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Forget Battlefield 4 – Let’s Have Another Bad Company

"A rare joker in the pack among all those oh-so-serious, boring, brown-and-grey military shooters, Bad Company is a shiny beacon of fun nestled among a pile of uninspired, humourless turd."

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Them_Bones4290d ago

They're the same game.
The hardest thing to teach a gamer is the difference between quality and nostalgia.

khellendros14290d ago

Bad Company run on a different engine. Personally I still think BC2 is better than BF3. The guns have better balance than they do in BF3.

Hellsvacancy4290d ago (Edited 4290d ago )

The games lasted longer on BC2 imo, i swear i use to play on some maps for up to 2 hours at a time (sometimes)

I find BF3 too easy at times, just a case of point/shoot, i remember on BC2 i use to run across the map or shoot a few rounds off to get some attention, then id run into a near by building (ringed with C4) and bring it down once theres people inside, i use to have loads of fun of BC2

I really like BF3 but prefer BC2, im sorry i cant provide fatcs on why that is, i know how some people out there can only take an opinion on board once they have heard all the facts (you know who you are)

Edit: I was surprised BF3 had less destruction, i thought that was the point of the Battlefield series, its own little brand whatever, but no, they decided to go the COD route, you know whatll happen now, theyll add destruction to COD, then EA will add it again lol

Moby-Royale4290d ago

Plus destruction.

I flat out didn't like BF3. Flashlights, lasers, bad(imo) vehicles.

After BC2 I was expecting a lot more from the acclaimed Battlefield series. Seeing as how everyone and their mother was like "if you liked bc2 just WAIT till you get to play a REAL battlefield."

Well, I found BF3 to be inferior in BC2 in every way. Aside from graphics, but I would never forsake amazing destruction for flashlights.

I will not be buying BF4. I guarantee that.

I will come back if they make a sequel to BC2 that contains what I've come to expect from the battlefield series.

Lol sorry, I still get so agitated when I think of BF3!

yoyo121214290d ago

Wtf?
The guns in bf3 were more balanced than any game
And if your in real war are you going to cry like a bitch that the guy shooting at you is using a shotgun?

ATi_Elite4290d ago (Edited 4290d ago )

Whoa They are NOT the same game!!

BC concentrates fights around the flag! Other areas of the map have very little importance in the battle to win.

BF is a more total war strategical experience where gaining and holding ground is important as you advance through out the map towards flags.

I only play conquest mode on Large maps and these maps have many key NON flag areas that are important to control. Also BF has a far greater emphasis on teamwork than BC.

Sure they are similar but are very different in strategy and tactics. I like both games but BF has become too much of a console game and has lost A Lot of the Tactics, Strategy, and Thinking that made BF2 such a hit.

Bad Company was a console game to begin with and people like Bad Company over Battlefield not because it's a better game but because it suits their playing style better and has MORE of a CONSOLE GAME feel to begin with.

saladthieves4290d ago (Edited 4290d ago )

Makes me wonder where BC 3 is... I wanna see what other shitty things Sweetwater and his gang do this time.

Hal0_0_EmElG4290d ago

Lets not have another crappy console shooter , lets have a awesome PC experience in BF4 , not terribad company 3.

Ken224290d ago

Off topic:Is anyone else getting kicked out of BFBC2 during the matches??Then i try to go back in but its ays "EA servers not found??

OT:I agree i liked the humor from this series and the way the multiplayer is.

DeadIIIRed4290d ago

EA likes to phase out servers once a sequel is released. Happened to me trying to play NCAA 12 online the day NCAA 13 came out.

pandehz4290d ago

Umm screw BF4 and BC3 gimme Mirror's Edge 2 or make something new

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EA Hopes to Use Generative AI to Drive Monetization and Make Development 30% More Efficient

Today Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson provided a look into his ideas for the use of generative AI in the company's development processes.

