Anti-cheat system Punkbuster has incorrectly banned some innocent players of Battlefield 3. The third party software is designed to automatically identify players who are cheating and ban them automatically. As the software isn’t owned or operated by EA, overturning the bans is proving tricky. We are investigating an issue of …
Read More »Battlefield 3 is currently free on Origin as ongoing Battlefield 4 support is pledged
EA is giving away Battlefield 3 for free to PC gamers. The publisher is making a habit of offering free titles to Origin users, having previously made the likes of Dead Space and Plants vs Zombies free to download. Battlefield 3 will remain free until June 4th. There’s also some …
Read More »DICE promises changed single player for Battlefield 4
The single player component of Battlefield 4 will feel quite different from what was offered in Battlefield 3, DICE has said. "We got a lot of feedback from the Battlefield 3 single player,” DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson told CVG. Based on what we intended to deliver the team did …
Read More »Battlefield 3 Premium reaches 3.5m subscriptions
Battlefield 3 Premium has generated $120m for EA since its launch. The subscription-based program currently boasts over 3.5m players, according to EA’s latest financial results. In the report, the publisher specifically points to the service as one of the reasons for a strong showing in its most recent fiscal quarter. …
Read More »Carmack: Next-gen games will still target 30 fps
Industry veteran claims it is 'pretty much guaranteed' developers will target the standard
Read More »EA acquires Swedish online tech firm ESN
Cloud and web service provider to work with DICE on Battlefield 3
Read More »The many faces of EA: Laura Miele, EA Games
In the third of our four EA interviews, EA Games marketing boss Laura Miele discusses Dead Space, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and Battlefield 3 How was E3 for EA Games?We did something interesting this year in that we waited until E3 to announce Dead Space 3, Need for …
Read More »Ex-Battlefield 3 lead designer joins Starbreeze
David Goldfarb takes up role as game director at newly established Stockholm base
Read More »Battlefield 3 lead designer departs DICE
'Time to move on' for Daniel Goldfarb
Read More »Battlefield 3 Premium accrues 800,000 users
Paid-for service brings in $40 million
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