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Battlefield 3: Official Fault Line Gameplay Trailer and review
It’s been rumored that Battlefield 3, which is being developed by the Swedish game development studio EA’s Digital Illusions CE (DICE), could be a Call of Duty-killer.
Now, Marc Saltzman of Game Hunters has revealed a sit down with Patrick Bach, executive producer on the game, at a New York media event.
“Battlefield 3 takes place in the year 2014, and the mission we saw takes place on the Iran-Iraq border. You’re part of a U.S. Marine-led coalition to restore stability to the region — a difficult task given the rise in terrorist activity from the PLR insurgency group. The demo starts with you hopping out of the truck with your fellow soldiers and walking through narrow streets to a briefing area to get instructions on your first mission: investigate an alleged chemical weapons site.”, writes Marc.
To stay updated on what’s happening with Battlefield 3, visit the official blog.
Developer: DICE
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: First person shooter
Official site: http://www.ea.com/battlefield3
Official blog: http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/
Twitter: @battlefield
Release Date: Fourth quarter of 2011
Here’s a look at the Official Fault Line Trailer.
Bulletstorm Review: 3.5 out of 4 stars from “Game Hunters”
The Game Hunters crew over at USA Today has posted a review of Bullestorm calling it “an audacious action game that gives the shooter genre a needed shot in the arm” and gave the first-person shooter 3.5 out of 4 stars.
“Don’t expect too much from the story. It’s a simple tale of revenge, featuring some lowbrow humor that gets old pretty quick. But players aren’t likely here for an enriching plot but to fulfill the premise of Bulletstorm: killing with skill. It’s not enough to just take down enemies, but to do so in the most imaginative ways possible.”, writes Brett Molina for USA Today.
Here are some newly added images of Bulletstorm by Electronic Arts that were posted to the web by Michael Klappenbach over at About.com.
Confirmed: Danger Close Games to develop “Medal of Honor” sequel
Greg Goodrich, exectuive producer of Medal of Honor, officially confirmed earlier this week that Danger Close, (dangerclosegames.com) is developing the sequel to the first-person shooter Medal of Honor, continuing the popular franchise. The latest release of Medal of Honor which started selling in stores in October 2010, has already sold 5 million copies worldwide.
“Yes, Danger Close is currently working on the next Medal of Honor.”, writes Greg on the Medal of Honor blog.
“Since our launch last October, we’ve studied, listened and absorbed much of your feedback and are very excited to be marching forward on the next title. We can’t wait to tell you more about it, so check back often to the website and the fan page on Facebook.”
News of Danger Close developing the next MoH title, confirms rumors that had been swirling around early last month, after Danger Close posted job openings. As I wrote about in January, Jonathan Leack, a writer for Playstation Lifestyle, noticed Danger Close studio has some job openings to work on an unannounced AAA first person shooter title, which some writers and bloggers have rumored to be the next title in the Medal of Honor series.
In case you haven’t seen or played Medal of Honor, here’s a look E3 Multiplayer trailer released last year.
Bulletstorm rating write-up by ESRB is Badass
“Specialty kills (i.e., Skillshots) represent the most intense instances of violence: enemies can be dismembered with explosives; impaled on spikes; and drilled into walls, resulting in body parts breaking into pieces. During the course of the game, players can consume alcohol and kill enemies in order to receive an Intoxicated Skillshot; the screen turns blurry during these sequences…”
And that’s only part of it.
There’s no denying that Bulletstorm is one of the most anticipated first-person shooters of 2011.
The rating summary of “Mature” could very well be one of the best rating summaries by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the non-profit self-regulatory body that independently assigns ratings to videogames.
The ESRB summary has made a number of headlines, some for news reasons, others mainly because of the seriously badass description.
Headlines have ranged from Bulletstorm ESRB Description Is Full Of Awesome over at MTV to Bulletstorm ESRB Rating is Comedy Gold by Escapist Magazine.
