BNP on E3: EA Play Simultaneous Shuts Down The Fanboys and Shows off Some Games

It’s been a long road for Electronic Arts, yeah? One of, if not the biggest, video game publisher there is often plagued by the reaction to its size. The Corporate swallows everything in it’s path, and mass produces our entertainment into bite size micro transactions. Not all of which is unfair or even inaccurate. Of late, EA has tried to shift that image, at least on the outside. Andrea Rene, seen on IGN and her own What’s Good Games was the host this year, a newcomer and a deliberate shift from the often boys’ club of conference hosting that E3 often falls into. Right off the bat, we saw footage of Battlefield V, which all the most simple minded controversy has been made regarding women soldiers in World War II. EA puffed out its chest about that specific inclusion and didn’t hesitate to show more and more footage and profiles with the women front and center. Couple that with the promise of more campaign footage with a hands-on demonstration of a woman protagonist that will be displayed during the upcoming Xbox Briefing. EA was determined to let all the upset fanboys know this shit ain’t going anywhere. The show also closed with Bioware GM Casey Hudson touting the millions of dollars in charity that EA has poured into the National Anti-Bullying campaign, He For She and Ditch the Label as a strong stance on their for inclusion and diversification. Not a ton of racial diversification on stage at E3 this year but…we don’t have enough time for all of that. So about the g…