Discord can now show more detailed info on the EA games you're playing

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EA is making full use of Discord's Rich Presence, allowing you to link your Discord account with the EA app. Rich Presence is an API that developers can use to connect their games to Discord and make it easy to jump into them from the chat app. EA's doing this at a launcher level. You can connect your accounts by heading to the settings menu in the EA app. Click on "My Account" and then "Connected Accounts" to link them.

Your Discord contacts won't just see the game you're playing on the EA app when you link the two accounts together. It'll also show how long you've been playing and the specific game mode you're in at the moment. They'll also see if you're ready to group up to play something different. That last option might help you convince a friend to play a game with you that they haven't planned.

Source: Engadget

'Battlefield Mobile' beta kicks off limited testing this fall

The standalone mobile version of EA's Battlefield games is coming sometime in 2022. Now, the publisher plans to start beta testing for Battlefield Mobile this fall through a "series of smaller playtests." It's coming first to Android users in Indonesia and the Philippines. EA plans to expand testing to more users and new regions in the future.

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EA to bring 'Skate' to the PC

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EA might be capitalizing on the mainstream attention skateboarding is getting with the developer announcing its Skate game will finally make its way to the PC. The game's official Twitter account confirmed the news showing a clip from the game with the caption: "PC_confirmation.exe." A new Skate game was announced last summer, with new developer Full Circle taking charge of the title. 

Source: Engadget 

EA pushes back Switch release of 'Apex Legends' to 2021

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Nintendo Switch users who are also fans of Apex Legends will have to wait for the game to come out. EA and Respawn announced the release would be pushed back to sometime in 2021. According to game director Chad Grenier, the companies need more time to make sure the game runs as they want it before bringing it to the portable platform.

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