Here’s a look at the full ESRB summary, which in itself, is mature:
This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a space pirate who must escape a planet populated by mutant cannibals. Players use futuristic machine guns, shotguns, magnum revolvers, assault rifles, and chain guns to perform over-the-top kills that dismember and decapitate foes. Injured enemies emit large sprays of blood that stain the ground and surrounding walls. Specialty kills (i.e., Skillshots) represent the most intense instances of violence: enemies can be dismembered with explosives; impaled on spikes; and drilled into walls, resulting in body parts breaking into pieces. During the course of the game, players can consume alcohol and kill enemies in order to receive an Intoxicated Skillshot; the screen turns blurry during these sequences. The dialogue contains numerous jokes and comments that reference sexual acts, venereal diseases, and having sex with one’s mother (e.g., “Guess I know where the ol’ gal got that limp.”). The names of some Skillshots are infused with sexual innuendo (e.g., Gag Reflex, Rear Entry, Drilldo, Mile High Club); one Skillshot (i.e., Fire in the Hole) allows players to shoot at enemies’ exposed buttocks. Language such as “f**k,” “sh*t,” “p*ssy,” and “c*ck” can be heard in dialogue.
Epic Games and People Can Fly, the development studios behind the game, have been perfectly up front about the over-the-top shooter. If you haven’t watched any of the Bulletstorm trailers, you should.
Here’s a look at one of the game’s recent over-the-top trailers.
Bulletstorm, published by Electronic Arts, is currently scheduled for a February 22, 2011 release. More information can be found on Bulletstorm.com. On Twitter @Bulletstorm and on Facebook at Facebook.com/bulletstorm
Danger Close Studio is now hiring for a possible next Medal of Honor game
Jonathan Leack, a writer for Playstation Lifestyle, noticed Danger Close studio has some job openings to work on an unannounced AAA first person shooter title, which some writers and bloggers have rumored to be the next title in the Medal of Honor series.
As Playstation Lifestyle points out: “The Danger Close team has only ever produced the recent Medal of Honor game, chances are the game will be a continuation of the franchise, but it could always be a brand-new IP. The listing does mention the PlayStation 3 as well as multiplayer/co-op experience, so this fits into the sphere of the Medal of Honor series.”
Jonathan noticed the openings over at Gamasutra, however the job openings can also be found on the Electronic Arts web site.
EA has job openings working at the Danger Close Studio for a Senior Gameplay Engineer and a Weapons and Vehicles artist.
Some of the primary responsibilities of the artist include collaborating with the Art Director, Designers and Concept Artists to develop the look and feel of assets. And also to create weapons and vehicles that look great, are efficient, built to scale, and satisfy budgetary requirements.
Key duties of the Sr. Gameplay engineer include designing, prototyping, implementing and polishing gameplay systems and tools.
Here’s a look at one of the more popular Medal of Honor videos on YouTube, the Medal of Honor / Linkin Park – “The Catalyst” Trailer.
Electronic Arts faces $400 million “Call of Duty” lawsuit by Activision
A lawsuit filed in the California Superior Court this week, added Electronic Arts to its complaint and is seeking $400 million. The lawsuit alleges that EA is stealing talent from Activision. PCMag has the story:
Activision Blizzard, publisher of the “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” franchises, is seeking to add rival Electronic Arts to a lawsuit against two former Activision employees. EA tried to “destabilize, disrupt and destroy” Activision, according to the complaint.
The legal warfare began in March when Jason West and Zampella, founders of “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” developer Infinity Ward, which Activision acquired in 2003, sued Activision for allegedly firing them to avoid paying royalties for the $1 billion military game.
In April the men formed another game studio, Respawn,, and signed an exclusive publishing and distribution deal with Activision’s biggest rival, Electronic Arts. At the same time Activision countersued, charging the men for breach of contract and employee poaching.
Read more about the Activision lawsuit.
It’s Official: Mass Effect 3 is close after EA leaks pre-order details on its own website
A sequel to Mass Effect 2 and the adventures of elite human soldier Commander Shepard, has now been confirmed after Electronic Arts posted a pre-order listing for Mass Effect 3 on its store website that confirmed the game’s imminent release.
Shortly after the listing, Electronic Arts took down the details of Mass Effect 3, but not the page (which can be found here), thanks to Google. The page says nothing more than the price of $59.99 and TBD. The pre-order button doesn’t work.
