Prepare the ban hammer. If you’ve been playing video games for more than five minutes, you know they have a tendency to be moral outrage magnets. If you can name it, games have been blamed for it, so it’s not too shocking that game bans have followed in force. For …
Read More »Why Battlefields dogtags are the most satisfying rewards in video games
I own you. That’s what you’re telling an enemy when you sneak up behind them, knife them in the back, and rip their dogtag from around their neck. I’m, er, talking about Battlefield (opens in new tab) here, in case you were wondering. Following several hefty sessions of Battlefield 4 …
Read More »Battlefield 3 servers hit by DDoS attack
(opens in new tab) Battlefield 3’s and Battlelog’s servers are suffering outages following Distributed Denial of Service attacks. The Battlefield 3 status site says PC servers are currently “stressed” while console ones are up and running, although this has yet to be confirmed on the game’s social channels and official …
Read More »Next-gen consoles coming in about a years time – EA boss
“It’s a big investment for us this year,” he said. “What you first have to do is start with the technology, the hardware, what’s coming out, and what it does really, really well, and understand what’s going to drive innovation there.” Addressing EA’s weak start on the Xbox 360 and …
Read More »Australias best sellers of 2012 come from 2011
The NPD Group (opens in new tab), as reported by MCV Pacific (opens in new tab), has unveiled the ten best selling games of 2012, where only three of which were actually released in that year. The remaining seven were all games of 2011, leaving only Max Payne 3, Mass …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 vs Battlefield 3: The final verdict
Modern Warfare 3 versus Battlefield 3. It’s the new fanboy war du jour. Both games have their supporters, and both sides will go at the opposing game’s throat like a rabid vampire wolverine at the mere mention of its title. And frankly, now that both games are out, that needs …
Read More »Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator exposed in Making-Of video
The Gadget Show, a British series dedicated to all things techie and geektastic, has released a behind-the-scenes video documenting how its team constructed the massive, so-good-it’s-almost-real, ‘Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator’ that debuted on this week’s episode. Hold up—you’ve never seen The Gadget Show’s massive, so-good-it’s-almost-real ‘Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator’? Cancel …
Read More »Celebrate Battlefield 3s release by watching the first mission in action
Battlefield 3 hit PS3s, 360s and PCs nationwide today and goes on sale for our European friends Friday. Now that the title is here we can finally take video of any part of the game we want and share it with you, our gentle readers. So here’s a taste of …
Read More »Battlefield 3 video features Jay-Z and a new militaristic interpretation of the song 99 Problems
As the countdown ticks steadily down to Battlefield 3’s October 28 release, the storm of promotions surrounding it has been quickly ramping up. The latest weapon in Battlefield 3’s advertising arsenal pulls in the help of world famous rapper, producer, and entrepreneur Jay-Z. It’s a gameplay trailer set to be …
Read More »Battlefield 3 pre-order bonuses detailed in epic detail
It seems to be increasingly (opens in new tab) standard (opens in new tab) for big-budget releases to split up exclusive DLC between different retailers, and Battlefield 3 isn’t about to say things should be any different. Before we get to talking up its exclusive DLC, however, you should know …
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