Why does crowd noise matter?

Sporting codes are restarting as part of easing restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic. In Australia, the NRL season has just restarted, the AFL will resume on June 11, and Super Netball will return on August 1.

Iceland featured in FIFA 18 game

Iceland fans rejoice. The Nordic country's national team will be featured in the FIFA 18 video game, its football association announced on Wednesday, after reaching an agreement with the developer EA Sports.

Electronic Arts drops Ray Rice from Madden game

Video game publisher Electronic Arts is removing former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice from its recently released Madden NFL 15 title, the latest company to pull its support for the player.

EA FIFA soccer videogame scores record launch

US videogame titan Electronic Arts on Wednesday announced that "FIFA Soccer 13" scored a sports title launch record by selling more than 4.5 million copies in the five days after its release.

Gift Guide: Winners for every kind of gamer

Nearly three-quarters of American households own a device that's used specifically for video games, whether it's a console, a handheld device or a dedicated computer, according to Nielsen Co. Add to that all the people who ...

EA Sports teams with ESPN to promote 'Madden'

(AP) -- If you have a spouse, a sibling or some other relative or friend who loves football and video games, don't expect to see much of him (or her) this weekend. "Madden NFL 10," the latest installment of the series that ...

EA 1Q loss widens but results surpass expectations

(AP) -- Lower revenue from packaged video games amid a seasonal slump for the industry gave Electronic Arts Inc. a larger net loss in its fiscal first quarter. But investors cheered as its adjusted results soundly surpassed ...