Bioware, the company that develops the Mass Effect series, was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2008.
The timing of the leak, couldn’t be worse. Bioware was hoping for a big surprise and big announcement at tonight’s Spike Video Game Awards for Mass Effect 3. But EA has bungled it up, quickly taking down the page that detailed the plot of Mass Effect 3.
Mass Effect 3 Details
Thanks to GameSpy who had a screen shot of the pre-order page, I’m able to share features about the game.
If you are having trouble reading the text, here’s a copy of what’s included in the screenshot:
Earth is burning. Striking from beyond known space, a race of terrifying machines have begun their destruction of the human race. As Commander Shepard, an Alliance Marine, your only hope for saving mankind is to rally the civilizations of the galaxy and launch one final mission to take back the Earth.
Get your hands on Battlefield 3 Beta, which some are calling the Call of Duty-killer
EA CEO John Riccitiello has said the forthcoming release of Battlefield 3, could be a “Call of Duty” killer.
A Call of Duty-killer might be a claim that critics would say is doubtful, but if you’re a hardcore gamer and want to see for yourself, you can get acess to Battlefield 3 Beta.
That is, if you own a Limited Edition copy of Medal of Honor.
How you can get your hands on Battlefield 3 Beta?
Here are the details from Electronic Arts.
Get Access to the Battlefield 3 Beta
Want to be among the first to get hands-on with Battlefield 3? If you own Medal of Honor Limited Edition you will receive an invitation to the Battlefield 3 beta within 12-months following the release of Medal of Honor.Medal of Honor Limited Edition features other special content out-of-the-box including the MP-7, a weapon utilized by real-world Tier 1 Operators in the field. With its light weight, high rate of fire as well as its ability to penetrate body armor, the MP-7 handles like a pistol yet allows targets to be engaged like a rifle.
Battlefield 3 Beta Details
Beta offer is contingent on Beta availability within 12 months of Medal of Honor release. Beta will be available for a limited time only and offer expires upon close of Beta events. Participation in Beta requires acceptance of Beta Agreement. Must be 18+. Xbox GOLD membership required for Xbox users. Check this site for further details when available.
Readers, if you’re one of the first lucky gamers to get your hands on a copy, please let us know your thoughts on whether it’s got potential to be a Call of Duty-killer.
Electronic Arts ready to dethrone Call of Duty franchise with Battlefield 3?
A battle royal is shaping up in the first person shooter world which is dominated by the best-selling video game of all-time Call of Duty Black Ops.
According to a story that appeared on the video game blog Kotaku entitled “The Plan To Dethrone Call Of Duty”, the EA CEO John Riccitiello told Stephen Totilo that Call of Duty is beatable.
He has a bright view of EA’s shooter line-up for next year, which of course will be up against the next big Call of Duty that surely is coming next fall. “I have great expectations to do a lot better in 2011 than in 2010 on the strength of a couple of products like Bulletstorm and Crysis [2], but most importantly for us, Battlefield 3, which I feel incredibly good about.”
The head of Electronic Arts told Stephen: “What I’ve witnessed a couple of times in the games industry is the way you unseat a market leader is you make a better game a couple of times in a row.”
EA is going to be in for a very tough fight. Activision is rumored to be heading towards a future landscape for its next Call of Duty game title, with Space Marines being potentially mobilized in 2011.
Battlefield 3 Beta
If you own Medal of Honor Limited Edition you will receive an invitation to the Battlefield 3 beta within 12-months following the release of Medal of Honor.
Readers, do you think it’s possible for EA to dethrone Call of Duty?
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Coming in Winter 2010
EA Games has announced DICE’s massively popular online shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be taking the fight to Vietnam.
Get ready for a whole new war, as DICE’s massively popular online shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 makes the journey back to the 60′s and the infamous Vietnam war.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam is a content-heavy expansion for the game that has sold more than 5 million copies and has been called “a better game than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ by The New York Times.
USAToday writes: ‘PC players will get first crack at Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam on December 18, while PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners can download the title on December 21.’
Read more game info at EA Games.
