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EA ditches Medal of Honor IP as Battlefield goes annual

The Medal of Honor series has been taken out of rotation” by EA after sales of the most recent release Warfighter were well below expectations”. Medal of Honor made its gaming return in 2011 after a three-year hiatus. The game, developed by both Danger Close and DICE, received a lukewarm …

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The many faces of EA: Laura Miele, EA Games

In the third of our four EA interviews, EA Games marketing boss Laura Miele discusses Dead Space, Need for Speed, Medal of Honor and Battlefield 3 How was E3 for EA Games?We did something interesting this year in that we waited until E3 to announce Dead Space 3, Need for …

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When Riccitiello said Battlefield players could pay $1 per reload

Free-to-play is not necessarily a dangerous monster stalking the innocent gamer.But at times it feels like it could be. Digging through the transcript of a 2011 stockholder meeting, Xbox360Achievements discovered the following comments from EA CEO John Riccitiello: When you are six hours into playing Battlefield and you run out …

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Battlefield Premium sells 800k; EA wants model for other brands

EA has confirmed that its paid-for multiplayer Battlefield 3 expansion Battlefield Premium has sold 800,000 subscriptions in its first two weeks. That equates to something in the region of $40m in revenue. Battlefield Premium offers members a numbers of perks including early access to multiplayer map expansions as well as …

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EA: Battlefield 3 Premium subscription goes live today

EA has ramped up the pressure on Activision with a new Battlefield Premium membership service. The subscription service gives gamers access to all five expansion packs and lets them access it two weeks early before general release. It ties in with the Battlefield Battlelog service, and features extra events, strategy …

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£35 Battlefield Premium service revealed

EA will at next week’s E3 reveal the Battlefield Premium service, according to a retail listing. Coolshop reckons that the download will go live on June 29th and it is offering a code to access the content for 34.96. It offers the existing Back to Karkland DLC as well as …

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Rumour: EA prepping Battlefield premium service

EA may be planning a Call of Duty Elite-style subscription service for Battlefield 3. Battlefieldoreports that an anonymous source has passed on details regarding ‘Battlefield Premium.’ The program is supposedly scheduled to launch June 4th. Players who sign-up will reportedly receive extra assignments, a premium knife, black dog tag, soldier …

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