E3 2015: EA conference as it happened

After Microsoft's press conference comes the next in a day-filled with E3 briefings, with EA taking us through their line-up of games for the coming year and beyond.

What can we expect? After a subdued conference last year, EA should be back on track with some big hitters. Star Wars Battlefront will certainly be there with a big presence, alongside a first look at the Need for Speed reboot. Hopefully we'll see the new Mass Effect game, too.

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Mirror's Edge Catalyst was recently confirmed as the new game (not a sequel, but a re-imagining), so that'll have its first full look.

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You can keep track of the announcements with the live stream above, or via our blog updates below. The conference will start at 9pm UK time (ET: 4pm, PT: 1pm).

22:27And that's your lot from EA, too. What was good looked very good, although the middle was a bit of a slog. Very much looking forward to having a go on Unravel and Battlefront though. Cheers for reading and see you in a bit for Ubi

22:26

And when you fly in an X-Wing

It's a real X-Wing. pic.twitter.com/8SIP2ahTQs
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— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) June 15, 2015

22:26That was neat. Rogue Squadron flashbacks. November is looking like a seriously busy month.

22:24Ah now Luke's turned up and is fighting Vader in the snow. And cut... Shameless tease there

22:23

New #StarWarsBattlefront SCREENSHOT pic.twitter.com/ed4bOPQRqN

— Battlefront News (@bravoINTEL) June 15, 2015

22:23"Almost there..."

22:22The scale of this is crazy. AT-ATs fire, X-Wings and TIE fighters fly over head, jumping between first-person shooting, third-person running and gunning, and vehicle modes, all in same battle

22:19Walker Assault, inspired by Battle of Hoth, coming up

22:18Variety of multiplayer modes, including 40-player battles.

22:17Star Wars Battlefront graphics look absolutely insane.

22:15Another sideways glance at VR there. Tentative, even

22:15

Some real Blue Steel from Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Battlefront pic.twitter.com/cdgl97653h

— Lucy James (@lucyjamesgames) June 15, 2015

22:15It's a big Frostbite love-in

22:14It's Peter Moore again. Hello Peter! It's the third Star Wars showing, and the one we want.

22:13

Guy made this face as Pele walked off. pic.twitter.com/Uz5gs5z4Rd

— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) June 15, 2015

22:12New "body-relative throws" and catch types. Blimey, Madden is just so bloody complicated now.

22:11NFL Draft Champions fantasy American football coming to Madden 16

22:08

Common theme of escaping the authorities in EA's press conference: Need for Speed, Mirror's Edge, FIFA 16 #E3GR

— GamesRadar+ (@GamesRadar) June 15, 2015

22:07And it's Madden now

22:05Blimey, open-world. That changes things a tad. Mirror's Edge Catalyst out February 23rd next year

22:04No levels, no loading screens, free-roaming Mirror's Edge

22:04Gabriel Krueger. What a name

22:04Mirror's Edge now. Built on latest Frostbite engine.

22:02More Pelé! He's now narrating a FIFA trailer. "Play beautiful". Indeed

21:59

Can you win matches online if you don't play as Barcelona this time round?

— Andi Hamilton (@andihero) June 15, 2015

21:59But back to FIFA. Women's teams in, as we knew, gets big cheer.

21:58Oh look, Stars Wars Battlefront multiplayer trailer just went live

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21:57

Do it, EA. Make the sequel we're all waiting for. pic.twitter.com/gDRebt7pcD

— Chris Kohler (@kobunheat) June 15, 2015

21:56Ah well that was nice... Now, FIFA 16

21:55Ok Pelé has sat down and is having a right old natter. Who needs games, anyway

21:52

Introducing GameFaceHD. Mobile face scanning to put you In The Game.

Like @ThaHoopGawd himself. #RiseTogether #EAE3 pic.twitter.com/KvxvixEXRo

— EA SPORTS NBA LIVE (@EASPORTSNBA) June 15, 2015

21:51

Is FIFA 16 Free-2-Pelé? #EAE3

— Dan Maher (@MrPointyHead) June 15, 2015

21:50OK, Pele's turned up. This shit just got real

21:49

Harry Kane features in FIFA 16 with a brand new game-face, shown in a gameplay video released today. #THFC pic.twitter.com/n3HKJncqHo

— Hotspur Lane (@HotspurLane) June 15, 2015

21:49It's part Farmville, part Theme Park. Go on a log flume! Serve behind a bar! Buy lots of in-app purchases!

