"Soccer" – это спортивный симулятор футбола, предлагающий динамичные матчи между двумя командами. Игроку предстоит управлять командой из одиннадцати футболистов, перемещая их по полю, передавая мяч и выполняя удары по воротам соперника. Ключевая механика игры заключается в простом и интуитивно понятном управлении, позволяющем быстро освоить основные действия: бег, пас, удар и отбор мяча. Игроки могут выбирать различные стратегии, маневрировать на поле и использовать тактические приемы для достижения победы. Матчи характеризуются быстрым темпом и требуют от игрока быстрой реакции и умения предвидеть действия соперника. Особое внимание уделяется точности передач и силе ударов, что напрямую влияет на исход игры. Победа достигается путем забивания большего количества голов в ворота противника за отведенное время.
EA execs choosing Star Wars Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5 was the main factor in BioWare's demise, according to report Corporate chair shuffling and the Mass Effect studio's recent struggles may also have played roles The postmortem on BioWare, following their shuttering by EA this month, points to the publisher's preference to back Star Wars Battlefront 3 over Mass Effect 5 as the main factor in the demise of the beloved RPG developer. That's according to Bloomberg, who also report that a couple of other factors likely also had some influence. The Bloomberg report paints EA's position as being one of a company caught between spending a bunch of money on a Star Wars shooter-shaped rock and a hard place with a sign that read Mass Effect 5. Read this next - Leaked Mass Effect 5 trailer is being "re-scored" by one of the original trilogy's composers, so folks can get a taste of his musical vision for the game - "Mass Effect was my ultimate white whale": Journey composer shares 20 minutes of music created during talks to work on BioWare's recently cancelled RPG - Mass Effect 5 was named Universe partly because it let players generate alternate timelines based on their choices in previous entries, technical director says
New details have emerged about the three-year-old soccer prodigy who went viral after his parents claimed police were called because he was “too good” at the sport. Nevada, a young soccer player from Florida, made headlines after his parents shared a video of police asking them to leave a youth soccer game on October 23. Related Viral soccer star attracts attention from celebrities Despite the controversy, Nevada’s popularity has continued to grow, with his Instagram account crossing a million followers and his TikTok reaching 1.2 million followers as of October 28. Meanwhile, a GoFundMe launched to support his soccer journey had raised more than $49,000 by October 28, surpassing its original $30,000 goal.
Three-year-old Nevada has gone viral on Instagram after having police called on him for being “too good” in youth soccer, with the league also kicking him out. Over the years, there have been plenty of young kids who get into football/soccer and go viral online for their skills. In the case of Nevada, the three-year-old’s parents have been documenting his skills on Instagram for a while, racking up more than 278,000 followers. I don’t think that’s how he should be thinking, that as a 3-year-old he did something wrong.” Related Additionally, the parents said that the league had “kicked Nevada out because every week no one could take the ball from him some of the parents for the other team didn’t feel that it was fair mind you he is a 3-year-old playing with 5-year-olds.” They also showed off a refund from the league for Nevada’s registration.
China’s video game industry has really ramped up over the past few years, with developers releasing everything from ambitious free-to-play titles like Where Winds Meet to unique Soulslike experiences found in Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. Then there’s Black Myth: Wukong, which famously won Best Action Game at the 2024 Game Awards. Beating Black Myth: Wukong was never going to be easy, but Phantom Blade Zero’s breathtakingly cool combat, stunning environments, and adrenaline-fueled boss fights surpass its Monkey King rival. It’s a martial arts game that combines Soulslike boss fights with stylish combat choreography inspired by movie greats like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
'I'm forever grateful to BioWare': 16 game developers share the moment a BioWare game inspired them to join the industry BioWare was the catalyst for a generation of game development careers. When my party approached Redcliffe Village in Dragon Age: Origins, my reluctant sidekick Alistair stopped the party for a big confession about a secret he'd been keeping from me. I finally realized how massive and complex the story was, how many contingencies had been planned, written, and voice acted. Dragon Age In the quest "Bait and Switch" from Dragon Age 2, you check your mail at your house and seem to get a simple fetch quest.
