This week was the launch period for Mass Effect 3, the big action and role playing hybrid from developer BioWare and publisher Electronic Arts, and we have a new series of Gamer Diaries, designed to show you how we experience the final installment in the space based Commander Shepard driven trilogy. When it comes...
During the DICE 2012 conference organized in Las Vegas, Michael Pachter, who is an analyst watching the video game industry, has argued that the current publishing system for video games is broken and that more of the companies handling these duties might disappear in the coming years. Speaking at the event organized by the...
The biggest challenge for the developers of first person shooters is to create games that manage to be familiar to players while changing enough to make them feel like they are exploring new ground. Speaking to Gamasutra Patrick Bach, who is the executive producer working on Battlefield 3, stated, “Everyone wants unique. But when...
Speaking to Screenplay Peter Moore, who is the Chief Operations Officer at Electronic Arts, has stated, “Like any piece of software, you launch and continue to polish it, upgrade it, get feedback and make it better. That’s where we are with Origin. We’re only four and a half months in and already over five...
DICE, the developer of the upcoming Battlefield 3 first person shooter, has confirmed that the current beta stage is based on an older build of the title, so the final edition, which is out later this month, will play much better, largely because of the copious amounts of feedback received from beta participants. Battlefield...
A brand new report concerning the upcoming Battlefield 3 first person shooter has arrived from Japan, of all places, with a poster saying that the game will ship on two DVDs for the Xbox 360 and just one Blu-ray disc for the PS3. Battlefield 3 is scheduled to arrive this October for the PC,...
The developers working on the upcoming first person shooter Battlefield 3 at DICE have announced that they will not be allowing civilians to take shots at civilians in the title, because it’s impossible to punish them in game for doing so. Speaking to Rock, Paper, Shotgun at the DICE headquarters in Stockholm Patrick Bach,...
An executive working for video game publisher Activision Blizzard has called out rival company Electronic Arts over the strong comments it has made about the future prospects of the Call of Duty franchise, saying that while competition is good for the industry it does not make sense to wish publicly for a rival product...
Those who buy the upcoming Battlefield 3 title as a retail DVD will still need to download and install Electronic Arts’ Origin digital distribution service if they want to actually play the game, fact confirmed by the DICE global community manager. Battlefield 3 is set to be one of the biggest first person...
Battlefield 3, the first-person shooter that is being created by developer DICE and published by Electronic Arts, is one of the biggest releases of the fall and now all the fans who are interested in getting access to the beta state of the game can do so by pre-ordering it via the EA-powered Origin...
