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EA has said that 7m people played the recent Battlefield Hardline beta. As of early Monday the beta had welcomed 6m players. It was originally planned to close on Sunday night but was extended by an extra day. So here we are – millions of heists, hotwires and captured control …
Read More »Over 6m people tried the Battlefield Hardline beta
Gamers got the chance to try EA’s next Battlefield game this weekend, and the numbers suggest significant interest in the multiplayer FPS. Developer Visceral Games said that over 6m players tried the open beta that kicked off last week on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC, and concludes …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline multiplayer beta begins next week
The open multiplayer beta run for Battlefield Hardline kicks off next week, EA has announced. The open beta period will begin February 3rd and conclude February 8th. Those dates are good across all platforms hosting the event: PC, PS3, PS4 Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The pre-release content will include …
Read More »New Battlefield Hardline release dates set for March 2015
Electronic Arts has announced release dates in North America and Europe for Visceral Games’ cops and robbers take on the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield Hardline. The title will launch in March 2015, arriving in North America on March 17th and two days later in Europe on March 19th. It was originally …
Read More »DICE admits that Battlefield 4 launch has damaged player trust
Battlefield developer DICE has stated its intention to win back any gamers who have been left disillusioned with the franchise following Battlefield 4. The game was last year beset by technical problems at launch that persisted well into 2014. "I can absolutely say that we lost [player] trust in the …
Read More »Visceral says Battlefield: Hardline won’t repeat Battlefield 4’s mistakes
EA shooter Battlefield: Hardline is going to work at launch – that’s the promise of Visceral Games’ creative director Ian Milham. "What you’re basically asking is, ‘Is your game going to work?’ and the answer is yes, it’s gonna work,” he told Game Revolution. We actually started on this more …
Read More »VIDEO: 12 minutes of Battlefield Hardline singleplayer gameplay
EA has released a video offering a detailed look at the singleplayer component of Battlefield: Hardline. Perhaps keen to emphasize that there are a lot of differences between the new title and the troubled Battlefield 4, the 12-minute short shows players arresting NPCs and feigning surrender. Of course, it’s not …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline slips to 2015; Dragon Age Inquisition pushed back a month
EA has taken the surprising step of pushing back its next Battlefield title from its traditional pre-Christmas release. Battlefield Hardline will now release in early 2015” due to changes that will be implemented following feedback from the recent beta. The more we thought about these ideas, the more we knew …
Read More »Cowen: Destiny could outsell COD, Battlefield: Hardline pre-orders in line with Medal of Honor: Warfighter
Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed, Halo – all will be outsold by Bungie’s Destiny this year, according to Cowen Research analyst Doug Creutz. VentureBeat reports that the company’s data on game pre-orders points to sales of between 10-15m units this year – which by implication means that either a fantastic …
Read More »Battlefield Hardline will offer ‘great stability at launch’, dev promises
The problems that have beset Battlefield 4 since launch will not be repeated when Battlefield Hardline arrives. That’s the pledge of Visceral Entertainment’s lead multiplayer designer Thad Sasser, who has told PSLifestyle – as reported by CVG – that the issue is a top priority for the studio. "A lot …
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