Hello all,
This worked when trying to fix this issue for my son when he was having the problem and i have had to do it a few times already and it works like a charm almost every time for us.
1. Clear your system cache on all drives; flash, HDD, etc.
2. Disconnect from the internet on your console so you don't have a network connection
3. Open your system settings and edit the data/time of the console by going to Console Settings > System > Clock and change the time. Note: it will only allow you to change the time to your own manual time if you are disconnected from Xbox Live. Then change the time to 11/22/2005 1200 AM.
4. Now restart your console.
5. Once the system is back on let it reconnect to the network and Xbox Live which will update your time to the current time based on your time zone.
6. Once you do this and your system is back on and you are connected to Xbox Live, start the game and it "should" let you connect to EA Nation again.
Again I have done this multiple times for my son and it works every time. It is a hassle and takes a few minutes but again, it has always worked for us. I just saw the answer wasn't posted here and thought I would list it and maybe someone at EA can figure out why this works and what might be causing the issue. As a Server Engineer I think it might have something to do with the time sync of the servers between EA and Xbox live on the accounts but that is just me. I was checking for forums to see if there was another solution for this yet but I guess not as of yet. Hope this helps some people fix their stuff.
