I’ll be perfectly honest, the idea for this piece came from the book Designing Games by Tynan Sylvester. Sylvester is one of my favorite developers; he worked on BioShock Infinite, admittedly my least favorite entry in the series, and then went on to found Ludeon Studios, the developers behind RimWorld. His book has little to do with the games he
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EA has one of the most recognizable IPs in all of entertainment at their disposal and they plan on trying to take full advantage of it moving forward. Per GameSpot, in a recent Fireside chat, EA executives spoke on how the Star Wars IP has been a huge success for the company and how it
After launching way back in 2004, the original Battlefront on Steam has been updated to include online multiplayer once again. Players can hop in and blast each other just like the good ole days on the PlayStation 2 and OG Xbox. For those of you who are only familiar with the latest Battlefront games, the
Star Wars Battlefront II launched in 2017, developed between DICE, Criterion Software, Motive Studios and published by EA. While its launch was a bit rocky, especially surrounding how the game handled loot and progression, changes were made that improved the experience. In a new video from Cinematic Captures, we can see how much the visuals
Ahead of the debut of the second season of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian later this year, rumors have started to swirl that a popular Star Wars character from a previous video game entry in the Star Wars canon could be popping up in the show. Seen in a new interaction over on Twitter, one fan
In an interview with Gamesindustry.biz, EA Motive’s Patrick Klaus says EA is becoming a different company that’s focusing on quality. “It feels like a different company, a company that’s very much focused on quality,” says Klaus. “That’s part of the reason that got me excited about coming back, really the number one priority is that
It has been almost two years since the more than controversial release of Star Wars Battlefront II. Since then, EA and developer DICE have tried to make up for their mistakes to players in the past with free updates and are seemingly doing that again with the game’s upcoming Celebration Edition. On December 5 Battlefront II will
No matter your opinions on the subject, there’s no escaping this fact: loot boxes, and by extension microtransactions in general, are a hot topic in the games industry right now. While the threat of U.S. legislation has been hovering over the heads of gamers for a few years now, I never thought it would actually
Peter Mayhew, the man who played the role as one of the most recognizable characters in all of entertainment in Chewbacca, sadly passed away on April 30, 2019. After the news broke, many of his friends and fans showed their admiration for him online with countless amounts of stories and support. Now, developers and fans
Microsoft has today unveiled the latest lineup of titles set to hit the Xbox Games with Gold program for April 2019 and it’s a pretty solid month for throwback releases, but not so much newer ones. On the Xbox One front, The Technomancer is set to be available for Xbox Live Gold subscribers starting on April
Even though Battlefield 5 might be the studio’s most recent release, DICE is still hard at work adding new content to the 2017 iteration of Star Wars Battlefront II. Starting next week, the multiplayer title will also see the addition of a new hero character in Anakin Skywalker, which DICE has finally now shown off to fans.
Hey, remember Star Wars video games? It turns out, EA is still working on those. Although the game from their Vancouver team is frozen in carbonite, EA is still committing to their Star Wars projects. Going with that, DICE reminded Star Wars Battlefront II players of their previously-announced plans regarding Count Dooku. Sorry—Lord Tyranus. Double
Despite a sluggish start out of the gate when it released in 2017, DICE and EA have more plans to continue pumping out content for Star Wars Battlefront II in 2019. To kick off the new year, DICE recently announced all of its plans for the game in the month of January. For the next three
It would be an understatement to say that Star Wars Battlefront II got off to a rocky start upon its 2017 launch, but EA and DICE have attempted to earn goodwill with a stream of new content this year. In summarizing what the game has added during 2018, the team behind Battlefront also reminded players
A little over a year after initially releasing, EA has today announced that DICE’s multiplayer-focused shooter Star Wars Battlefront II has now come to EA Access. While it didn’t have the smoothest launch, developer DICE has continued adding more new content to Star Wars Battlefront II over the past year, all for free. Just this past month,
When speaking to the U.S. Congress recently, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) chairman Joseph Simmons said that the group plans to investigate loot boxes and their potential harm when it comes specifically to children. Senator Maggie Hassan was the one who pushed for action to be taken and claimed that loot boxes have become “endemic”
At this point, we’re exactly one week away from the next major update for Battlefront II, titled Battle of Geonosis, but that’s not stopping DICE from giving us more information about what we should expect. Today, the developer released a brand new trailer for the update, as well as more details about a certain Jedi joining the first-person shooter.
