EA SPORTS FC 26 – Random Crashes (Access Violation / Software NX Fault)

Platform: PC (Windows 10 x64, Version 26100 build)
Game Version: 1.0.0.0 (Steam)
Anti-Cheat: Installed & repaired

Hello,

My game keeps crashing at random, no matter what mode I play — Kick Off, Career, Ultimate Team, or even Training. The crash usually happens after a few minutes into gameplay (5–15 minutes on average). The whole screen freezes or goes black, and then the game closes. This does not happen in any of my other games, only FC 26.

I have already updated the game to the latest patch through Steam/EA App, repaired the installation, reinstalled EA AntiCheat, and installed the latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables. My graphics drivers and Windows are also up to date.

For your reference, I have analyzed the crash dumps in WinDbg. They consistently point to access violations inside FC26.exe and Engine.Render.Core2.PlatformPcDx12.dll, with errors such as:

INVALID_POINTER_READ
INVALID_POINTER_WRITE
SOFTWARE_NX_FAULT (Attempt to execute non-executable memory)

Even though the dumps list FC26.exe as version 1.0.0.0, the game is fully updated — EA doesn’t seem to update the internal version metadata in the .exe, so it still shows the launch version. Please note: this is not the maiden build, I am on the most recent patch (as of Sept 30, 2025).

In short:

The game crashes randomly, in any mode, usually while playing a match.
No other games on my PC crash.
Dumps confirm repeated memory access violations in the Frostbite engine modules.
All system and runtime updates are installed.

This strongly suggests the issue is not on my end but a bug in the game itself. Please escalate to the development team so they can patch it. I am happy to provide the crash dump files if needed.

Thank you.

Problem

The game consistently crashes after a few minutes of play (between 5–20 minutes).
The entire PC does not crash — only the game (black screen → forced exit).
No other games on my system have this issue, only EA SPORTS FC 26.

Steps Already Tried
Repaired EA AntiCheat (successfully reinstalled and verified).
Repaired game files through Steam.
Updated GPU drivers and Windows.
Installed latest Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables (x64).
Ran with launch options -dx11 and without overlays.
Tested both with and without DS4Windows/controller software.
Crash Dump Analysis

Using WinDbg, every crash shows an Access Violation (c0000005) inside either FC26.exe or Engine.Render.Core2.PlatformPcDx12.dll (Frostbite engine DirectX 12 module).

Examples:

INVALID_POINTER_READ → Engine.Render.Core2.PlatformPcDx12.dll!rc2DeviceInit
INVALID_POINTER_WRITE → FC26.exe!SoftMaxNormalize
SOFTWARE_NX_FAULT (non-executable memory execute attempt) → 0x6f000095fa inside FC26.exe

Crash dump references:

CrashDump_2025.09.30_16.01.47.511.mdmp
CrashDump_2025.09.30_17.22.56.468.mdmp
CrashDump_2025.09.30_19.29.41.577.mdmp

All point to memory access violations in Frostbite rendering code or FC26.exe main thread.