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The Battlefield 3 media and community event in Sydney last night had the most in-depth hands-on with DICE’s latest opus, and even had the Frostbite 2 logo carved out of ice! The game is looking stunning. The on-foot engine has been firmed up to compete with the best of them, …
Read More »DICE: Players "ready" for Mirror’s Edge 2
EA’s Mirror’s Edge studio DICE says it knows how to reach a broader audience with a potential sequel to the 2008 title. The developer told Spong a follow-up to the first-person action game wouldn’t be a waste of time, despite DICE stalling its development earlier this year. I think it’s …
Read More »PS3 gets Battlefield 3 DLC exclusivity
Developer DICE has announced a timed exclusivity deal for Battlefield 3 DLC on PS3. Starting with the game’s first download, Back to Karkland, all DLC for the title will be available exclusively for one week on PS3 before it hits Xbox 360 and PC. The deal apes that enjoyed by …
Read More »Battlefield 3 console compromises explained
EA owned developer DICE has named a few of the compromises it has had to make to get the visually spectacular Battlefield 3 running on PS3 and Xbox 360. The Battlefield blog reports that both console versions will have a resolution of 720p and run at 30 frames per second. …
Read More »Kotick doubts Battlefield 3 console credentials
E3 2011: 'We have only seen a PC version of DICE project', Activision boss says
Read More »Gibeau: ‘City state’ studios saved EA
EA Games president on the benefits of an autonomous studio structure
Read More »DICE: "Our rivals arent innovating"
EA’s development studio DICE has put its rivals in the firing line again. Last week the developer said its FPS competitors – which include Call of Duty’s Infinity Ward and Treyarch – are getting lazy”. Now it says they are not innovating, but treading water”. The competitors out there are …
Read More »DICE goads "lazy" competitors
Battlefield studio DICE has sent a stark warning to its competitors in the first person shooter space. The developer – which is working on EA’s Battlefield 3 – said its rivals had better watch out” for its upcoming game. Its biggest rivals include Call of Duty’s Infinity Ward and Treyarch. …
Read More »EA offers Mirror’s Edge hope
Following claims earlier in the week that we’d seen the last of the Mirror’s Edge series, publisher EA has seemingly offered some hope to fans of the game. On Monday MCV reported that DICE boss Patrick Sodurland had claimed sales of Mirror’s Edge"were not as good as expected" and that …
Read More »Mirror’s Edge 2 project ‘held back’
DICE says sequel to adventurous action title was in development but poor sales scuppered plans
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