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It takes a lot to pull gamers from existing shooters Modern Warfare 2, but this game successfully delivers a unique experience. The multiplayer is incredibly satisfying to play, and the single-player manages to be decent even with its rather predictable and uninspired plot. If you are looking for a solid shooter, maybe signing up to [...]

I can’t say that Battlefield Heroes has gone down too smoothly with us around the office. The allure of Quake Live over a lacklustre version of Battlefield when 1943 just came out means that Heroes didn’t stand much of a chance. But numbers never lie and EA are actually doing quite well with their experimental [...]

With Heroes and 1943 filling the Battlefield void this year, it’s quite surprising to hear from the horse’s mouth that Bad Company 2 is scheduled for Winter 2009. With games like Bioshock 2 and Max Payne 3 being delayed until 2010, Bad Company 2 hitting earlier than originally thought probably wouldn’t to do much harm. [...]

Today, people are reporting that their Battlefield 1943 stats are being reset and they can no longer rank up. According to various forum posts they were kicked from their respective games to find out that their stats are no more. That was a few days ago but it seems that these issues are starting to [...]

It might be another World War 2 First Person Shooter but Battlefield 1943 definitely has it’s appeal. Not only is it a dirt cheap multiplayer Battlefield affair but it’s also only available through downloadable platforms only. No retail versions at all for this Xbox Live Marketplace or Playstation Network only title.
I have to admit this [...]

Being the sixth main instalment in a series that makes multiplayer the first and foremost aspect, the fact that Bad Company pulls of yet another intense and engaging online experience comes as no real surprise to anybody who has played any of its predecessors.
With that in mind, there really remains little to be said about [...]

Unfortunately, for those of you who played the Bad Company demo to death the majority of what I’m about to tell you wont come as much of a surprise. The first thing you will notice from the demo, upon starting up a multiplayer match, is the ever so familiar gold crate and status bars – [...]

The Battlefield franchise has enjoyed years of success on the PC side of things but clearly the folks at DICE are wanting to expand. Battlefield 2 Modern Combat was great but due to the platform and the timing of it’s release it didn’t receive all the attention it really deserved. A few years on and [...]