Hello there… A developer from DICE has given fans of Star Wars Battlefront II their first glimpse at Obi-Wan Kenobi in the game. The brief tease we get of General Kenobi isn’t too glorious. But it’s still exciting that the iconic character is finally being added to the roster of heroes in Star Wars Battlefront II. You can check out
In the latest community update for Star Wars Battlefront II DICE delves into General Grievous’ abilities as well as changes made to Hero Star Cards in the same update. General Grievous was added to Star Wars Battlefront II today in an update that was announced last Wednesday. Grievous was developed as an imposing foe, standing
EA and DICE are still regularly pumping out content for Star Wars Battlefront II and over the course of the next few months, the multiplayer-centric title is slated to receive some of its m Most notably, a variety of new Hero characters from the prequels (or Clone Wars) era of Star Wars are going to be landing in Battlefront II over
Even though the forthcoming Battlefield V is a huge priority for DICE at the moment, EA would like to remind all that Star Wars Battlefront II is still alive and well. We’re approaching a year since the controversial game came out, but EA and DICE are continuing to add content, detailing the specifics of their
Today is the first conference for E3 2018, and EA has the floor. This event is called EA Play and it is where every new Electronic Arts title is revealed, including new changes to the Origin platform. Part of this show also included new details coming up for Star Wars: Battlefront II. First of all,
When the second content season for Star Wars Battlefront II kicked off last month, we knew that it would be lasting two months, but at the time we had no idea what the second month would include. Well, now we know, as developer EA DICE has officially revealed details about the second part of the Han Solo-themed season.
Star Wars Battlefront II is about to get a whole lot more content next week and developer DICE recently divulged the specifics of just what players can expect to see. Just like Season One which focused on content related to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Season Two of Star Wars Battlefront II will again be associated with the upcoming
At last year’s E3, Microsoft revealed that original Xbox games would be coming to the system’s backwards compatibility program. They then released the first wave of original Xbox titles later that year. Many were wondering when more titles would come, so today, during an Inside Xbox livestream, Microsoft confirmed several new titles were coming to
Ever since Star Wars Battlefront II hit store shelves, the game has been mired in controversy, mostly due to the fact that the game’s progression was entirely centered around loot crates. Finally, almost four months after developer EA DICE turned off microtransactions, it has unveiled its new plan the game, and it seems like it will please
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment released a brand new TV commercial for the PS4. The video is brief in the usual TV commercial format, but it does show quite a few games, including Star Wars Battlefront II, Far Cry 5, God of War, and Call of Duty: WWII. It ends with one of PlayStation’s favorite slogans, claiming
During Electronic Arts’ quarterly earnings conference call, Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wilson and Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen talked about Star Wars Battlefront II, microtransactions, loot boxes, and the plans going forward. Wilson explained that Electronic Arts remains committed to the Star Wars franchise, as they think that Star Wars Battlefront II at its very
After the recent content drop centered around the recent release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the team at DICE today outlined what would next be arriving in Star Wars Battlefront II over the coming months. First and foremost, the team stated that Battlefront II will be receiving a revamped progression system in the coming months. The loot box-centric progression
Star Wars Battlefront II recently went through some gameplay updates. These updates typically revolve around certain aspects of the game, meaning after the gameplay tweaks were made, DICE moved on to fix server issues so that these changes can be enjoyed in a steady online experience. DICE Producer Ali Hassoon confirmed on Twitter early this morning