, particularly financial, of the buyout of Metalhead software.

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