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Visceral Games has suffered a small number of layoffs as the studio’s focus shifts to new projects. We made a small staffing change in our Visceral studio today to support the needs of the studio’s two currently development priorities: content for Battlefield Hardline Premium and an unannounced Star Wars project,” …
Read More »‘Small staffing change’ means layoffs for Visceral Games
Battlefield Hardline studio losses staff members as team focuses on DLC and Star Wars
Read More »General manager Steve Papoutsis leaves Visceral Games
Will be replaced by Scott Probst, son of EA chairman Larry Probst
Read More »Battlefield Hardline general manager leaves Visceral Games
Visceral Games general manager and vice president Steve Papoutsis has left the studio after nearly 15 years with EA. Kotaku reports on the departure, with EA confirming Papoutsis’s exit earlier today. "We are thankful for Steve’s many contributions to EA and wish him the best,” the publisher said. Papoutsis worked …
Read More »Over 6m people tried the Battlefield Hardline beta
Gamers got the chance to try EA’s next Battlefield game this weekend, and the numbers suggest significant interest in the multiplayer FPS. Developer Visceral Games said that over 6m players tried the open beta that kicked off last week on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, and concludes …
Read More »New Battlefield Hardline release dates set for March 2015
Electronic Arts has announced release dates in North America and Europe for Visceral Games’ cops and robbers take on the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield Hardline. The title will launch in March 2015, arriving in North America on March 17th and two days later in Europe on March 19th. It was originally …
Read More »Visceral says Battlefield: Hardline won’t repeat Battlefield 4’s mistakes
EA shooter Battlefield: Hardline is going to work at launch – that’s the promise of Visceral Games’ creative director Ian Milham. "What you’re basically asking is, ‘Is your game going to work?’ and the answer is yes, it’s gonna work,” he told Game Revolution. We actually started on this more …
Read More »EA: Battlefield: Hardline PS4 Beta starts right now
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 »Uncharted creative director Amy Hennig heads to Visceral Games
Acclaimed writer heading up new Star Wars title
Read More »EA hires Amy Hennig for Star Wars project
Former Naughty Dog creative director Amy Hennig has joined Visceral Games to develop EA’s new Star Wars title, the studio has confirmed. In a post on EA’s The Beat blog, Visceral general manager Steve Papoutsis announced Hennig’s appointment. She’ll assume the role of creative director on EA’s currently unannounced Star …
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