modders are finishing the game EA started), Squadrons, and Jedi: Fallen Order. Of these, Fallen Order is the only one that could be considered an unqualified success. There were several other Star Wars games in the works, but most, such as Visceral's Project Ragtag, were canceled in favor of focusing on other titles. As of now, EA is set to publish several Star Wars games, including a sequel to Fallen Order.
EA has also recently announced that it will be overseeing several new games featuring Marvel properties. The most recent to be revealed is a single-player Iron Man game, where players will be able to embark on a new adventure as the high-tech superhero in the game from the developers of the Dead Space remake, Motive Studio. Marvel fans especially were elated to hear this, and there is heavy anticipation for the new game as well as news on the other releases.
This is in contrast to EA's latest release in the Battlefield series, Battlefield 2042, which has been widely panned as a flop by critics and fans of the series. Unfortunately for EA, the company had been banking on the Battlefield series and live service in general. It was seemingly for this that it canceled or reduced the priority of single-player releases that it did not think would be as profitable. Seeing its live service titles crash while its more story-focused titles flourish seems to have shown EA that dunking on single-player games couldn't have been more wrong.
EA Is Dropping Live Service And Returning To Narrative
This is why EA has, for the moment, adjusted to ditch live service games and refocus on single-player releases. Properties under Marvel and Star Wars have had several new titles announced, as well as long-awaited continuations like Dragon Age: Dreadwolf and Mass Effect 5. Even the new Battlefield being discussed is talked about as a "narrative campaign" hoping to explore character and storytelling rather than a live service title. EA has been having much more success in that realm as of late, so it makes sense for the company to play to that strength.
While there is no doubt that live service titles can be excellent games and sell incredibly well, it has become apparent that EA, like Ubisoft, has made its games worse by focusing too much on live service. The result is that the company has had several commercial flops and wasted potentially successful IPs, and is now back to focusing on single-player games anyway. On the positive side, EA knows what it needs to do now, and fans of Marvel, Star Wars, and other high profile franchises can look forward to several anticipated titles releasing in the near future.