21:47It's a Minions game now. Minions Paradise. Or 'a licence to print money' as it's otherwise known

21:46Another Star Wars game that isn't Battlefront; Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes for mobile.

21:45Oooh Apple Watch apps a-coming for various games.

21:44And we're on to mobile. 715 million downloads, people!

21:43Scanning your face into games feels a bit five years ago.

21:42NBA Live out September 29th. Someone called Hoop God showing off a supporting face-scanning Game Face app that's coming to phones and tablets.

21:39

whoa NBA Live 16 looks great pic.twitter.com/46PjVZlHjX

— Kirk Hamilton (@kirkhamilton) June 15, 2015

21:38

Imagine getting a job at DICE in the early 2000s but eventually finding yourself working day in day out on an engine for a golf game

— Ben Cousins (@BenjaminCousins) June 15, 2015

21:38Rattling through EA Sports additions. Sean O'Brien here for NBA 16. Hey Sean!

21:37PGA now. First PGA to be built on Frostbite engine. Graphics look insane. "Golf without limits" is a tag line said with a straight face

21:36

"I think games are really powerful things."
Watch Unravel's reveal: http://t.co/j3ayAHshVu #E32015. pic.twitter.com/mFrp6T6Pwf

— Unravel (@unravel_game) June 15, 2015

21:35Men in helmets fighting! NHL time

21:34PvZ: GW2 out spring 2016. If you played Garden Warfare you can transfer characters to Garden Warfare 2 too

21:32Solo mode added. Free content updates.

21:31This is now just total chaos

21:30Also the Imp, little thing that runs around, jumps and shoots, and SuperBrainz, a melee class

21:29First look at Zombus Factory level of PvZ: Garden Warfare 2. Captain Deadbeard, the zombies' first sniper class.

21:26It's Plants v Zombies: Garden Warfare again.

21:25Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone again. The soundtrack of E3, it seems

21:24

omg i die of cute. pic.twitter.com/5VHbPWGXke

— Debbie Timmins (@weefz) June 15, 2015

21:23Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Great graphics, looks like a – cliché alert – a Pixar cartoon.

21:21There's now a massive photo of a camping trip on screen. Inspirational

21:21Totally nicked that off Julia Hardy, by the way

So unravel.... Kirby meets pikmin... #EAE3

— Julia Hardy (@itsJuliaHardy) June 15, 2015

21:20

I played Unravel at Judge's Week and it is awesome

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) June 15, 2015

21:19New game 'Unravel' now. Immediate thought: Kirby meets Pikmin

21:19Got to say, this is feeling very dry compared to the Xbox and Bethesda conferences.

21:15More "Bioware-style story" coming, apparently. They've used the term twice. Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion coming October

21:14Star Wars: The Old Republic now. Oh yes we remember that

21:14Cars cars cars. Looks very nice. Nice cars

21:12

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21:12Now watching a car having every possible part of it customised. If you like cars, you will lose hours changing the paint.

21:10Customisation prioritised. "Speed, style, build, crew, outlaw" are the rules to live by. Out November 3rd, just called Need for Speed. No subtitle

21:09The word "icon" is being used a lot. Icon icon icon

21:08Open-world environment twice the size of Rivals.

21:08Well that looked very Fast & Furious. Need for Speed "inspired by the best in the series". Bits of Underground, Rivals and others merged.

21:06Need for Speed up next. It's gravelly voice man again

21:06

A new galaxy awaits... https://t.co/U7i1xmlpb9 #MEAndromeda

— Mass Effect (@masseffect) June 15, 2015

21:05Three new IPs incoming. One "not like anything you've seen". It's a day for big claims

21:05Quick bit of rocket suits and space buggies and now EA boss Andrew Wilson is in the house. Hello Andrew!

21:03Mass Effect Andromeda! Christmas 2016, right off the bat

21:02And Johnny Cash plays us in...

20:57Seconds out, round three...

20:33

Just taken our seat at the EA E3 conference. #E32015 pic.twitter.com/wsr9dkEFGy

— Digital Spy Gaming (@digitalspygames) June 15, 2015

In the queue for the EA conference #e32015 pic.twitter.com/GRcpA0CASK

— Digital Spy Gaming (@digitalspygames) June 15, 2015

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