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thorstein42d ago

I wonder what the next buzz word they'll slap in front of AI to make it sound exciting next? "Generative" as if it's creating its own content. Lol.

Cacabunga41d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo41d ago

i have a better idea .. why the whole exec team doesn't get replaced by chat bots ?

just_looken41d ago

Though i agree the ai thing is already in other forms of media there have been ai translations/scripts/voice over and even full ai commercials aired on tv. Ubisoft has created a ai game creator story/vo/music except the building of the game

The new unreal engine has auto terrain creation tools

In the world of greed in which it is winning without any major blow back ai is our future.

everyone want's biden dead on the mic or a criminal instead of a woman and now we are getting ai everything because no one will stop watching/playing ai created media.

GamerRN41d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199240d ago

Exactly EA are just pure evil. When they are beating Bank of America to be voted the worst company to work for that’s saying a lot

Good thing I don’t buy their games day one and wait for deep deep sale years after launch (the select few games I am actually interested in)

Gaming is making so much money yet the greed of these companies is never ending

CEO’s and people on board making millions yet cutting jobs to those who are actually making the products

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Knightofelemia42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

EA is still a shady shitty company even with or without the help of Skynet. All they will use AI for is new ways to milk loot boxes and come up with the same sports title with a different year on the label. They are one company I truly do hate with a passion. They single handedly ruined some great franchise with their death touch. ME, Dead Space, Alice Returns, Dante's Inferno.

Stuart575641d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

I knew it. Wonder what AI salary looks like? Nothing.

ChasterMies41d ago

I having a feeling that most of the layoffs in the industry are based on the idea that AI will do the same job for less.

DarXyde40d ago

Very likely, yes.

Made worse by the fact that the execs aren't changing their compensations.

My deepest fear at this point is that we are now in the capitalism endgame.

At this point, we really should just burn AI to the ground. Executives cannot be trusted to do the right thing.
How are those people expected to support families if everything gets automated?

Barlos41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

And take away creativity, and people's jobs as we've been seeing. Got it.

No thanks. I want my games created by people, not AI.

CobraKai41d ago

Exactly. If or when games start becoming more AI than people, im done with gaming. AI and companies like EA can suck donkey d***k.

just_looken41d ago

Though i agree remember this is no ps3/360 era were we got up to 3 games in one generation from on developer like gears/halo/bioware/sony/ms

The people today are pro esg/sweet baby for the most part AAA gaming is imploding right now.

We should be stepping back re evaluate everything as a whole this year xmen 97 written/directed by a woman that is nuts and its also being made by a group reshaping bodies to be less sexual like wtf. A dam famous cartoon from the 90's is being rebuilt with millions spent to be worse in everyway.

Gaming/movies/tv shows made today are worse than what we had 7years ago ai won't change this but that ai is also being made by these groups so either way we are screwed.
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Eonjay41d ago

Don't be of afraid of women. Sexy characters in games and movies still exist. Got my Stellar Blade on preorder!!! Everything all the time doesn't need to be sexual...that's stupid, childish and dull.

Chocoburger41d ago (Edited 41d ago )

EA doesn't want to lose their title of worst gaming company ever, always trying their best to remain the champs!
What's sad is that they have so much potential to be a decent publisher.

SSX Tricky / SSX 3
Def Jam Vendetta / Fight for New York
NBA Street
NFL Steet
Mirror's Edge
Bad Company
Burnout 3 / 4 / 5

Remember when EA used to be awesome? It's all over with now. Unpolished, if not out-right broken games these days. Endless monetization and gambling in their sports games, and let's not forget wasting hours of your life trying to unlock characters or equipment using "surprise boxes!"

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EA And Sony Layoffs, Entertainment News And More Skewedcast

Gareth, Justin, and JoeyZ look at Layoff news for EA and Sony and reasons behind the downturn in the industry and more.

