It's been nearly three months since DICE took "Battlefield Heroes" back to the drawing board. But the wait is nearly over. Tomorrow, select fans of EA's free-to-play FPS will be let back into the fold in a new closed beta.
Continue reading...Monday, February 9, 2009
Following some confusion over last week's press release, DICE designer Gustav Halling confirmed in a post to his blog that "Battlefied 1943" will be released as a "download-only" game over the Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network and as yet undisclosed digital distribution services for PCs. Set during WWII, "Battlefied 1943" will offer "endless hours of 24 [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 14, 2008
At the EA Studio Showcase in mid-August, DICE producer Ben Cousins presented a chart to attending press that depicted the full release schedule for Battlefield Heroes as a series of concentric circles. Starting with a close-knit closed beta, Cousins explained that EA's first Free-2-Play shooter was currently expanding to include friends, family and journalists like [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 15, 2008
With all the fun we've been having with our team-oriented FPS titles lately, we were glad to be able to try a new title which will soon be competing for our assault attentions. Thus, at yesterday's EA Studio Showcase, we sat down to blast some cartoonish soldiers in Battlefield Heroes, the new "casual" incarnation of [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 12, 2008
Your daily smörgåsbord of the very best gaming has to offer. Enthusiast: Cryptic Studios countdown to reveal existence of Star Trek Online [or another blatant asset ripoff] this July 28 (Hailing Frequency Forum via Ten Ton Hammer) X360 Unreal Tournament 3 gets July 7th ship date, contains exclusive new video preview of Gears 2 (BusinessWire) Game "borrowing" Oblivion assets [...]
Continue reading...Friday, May 23, 2008
Looks like Battlefield Heroes isn't the only free-to-play, easily laptoppable online first-person shooter competing for your beta applications. Today, Nexon announced Combat Arms, a primarily squad-based shooter slated for release later this summer. Combat Arms will kick off a short closed beta on May 30th, which will last one week.
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Eurogamer just noticed today that DICE has begun accepting applications for the Battlefield Heroes closed beta test. It's not quite as easy as joining the real U.S. Army -- no promises to pay your college tuition here, only a form to fill out and a forum to greet you afterwards -- but to the lucky [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 10, 2008
Mission accomplished...? GameSpot has reported the latest response from EA with regards to the DLC weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company.
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 9, 2008
All we are saying... is give war a chance. A video by gaming blog Sarcastic Gamer is making the rounds, utilizing the powers of parody to advance a boycott against EA's Battlefield: Bad Company.
Continue reading...Monday, March 31, 2008
Gamasutra recently caught up with Ben Cousins, senior producer on Battlefield Heroes, and discovered just what corners had to be cut and what incentives offered to make Battlefield viable for the masses.
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