Entries in 'dice' (47)

DICE goads "lazy" competitors

DICE goads "lazy" competitors

Battlefield studio DICE has sent a stark warning to its competitors in the first person shooter space.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 14th 2011 at 10:57AM in News
EA offers Mirror's Edge hope

EA offers Mirror's Edge hope

Following claims earlier in the week that we'd seen the last of the Mirror's Edge series, publisher EA has seemingly offered some hope to fans of the game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2011 at 11:07AM in News
Mirror's Edge 2 'on hold'

Mirror's Edge 2 'on hold'

Hopes of a sequel to 2008 first person platform outing Mirror's Edge appear to have diminished with word from EA-owned developer DICE that the project has been put on hold.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 14th 2011 at 10:55AM in News
Free Battlefield pulls in 250,000 players

Free Battlefield pulls in 250,000 players

Over 250,000 players have signed up to Battlefield Play4Free since the game was announced earlier this month.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 30th 2010 at 1:25PM in News

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No room for Bungie at EA

No room for Bungie at EA

It’s the most lucrative genre in the western video games market and EA now believes it is the best positioned publisher in the industry with regards to the FPS genre ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 5th 2010 at 12:42PM in News
DICE: We won’t charge for maps

DICE: We won’t charge for maps

The studio behind the successful Battlefield franchise has said that it never wants to charge gamers for post-release map DLC.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 1st 2010 at 12:21PM in News
BFBC2 and MW2 go to (DLC) war

BFBC2 and MW2 go to (DLC) war

It’s war! Well, obviously it’s war when discussing war shooters Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. But EA’s announcement that DICE’s shooter will receive its ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 11th 2010 at 5:23PM in News
Bad Company 2 wows critics

Bad Company 2 wows critics

We were already expecting Battlefield: Bad Company 2 to become the seventh UK no.1 when the charts are released next week – and the critical reception being won by EA’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 2nd 2010 at 4:07PM in News

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Ex-DICE boss calls Wii “a virus”

Ex-DICE boss calls Wii “a virus”

The former boss of Swedish Battlefield developer DICE has slammed Nintendo’s Wii for being, in his words, “a toy and not an entertainment focused product”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 1st 2010 at 2:38PM in News
3.5m downloads for BFBC2 demo

3.5m downloads for BFBC2 demo

The Xbox 360 and PS3 multiplayer demo for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been downloaded over 3.5m times since it was released by EA last month, the publisher has revealed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 22nd 2010 at 4:54PM in News
OnLive shown live at DICE

OnLive shown live at DICE

OnLive, which streams top-notch games direct to any device, including TV, has its share of skeptics. Since the service's announcement at GDC last year, critics have cast doubt on its ...

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 18th 2010 at 11:22PM in News
Managers not welcome at Sony's hit studio

Managers not welcome at Sony's hit studio

"There is not one person at Naughty Dog whose only job is to mange other people. We have very little hierarchy."

At the DICE conference in Las Vegas, Naughty Dog ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 9:02PM in News

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US: Disney kicks off DICE

US: Disney kicks off DICE

Today's social networking technologies and consumer offerings are direct descendants of ideas pioneered by Walt Disney, such as the theme park, according to Disney Interactive boss Steve Wadsworth. 

by Colin Campbell
on Feb 18th 2010 at 3:30AM in News
"BC2 is about to make serious noise"

"BC2 is about to make serious noise"

“Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is about to make some serious noise” – that's the claim of the game's executive producer Karl Magnus Troedsson, speaking to MCV in an interview ahead ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 17th 2010 at 5:12PM in News
3m play Battlefield Heroes

3m play Battlefield Heroes

Publisher EA and Swedish developer DICE have announced that over 3m players have no signed up to the online free-to-play Battlefield Heroes.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 16th 2009 at 2:36PM in News
EA alters Battlefield Heroes pricing

EA alters Battlefield Heroes pricing

Changes to the cost of in-game items in EA’s online-only free-to-play shooter Battlefield Heroes have been met poorly by the title’s community, with claims that it is now almost impossible ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 2nd 2009 at 1:54PM in News

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Digital distribution’s biggest week?

Digital distribution’s biggest week?

It’s time to dispel the notion that the rise to prominence of digital distribution is still several years off – a rare set of concrete sales numbers for EA’s recently ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 23rd 2009 at 5:41PM in News
Battlefield 1943 arrives on XBL

Battlefield 1943 arrives on XBL

EA’s Battlefield 1943, the latest high-profile brand to try its hand at cutting boxed retail distribution out of the loop, is out now and ready to buy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 8th 2009 at 1:57PM in News
Battlefield 1943 out next week

Battlefield 1943 out next week

The next instalment in DICE’s popular multiplayer war series Battlefield 1943 will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 next week, publisher EA has confirmed.



Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 2nd 2009 at 5:43PM in News
‘Small’ DICE team making Mirror’s Edge 2

‘Small’ DICE team making Mirror’s Edge 2

Electronic Arts has confirmed that a ‘small team’ at Swedish outfit DICE is working on a sequel to Mirror’s Edge.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 12th 2009 at 2:52PM in News
Riccitiello: EA got too fat and too reliant

Riccitiello: EA got too fat and too reliant

Outspoken EA boss John Riccitiello has boldly stated that his company had become too complacent with itself, adding that the worsening economic recession could be “a blessing in disguise” as ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 20th 2009 at 9:54AM in News
DICE unveils Mirror's Edge

DICE unveils Mirror's Edge

EA DICE has finally confirmed its first non-Battlefield game – a first person adventure that is aiming to provide 'innovative' first-person gameplay.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 4th 2007 at 10:38AM in News