Today, EA unveiled EA Play Live Spotlight, which is all about connecting players to the games they love and the people who make them. Throughout the month of July, EA will host five different broadcasts made up of four individual Spotlights and one main show; Spotlights will be like panels, where the main show is a collection of EA games with new things to reveal.
Here’s a quick breakdown of all the upcoming activities throughout July:
July 8th at 10:00 am PT / 7:00 pm CET: The Future of First-Person Shooters
The Series kicks off with an extensive discussion of two of our most exciting shooters: Apex Legends and the just-revealed Battlefield 2042 (special thanks to our Battlefield community for showing up to watch us during E3, we have more coming in July).
For the Spotlight, DICE’s General Manager Oskar Gabrielson and DICE LA’s General Manager Christian Grass, and Respawn’s Founder and Group GM Vince Zampella and Chad Grenier, Apex Game Director, will join host Stella Chung of IGN to discuss the Battlefield 2042 reveal, what to expect to see from both games on July 22nd as well as the future of FPS games as a whole.
July 13th at 10:00 am PT / 7:00 pm CET: EA <3s Independent Studios
EA loves seeing innovation in the industry and they love partnering with studios who have that same passion. So they are devoting an entire Spotlight to the vital role indies play in the industry. Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times will host a panel featuring Josef Fares of Hazelight (It Takes Two), Olov Redmalm of Zoink (Lost in Random), Melissa Phillips, and Abubakar Salim of newcomers Silver Rain Games, and Guha Bala of Velan (Knockout City).
July 19th at 4:00 pm PT / 1:00 am CET: Madden NFL 22 All-Access: Scouting – How the Community is Shaping Madden NFL 22
Fans always influence their favorite games. This year, EA SPORTS Madden NFL 22 is taking that idea to a new level by putting the voice of the player at the heart of the development process earlier than ever via the Madden Design Council. Find out how fans impacted the development of Franchise Mode and helped bring to life highly requested features like Staff Management, weekly game strategy, and a new scenario engine. Plus, did EA mentioned you will get the first-ever deep dive reveal of the brand new scouting feature coming to Madden NFL 22 via a live service update targeted in September? Join EA SPORTS’ Seann Graddy, Tom Lischke, and Andre Weingarten, as they come together to discuss the vision for their ultimate sandbox mode, Franchise. Not to mention, the panel will be hosted by Nick Mizesko, longtime play-by-play announcer for the Madden Championship Series.
July 20th at 10:00 am PT / 7:00 pm CET: More EA SPORTS!
Not much can be said about this day, But this Spotlight will highlight an extremely cool new addition to an extremely popular and long-running EA SPORTS franchise.
July 22nd: EA Play Live at 10:00am PT / 7:00pm CET
With all these Spotlights, you may be wondering what will be left for the main event. The answer: a lot. Diving deep in the Spotlight series allows for the EA Play Live main show to make games the unwavering focus, with new gameplay reveals, a few giveaways, and other surprises. A lifelong gamer and WWE superstar Austin Creed will host the event and keep things moving right along.
Now, obviously, they can’t tell us everything that will be there on July 22nd. But they did tell us that this year EA Play Live will start at 10:00 am PT / 7:00 pm CET with a short pre-show that serves as a recap of sorts, before the main show brings the real excitement, focusing on games that are coming out soon rather than in the all-to-distant future. The show is a fast-paced one, coming in around 40 minutes, and will feature what’s next for games like Battlefield 2042 and Apex Legends. You’ll also see the first gameplay for Lost in Random, featuring explosive dice battles, time-freezing tactics, and card collection. They will have a couple of other games to highlight as well.
