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EA’s new Battlefield game was properly shown off during the firm’s pre-E3 press conference today. Battlefield: Hardline, created by Dead Space developers Visceral, is out this year and gamers can access the Beta on PS4 and PC today. A trailer for the game was shown demonstrating Heist mode. Lots of …
Read More »VIDEO: Battlefield Hardline gets October release date
The latest Battlefield game has been given a release date. According to a new trailer released by EA Battlefield Hardline will be hitting stores on October 21st. A UK release date hasn’t been confirmed yet so it would well be coming out here on October 24th,though of course a global …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline confirmed, is developed by Visceral
EA has officially announced the next game in its Battlefield series. As rumoured yesterday, it’s called Battlefield Hardline. It’s out this autumn and is set against the backdrop of a genre we all love – the war on crime and the battle between cops and criminals”. It’s a change of …
Read More »EA names Battlefield Film Challenge Winner
21 year-old Patrick Mazzolo won the $10,000 grand prize in the Battlefield Film Challenge. EA’s competition challenged budding filmmakers to create two to five minute videos inspired by the Battlefield series. Mazzolo won for his short film, Battlefield: Take Point. Five finalists were flown to Bondi Pavilion in Sydney where …
Read More »GameSpy shutdown means 50 EA games will terminate online support
The closure of GameSpy’s online multiplayer servers is going to affect 50 EA games, the publisher has said. The list includes Battlefield 1942 on PC and Mac, Bulletstorm on PS3, Crysis and Crysis 2 on PC and a host of DS titles including some FIFAs and Need for Speeds. Since …
Read More »Next Battlefield could be developed in the UK
Criterion tipped to be working on EA's flagship shooter series, Dead Space dev Visceral also rumoured
Read More »Is Criterion, or Visceral, making the next Battlefield game?
DICE may no longer be the sole developer of EA’s Battlefield series. Analyst Michael Pachter said in an investor note last Friday that his company believes Criterion Games is working on a military shooter that may become a brand extension for the Battlefield franchise in FY15”. However, Pachter followed up …
Read More »EA plays down annual release for Battlefield IP
Battlefield looks unlikely to become an annual release in direct competition to Call of Duty. The reason, according to CFO and executive VP Blake Jorgensen, is principally that such a commitment requires at least two studios to be actively working on the brand. Plus, EA has worked hard to ensure …
Read More »EA working on ‘high-end’ Battlefield mobile game
Frank Gibeau reveals the publisher has an app in production that will exchange data between home and mobile platforms
Read More »EA’s Soderlund: I won’t give up until I’ve beaten Call of Duty
EA Games boss Patrick Soderlund has reignited the war of words over Battlefield versus Call of Duty. He told MCV that the commercial success of Battlefield 3 will have undoubtedly worried Activision, and that EA will not rest until its shooter IP is No.1 around the world. He made is …
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