Online Saturday - Star Wars Battlefront 2 - Returning After Two Years

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I was a big fan of Star Wars Battlefront 1 when it first came to PS4. it looked great, played well, and even the front page felt big and fresh. Battlefront 2 felt like it was released too soon after Battlefront 1 and at the time it was perceived that this was done as so they could have a game out with microtransactions and make more money from. So i didn't get it then. changes were made and it eventually came to PlayStation Plus and that's when i decided to give it a try. but i bounced hard off it. i don't know why but my guess would be the layout and interface is one reason. another could be that the cards and progression system was still there. the microtransactions had been, mostly, removed, but making progress wasn't as fun. playing against other players was also not great as for a new player it felt unbalanced.

the last time i played the game was early 2021 and i have no memory of it.  nor do i have much memory of playing it at all. So coming back to it today it did feel like playing it for the first time. which also meant i didn't understand a lot of the menus, couldn't find stuff, and even at one point thought i was stuck in matchmaking as there was no prompt on screen as how to back out of it. 

Playing it tho was kinda fun. at times there were moments when it felt unbalanced. in the first game i mention how it felt bad that were were camped outside the enemy spawn area and that it seemed like there was nothing they could do to win. it reminded me of the bad playing experiences i had with Overwatch 2 on PS4, https://youtu.be/-SnE9VBwpBU, and Switch, https://youtu.be/WBPiTq5yFHE. In the second game i had that experience where i was defending and it felt like i had no choice but to lose. 

I remarked at the end that i doubt there are huge numbers of people still playing it. the first game i was in didn't continue into the next round as it couldn't find enough players. but starting a second game was fine. my guess is that if you just join a quick match you're probably fine. but doing anything more specific might be more difficult due to the lack of players.

Ultimately, i don't think i'll delete the game just yet. i may play it a couple more times. but, everything but playing the game isn't a great experience and it certainly isn't toppling Splatoon 3 as my multiplayer game of choice or recommendation. If i find another game more enjoyable, that might be it for Star Wars Battlefront 2. it's a bit of a shame there aren't plans for a third one, i feel that the lessons learned from 1 and 2 could've made for a good game. but a part of me wonders if it would've been great or remained dated looking with some other gimmick getting in the way.

EA And DICE Have Released A New Battlefield 4 Single Player Trailer

EA and DICE have released a new trailer for Battlefield 4's Single Player campaign. this video appears to be from the next gen and PC version of the game.

EA And DICE Have Released A New Tech Video For Their Frostbite 3 Game Engine

EA and DICE have released a tech video for Frostbite 3. this video features members of the dev team talking about various parts of the Frostbite 3 game engine with video being shown from several games like Battlefield 4 as well as some tech demos. the video has them talking about how the engine is being used across several platforms, how the engine can be used to create more dynamic and living environments and how it's making faces and eyes appear more realistic.

EA And DICE Have Released 10 New Screenshots For The Next Gen Console Version Of Battlefield 4

EA and DICE have released 10 screenshots for Battlefield 4. these screenshots are from the next generation version of the game.

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EA And DICE Have Announce Mirror's Edge For PlayStation 4, Xbox One And PC

EA And DICE have announced a new Mirror's Edge game is coming. no release date was announced, but EA and DICE have confirmed that Mirror's Edge is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. this new game is set to enables players to explore more and offer more freedom in movement and action. this new Mirror's Edge will provide the origin story for Faith.

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EA And DICE Announce Battlefield 4 For Xbox One And PlayStation 4, Detail Pre-Order Offer

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EA And DICE Reveal Battlefield 4 With New Trailer And Screenshots, Coming Fall To PS3, Xbox 360 And PC

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Battlefield 4 will see multiplayer elements from Battlefield 3 incorporated, including huge environments, destruction and vehicles. the single player mode will also now track the players' progress and add an element of persistence and competition to single player.



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EA And DICE Have Released A Launch Trailer For The Battlefield 3 DLC End Game

EA And DICE have released a launch trailer for the Battlefield 3 DLC End Game. this DLC is out from today on PS3 for Battlefield 3 Premium Members, with PC and Xbox 360 Premium owners getting it from 12th March. for regular Battlefield 3 players, the DLC comes to PS3 on 19th March and PC and Xbox 360 on 26th March. European Players should get the DLC a day later than all of these.



 The End Game DLC brings 4 new maps, new vehicles like a dirt bike and the new drop ship. capture the flag and air superiority game modes return also.

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EA Have Released A New Battlefield 3 Trailer Showing The End Game DLC, Reveal Battlefield 3 Premium Edition

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EA And DICE Announce Battlefield 1942 Is Now Free On Origin

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EA Have Released New Information For The Battlefield 3: Armored Kill Expansion Coming September

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EA Announce Battlefield 4, Exclusive Beta Access For Those Who Pre-order The Medal Of Honor Warfighter Limited Edition

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EA have also released a new video for Medal of Honor Warfighter.  this video features commentary from the games Creative Director. he explains the multi player features shown in the video.



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EA Have Released A Launch Trailer For The Battlefield 3 Close QuartersDLC

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EA And Dice Reveal The Donya Fortress Map From The Battlefield 3: Close Quarters DLC, Reveal Next 2 DLC

EA and DICE have released a new trailer and screenshots for the upcoming Closs Quarters Battlefield 3 DLC. these focus on The Donya Fortress Map and show in-game action. Close Quarters is set to come out in June.
Other Battlefield 3: Close Quarters key features

• Get plunged into frantic and relentless infantry combat on 4 new maps
• HD Destruction lets you reduce entire locales to ruin
• Complete 10 new Assignments and equip 5 unique dog tags
• Earn 10 new weapons and bring them back to the base game including:
  AUG Assault Rifle
  SCAR Assault Rifle
  ACW-R Carbine
  MTAR-21 Carbine
  M417 Sniper Rifle
  JNG-90 Sniper Rifle
  L86LSW Machine Gun
  LSAT Machine Gun
  M5K Tactical Machine Pistol
  SPAS-12 Shotgun

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EA And Dice have also revealed the names and some info for the future Battlefield 3 DLC. Armored Kill will bring Vehicular combat, with new vechiles and the biggest map ever released in a Battlefield game. End Game comes this winter, but details on this DLC will be revealed later.

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EA And DICE Have Released A New Trailer And Screenshots For The Battlefield 3 Close Quarters DLC

EA and DICE have released new screenshots and a trailer for the upcoming Battlefield 3 DLC, Close Quarters. this new DLC is set to come out in June, and Playstation 3 gamers will get it 1 week early. as the title suggests, this new multiplayer map is not an open space, instead the fighting takes place on several levels in a building.


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EA And DICE Have Released A Launch Trailer For The Battlefield 3 Back To Karkand DLC

EA and DICE have released a new trailer for Battlefield 3. this is a launch trailer for the recently released Back To Karkand DLC.


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EA And DICE Have Released A New Multiplayer Trailer For Battlefield 3 Showing The Gulf Of Oman Map

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Source: EU Playstation Blog

EA And DICE Have Released A New Battlefield 3 Teaser Trailer For Operation Guillotine

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DICE Have Released A Third Battlefield 3 Faultline Gameplay Video Titled "Cut The Wire"

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