EA E3 2014 press conference recap

It's in the game

Electronic Arts was all about the existing IPs during its E3 2014 press conference--and given the publisher's pedigree, that's not such a bad thing. We got glimpses of more Mass Effect, the triumphant return of Mirror's Edge 2, and a ton of Battlefield Hardline gameplay. But let's be real--the highlight was the absolutely bonkers PGA Tour trailer, complete with full-blown Levolution.

Star Wars: Battlefront 3 has AT-STs, snowspeeders

EA began its press conference with another tantalizing look at one of its most-anticipated titles, DICE's new entry in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. In what became a trend for the press conference, the presentation was actually just a video with some of the developers discussing their vision for the new title with precious little gameplay footage.

Of course, as is expected from a Frostbite 3 game, the environmental footage that was shown was absolutely gorgeous, giving us a little taste of the obligatory Hoth level, complete with snow speeders. In addition to that, some very impressive footage from an Endor level with speeder bikes was shown, along with some AT-STs. In short: Lots of known Star Wars quantities with a beautiful coat of paint.

Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer shows off your party members

Two CG trailers and a brief live gameplay demo with an immense dragon fight reminded everybody why we all love BioWare. Dragon Age: Inquisition looks extremely good on a visual level, and its heady gameplay concepts merited a lengthy presentation.

BioWare teases a new Mass Effect with tech demo

Bioware showed the new conceptual footage of the next Mass Effect and promised to take players to new locations in their critically acclaimed series. Bioware's Montreal studio is currently working on the next Mass Effect title, the developer also announced that it is working on a brand new IP.

The Sims 4 lets your Sims laugh themselves to death

The "new generation" of Sims will commence this September with The Sims 4. In this new Sims game, you'll be able to tweak the personalities of your various simulated humans, giving them specific traits like perfectionists, hotheads, and eccentrics.

These personality tweaks allow for deeper stories, despite the complete absence of non-Simlish dialogue. Chuck had a really tough day at the gym, over-exerting himself due to his poetry being shot down by the elderly Gladys. To blow off steam, he threw a party that was crashed by a newly created tattooed rocker named Princess. Princess played the piano with such aplomb that Chuck straight up died and was visited by the Grim Reaper. Also, Obama was there. You can make your equally nonsensical stories in just three months time.

Bruce Lee lives again in UFC

A brief inspirational speech from Bruce Lee kicked off a presentation about EA's new UFC title, preceding some impressive footage and discussion about the game from UFC fighters as well as UFC owner Dana White. After the brief video, one of the game's developers came out on stage to give a demo of the game.

NHL 15 shoulder-checks onto the scene

Along with EA's upcoming lineup of sports titles, the developers unveiled its newest trailer for EA Sports NHL 15. EA promises that the new title will introduce a "new generation" of digital hockey player, one that will show plenty of emotion and make every confrontation on the ice even more realistic.

PGA Tour 15 has Levolution

A far cry from the typical video game golf trailer, the presentation for the next Tiger Woods PGA Tour game from EA Sports looked more like a Battlefield game, with the golfer's swing prompting an explosion upon ball impact. We saw some beautiful environments, in all their Frostbite 3 glory. And then a huge tanker plowed through the entire golf course.

Untitled Criterion Games project looks insane

Criterion Games showed a "really early" in development version of their next game. This new IP will include raceable vehicles of almost every stripe. The first-person racer will include helicopters, ATVs, wingsuits as they go WAY off-road onto desert and arctic locales (amongst other places).

Madden 15 is...Madden

Madden keeps on running, and this year's football sim will give you more options for tackling to make defense a bit more managable. Varying degrees of tackling power, from drastic crashes to conservative hits to slow down a more opponent

Dawngate is EA's foray into MOBA territory

EA showed off their upcoming MOBA title, called Dawngate. The title promises not to be the copycat of the major MOBA titles out there--even if it does have all of the standard MOBA gameplay any hardcore player would expect--allowing you to craft your preferred playstyle of your character.

New Mirror's Edge shows Faith for a new generation

For Mirror's Edge 2, DICE hired experienced parkour-ists to wear GoPros and do their thing, to try and get a more realistic look for the game. But judging from the presentation, it looks like they're just getting started. The documentary-style video EA put up on the screen had developers talking about the game interspersed with early footage emblazoned with "conceptual prototype" labels.

FIFA 15 delivers even more memorable moments

This year's FIFA iteration will include "Emotional Intelligence," as players on the pitch will remember previous actions during that game and will act accordingly. Don't expect to get away with a yellow-card slide-tackle without comeuppance this year! The field will remember too; slide tackles leave permanent marks on the field and flags will move when balls or ballplayers hit it.

Battlefield Hardline is full of urban chaos and cops-vs-robbers shootouts

Visceral Games took to the stage to introduce Battlefield Hardline, and new entry in the franchise. The game puts you in the role of either police officers or criminals--instead of a soldier--as you participate in matches to steal money from armored cars as a robber or prevent the thieves from escaping with the loot.

What's new?

That was it for EA's press conference at E3 2014! Check back on GamesRadar for hands-on coverage; until then, let us know what you think of the trailers EA had to offer.