Electronic Arts is developing an American football experience unlike anything it's made before, the company said in a memo shared publicly after closing BioWare and laying off 400 people across the company . In trying to spin the news positively and toward the future, the memo's attributed writers, chief studios officer Cam Weber and chief operating officer David Tinson, spoke about several of the publishing giant's upcoming games, including something EA is calling Project Gridiron. The memo's exact phrasing calls it a "social-first open-world experience for our American Football team." In other words, EA is getting closer to something I've been writing about for years: Madden (and possibly College Football) heavily cribbing from NBA 2K's The City mode and giving football fans a virtual social space of their own. The company that gave us viral bad news like " Project $10 ," day-one DLC , and paid crafting materials in Dead Space 3 simply hasn't earned a tempered response from players, and so there won't be one.
A higher-up at Xbox is weighing in on the discussion around generative AI in game development, and he believes it's part of an inevitable future. Despite never having made a video game before, he's convinced vibe coding is the way forward for the industry. In a series of posts on Twitter, Brandon Stirrup, a senior business strategy manager at Microsoft, explained his stance on the technological shifts within video games. "I vibe coded a bad but improvable game in two days and I only spent three hours actively," he starts.
There are a lot of Fortnite skins that look cool or have an interesting gimmick, but there are very few that have any kind of feature that's truly unique, something you genuinely cannot get from any of the dozens of skins sitting in the item shop each day. For example, there are dozens of skins that make a noise or trigger a visual effect when you get a kill, but there's only one skin which has a human hand in place of its head, and whose hand-head snaps its fingers after a kill. Ayida Source: Level-up pack from Chapter 3 Season 4 Exclusivity: Unknown, no level-up pack has ever returned There's only one Fortnite skin that looks like it was pulled from the pages of a monochromatic manga, and it's Ayida--one of those old level-up packs from all the way back in Chapter 3. Mystique Source: Chapter 2 Season 4 battle pass Exclusivity: Permanently locked and will never return Mystique, the Marvel character, is a shapeshifter, and this skin included a built-in transformation emote that would let you become the most recent skin you defeated in a fight.
It's called Tape to Tape, and it's really good fun. I've always been a massive fan of sports games, particularly when it comes to football (soccer) and hockey titles, but hockey in particular has really dried up in terms of headline-worthy releases outside of the EA Sports NHL series. However, I've been playing a hockey game over the past year on my ROG Xbox Ally X via Steam called Tape to Tape , and I just happened to discover that it's offically targeting an Xbox release this month alongside its 1.0 launch. Read the full article on purexbox.com
Former NFL coach Mike Tomlin has spent 12 years building a huge, sprawling city in Minecraft and has released the first episode of a new YouTube series touring it. Mike Tomlin is a former American football coach and NBC television analyst best known for coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL for 19 seasons. On his new YouTube channel, Tomlin has released the first episode of a new series in which he’s sharing his huge Minecraft world that he spent 12 years making. The world contains a huge waterfront city In the episode, Tomlin revealed he got into the game through his children but continued playing long after they lost interest.
Dear former NFL head coach Mike Tomlin: Your 12-year Minecraft city is beautiful It may or may not have contributed to the Steelers' years of postseason woes—but at least it's walkable. By the time he stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025, Mike Tomlin—then the NFL's longest-tenured coach—had led the team through a 19-year run without a losing season, securing 13 playoff appearances, eight division titles, and a victory at Super Bowl XLIII. From his first season as head coach in 2007 to 2013, the Steelers had a postseason win rate of 62.5%. 2026 games: All the upcoming games Best PC games: Our all-time favorites Free PC games: Freebie fest Best FPS games: Finest gunplay Best RPGs: Grand adventures Best co-op games: Better together Lincoln has been writing about games for 12 years—unless you include the essays about procedural storytelling in Dwarf Fortress he convinced his college professors to accept.
EA Sports FC has often been accused of focusing too much on Ultimate Team, while leaving other modes out in the cold. EA Sports FC 27 bucks that trend, making every mode feel like the star player. When we reviewed EA FC 26, we called it the “best football game in years,” praising the superb gameplay even if there wasn’t much ambition away from the grass. With the follow-up, EA Sports has gone in the opposite direction, playing it safe on the pitch while shaking things up behind the scenes.
Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault https://youtu.be/iEP6z2x78TI?si=sWEmNLRzMqDJfXH9 Release date: September 2 Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 After spending almost a year in early access, Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault is ready for its 1.0 release this month. Trails in the Sky: 2nd Chapter https://youtu.be/iTR5wagP05s?si=c9lEE7gzJddoUSwL Release date: September 17 Platforms: PC, PS5 Trails in the Sky: 1st Chapter was one of 2025's best RPGs, and Nihon Falcom is continuing the remake of the early Trails games with the first sequel, Trails in the Sky: 2nd Chapter. Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush https://youtu.be/JUZD3j1HY_4?si=6GEYkKH8FmWcoVlw Release date: September 24 Platforms: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 We've all felt that yearning to buy an irresponsible number of Hot Wheels products and use them to build the ultimate race track, a vibe that Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush leans into. EA Sports FC 27 https://youtu.be/MOclJJ7IpSY?si=yHMP4HHObaKEgHHV Release date: September 24 (September 17 early access) Platforms: PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch 2, Switch Even more sports are on the horizon, and this time, it's time to kick off with EA Sports FC 27.
The closures we know about so far. A new month is once again upon us, so it's time to look at the upcoming server shutdowns on Xbox in September 2026, and fortunately there aren't too many to discuss this time around. The most notable one here is probably GRID Legends , which is turning off its online features on September 11th. Another sports title is also shutting down its online servers in the form of Sociable Soccer 25 on September 28th.
Most fantasy sports leagues suffer the same problem: retention. Leagues play out over monthslong seasons, require regular attention, and can punish players severely for missing even a single week. I’ve started Fantasy Premier League (FPL) multiple times, but never finished a season. The women’s soccer league trying to fix fantasy sports The Women’s Super League’s first official fantasy app is rethinking the game from the ground up.
Roblox Anime Stars quickly becomes a game of keeping track of everything that can improve your lineup. New units, upgrades, resources, daily rewards, and codes all become part of the routine once you’re invested in building a stronger team. The deeper you get, the more important it becomes to make those resources count. Active codes in Anime Stars As of August 19, 2026, there are eight active Anime Stars codes available to redeem.
Another reason to tune in to Gamescom Opening Night Live. It still boggles my mind that I’ve gone hands-on with Ananta , NetEase’s wildly ambitious anime open world. The free-to-play effort – planned for PS5 – is one of the most extraordinary productions I’ve played in recent memory , blending a dizzying array of different gameplay elements. (A recent closed beta even confirmed a soccer minigame.) Read the full article on pushsquare.com
EA Sports FC might be getting a proper football game challenger, as 2K sets up new studio to make its "next blockbuster sports franchise" Ballsy. EA's relatively uncontested football crown may be seriously challenged again, as 2K Sports announces a brand new studio led by a former FIFA executive producer that's mandated to create the company's "next blockbuster sports franchise". Aaron McHardy is the person in charge of the new studio, Small Axe, which will be based in Vancouver - also the home of EA Sports FC. By leveraging our proven expertise with AAA franchises like NBA 2K, WWE 2K and PGA TOUR 2K, Small Axe Studios has the ultimate foundation and long-term commitment to do just that." On the Small Axe Studios website, meanwhile, job vacancies mention "crafting an exceptional, player-first experience from the ground up".
Your squad is only as good as the players you create. Roblox Make Soccer Players gives you control over developing your footballers, with better players opening up more opportunities as you progress. If you’re looking for a shortcut, codes can provide some useful freebies. Active codes in Make Soccer Players As of August 14, 2026, there are four active Make Soccer Players codes available to redeem.
2K is launching a new AAA game development studio, Small Axe Studios, with an ambitious goal: to build the company’s “next blockbuster sports franchise,” according to a LinkedIn post. 2K launches new studio to build its ‘next blockbuster sports franchise’ Is 2K working on a soccer game? Is 2K working on a soccer game? Whatever this new game is, it will add to 2K’s existing roster of games covering sports such as basketball (NBA 2K), wrestling (WWE 2K), and golf (PGA Tour 2K).