A Word Regarding Review Copies: Electronic Arts acknowledged Broken Joysticks’ request for a review copy of Star Wars: Battlefront II but did not provide the site with a review code in time for publication. This review is based on several hours of play time with the 10-hour “Origin Trial”, which is too my knowledge the final retail code that players will experience on November 17th. I played the PC version of Battlefront II but the EA Access trial was also available to owners of Microsoft’s...
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Search Your Feelings, You Know Star Wars Battlefront II Gameplay Looks Impressive
EA dedicated a very lengthy section of their four hour livestream this afternoon to DICE’s sequel to 2015’s Star Wars Battlefront reboot. This included an on-stage presentation and featurette about the group of skilled players who helped provide input to developers about the type of changes needed to make Battlefront II’s multiplayer a success. We also got our first look at an actual full multiplayer battle thanks to their Battle on Theed promotion. DICE has made a...
Continue reading...A Small Dev in a Big Industry: My Trip to D.I.C.E.
Last week I crawled out of the cave that is my home office and traveled to Las Vegas to attend the D.I.C.E. Summit, an elite game industry conference where the biggest and most influential players in the game industry meet to network, receive awards, and enjoy some time away from work for a few days. A ticket at the door will set you back $3700, which is far outside of my modest indie developer budget. Thankfully, I was one of five...
Continue reading...DICE Teases Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst News This Week
Fresh off of teasing (and delivering) Star Wars Battlefront news last week, DICE is at it yet again — this time, for the upcoming long-awaited sequel to Mirror’s Edge. This morning, the official Mirror’s Edge Twitter account tweeted a picture from Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst along with a simple proclamation: “Faith is returning. Stay alert this week.” Faith is returning. Stay alert this week. #MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/77CtXGURyx — Mirror’s Edge (@mirrorsedge) February 1, 2016 It’s been awhile since we last...
Continue reading...EA Teases Battlefront Announcement For Tomorrow
It looks like Star Wars: Battlefront fans will be receiving some much-welcomed news tomorrow, if a post on the official Battlefront Twitter account is to be believed. Although not much detail was given aside from a mysterious tweet that read “Prepare for a cold front coming through #StarWarsBattlefront tomorrow… “, a recent community event held by DICE challenged players to play over 500,000 hours as both Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. The community shattered that goal, and...
Continue reading...EA Announces That There Will Be No Voice Chat In Star Wars Battlefront
EA is keeping the Star Wars hype alive by trickling out a steady stream of news about the final release of Star Wars Battlefront. The latest bit of news is to say the least controversial, EA today through a series of tweets confirmed there will be no “ingame” chat in Battle Front. The tweets are below, but the gist of it is that 3rd part voice clients are going to be needed to talk to anyone in...
Continue reading...EA’s Star Wars Battlefront Beta Surpassed 9 Million Users
Whether they jumped on for a short time and hated it or loved it and stuck it through the entire beta phase, the game’s senior producer, Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir, revealed the the beta is officially the largest open beta in Electronic Arts history by accruing over nine million active users through the course of its tenure. Considering that a lot of Star Wars franchise fans have been salivating for a Battlefront game for a very, very long time, now,...
Continue reading...Battlefield Director Wants To Bring Linux Into Mainstream
DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson has expressed a deep desire to develop games for Linux in an interview with Polygon. “We strongly want to get into Linux for a reason … It took Halo for the first Xbox to kick off and go crazy — usually, it takes one killer app or game and then people are more than willing [to adopt it] — it is not hard to get your hands on Linux, for example, it...
Continue reading...Battlefield 4 Takes To The ‘Angry Sea’ At E3
I’ve been impressed already with how the Frostbyte 3 engine handled the Fishing In Baku video DICE and EA released which could in itself be a short movie. At E3, they’ve created another featurette called Angry Sea which features gameplay footage of a naval level of the game. After aquiring the intel they needed, the team is forced out into rough seas to head towards their escape. This happens after the ship they are in splits in...
Continue reading...Dragon Age 3 And Next Mass Effect Using Frostbite 3
Remember that absolutely beautiful Battlefield 4 video we saw just last week? Well the general manager for Bioware Edmonton and Montreal Aaryn Flynn has confirmed Dragon Age 3 and the next Mass Effect will use the same engine! This is definitely amazing news! The characters, details and realisim level in the Battlefield 4 video are stunning. Even the video itself was produced more like a short movie told from a first person perspective. Of course that doesn’t...
Continue reading...Battlefield 4 Looks Visually Stunning
EA’s big contender in the FPS genre has released an incredible preview of the latest Battlefield installment. Playing out more as a movie than a video game (through gameplay, not cut scenes mind you) this guided in game tour is filled with so much visual candy it’s hard at times to remember this isn’t real. From the suns glare to many of the videos other small details that really boost the immersion it’s a absolute treat to...
Continue reading...Fox Developing Battlefield: Bad Company Into TV Series
Deadline.com reports that Fox has started development of a tv show for the ever popular Battlefield franchise. More specifically, the Battlefield: Bad Company game. Here are the official details as shown by Deadline.com: Fox has put in development Bad Company, an hourlong action comedy based on EA’s bestselling video game from Alias alum John Eisendrath, Sony TV and studio-based Happy Madison. Written by Eisendrath, Bad Company features the main characters from the game. It follows four renegade...
Continue reading...Join Medal Of Honor: Warfighter’s Open Beta On XBL
Xbox Live owners can join the virtual fight, and download Medal of Honor: Warfighter‘s free, open beta. The beta allows you to play in a two-man squad, and contains lots of explosions and gunfire. Considering that DICE, the team behind the Battlefield franchise, is also working on Warfighter, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the visuals and sounds are fantastic as always. If you happen to enjoy the warfighting in the beta, you’ll be able to...
Continue reading...Jump Back Into Battlefield 3 With The Premium Edition
Don’t let the fact that Battlefield 4 is being worked on stop you from checking out the third game. Starting today, Battlefield 3 Premium Edition will be available on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC for the cost of $59.99 (used to be 10 bucks more before EA had a change of heart, strange). Now, if you’re wondering why you should even think about picking up the Premium Edition, keep in mind that it’ll come with a...
Continue reading...Battlefield 3 Armored Kill DLC Hits In September
DICE’s Armored Kill DLC for Battlefield 3 has finally received an official release date as premium subscribers get it on September 11th. Non-subscribers will have to wait until September 25th for 1200 MSP. For those unfamiliar with what is included in the DLC, here is an overview of the content within. • All-out vehicle warfare on four new maps • Includes the biggest map in Battlefield history • New vehicles, including tanks, ATV’s, and mobile artillery • Bring...
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