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EA - Continuing to evolve our business and teams

EA CEO Andrew Wilson writes: "In this time of change, we expect these decisions to impact approximately 5 percent of our workforce. I understand this will create uncertainty and be challenging for many who have worked with such dedication and passion and have made important contributions to our company. While not every team will be impacted, this is the hardest part of these changes, and we have deeply considered every option to try and limit impacts to our teams. Our primary goal is to provide team members with opportunities to find new roles and paths to transition onto other projects. Where that’s not possible, we will support and work with each colleague with the utmost attention, care, and respect. Communicating these impacts has already begun and will be largely completed by early next quarter."

LG_Fox_Brazil49d ago

All the big ones doing the same stuff. Terrible. I just hope that all these people are able to get a new job as soon as possible, God know that it is horrible to be left jobless when you have your kids or your parents depending on your financial help

Jin_Sakai49d ago (Edited 49d ago )

2024 so far.

Feb ’28 Electronic Arts (EA) 670 (5%)
Feb ’24 PlayStation 900 (8%)
Feb ’24 Vice Media Group Several hundred
Feb ’24 Buzzfeed 16%
Feb ’24 NowThis 26 (50%)
Feb ’24 Paramount Global 800 (3%)
Feb ’24 SiriusXM 160 (3%)
Feb ’24 Snapchat 10%
Jan ’24 TechCrunch 8 + subscription product
Jan ’24 U.K.’s Channel 4 200
Jan ’24 Business Insider 8%
Jan ’24 Microsoft Gaming 1,900
Jan ’24 Riot Games 530
Jan ’24 Sports Illustrated Possibly all
Jan ’24 YouTube 100
Jan ’24 Pitchfork (Conde Nast) Undisclosed
Jan ’24 Universal Music Group Hundreds
Jan ’24 Discord 17%
Jan ’24 NBC News 50-100
Jan ’24 Audible 5%
Jan ’24 Google Hundreds
Jan ’24 Amazon Hundreds
Jan ’24 Duolingo 10%
Jan ’24 VideoAmp 20%

DATA AS OF FEB. 28, 2024

outsider162449d ago

Is it possible maybe this whole ai thing is in play?

just_looken48d ago

Another long list that skips over UPS cutting 12,000 jobs those workers as we know work without ac low pay and old box trucks but that company had to cut 12k jobs do too loosing billions of dollars year 2 year.

https://edition.cnn.com/202...

The greed and lack of transparency/oversight is disgusting.

Ups are still making bang but not enough for a golden boat fleet.

Remember we all use ups at some time even stuff in our stores this is going to be a huge issue gong forward i know in my area they removed half the state ups stores northern half least population got some 3rd party running packages now from minivans.

Sonic188148d ago

When I explan this I get called a troll 🤔 like wtf

thorstein48d ago

@just_looken

UPS is a different story altogether.

They are paying the people doing the actual work/ earning the money more and eliminating management.

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CrimsonWing6949d ago (Edited 49d ago )

You do realize around this time this happens all throughout many industries (not just the game industry), right? It has to do with taxes for these major companies, like tax subsidies for downsizing. You want to know a little secret? Around May or so you’ll see a spike in hiring…

It blows my mind that people are oblivious to corporate workings.

Andrew33649d ago

So over 25 huge companies cut jobs every year like this and it only got noticed this time?

CrimsonWing6949d ago (Edited 49d ago )

@Andrew336

Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Google it up if you’re uninformed of how corporations work. Only gamers seem to live in a bubble and when they see things like crunch, acquisitions, and lay-offs they act like this is the only industry it happens to and how shocked they are about it.

Welcome to the real world, kid.

thorstein48d ago (Edited 48d ago )

EA CEO Wilson's total compensation was 20 million. Let's take away 19 million (I'm sure he can survive on 1 million.... somehow).

1 million is the salary of an in the chair developer @100,000 for 10 years.

He could earn 1 million a year.

And save the jobs of 15 in the chair devs for A DECADE (plus benefits) with ONE YEAR'S compensation.

RhinoGamer8849d ago

No Executive accountability or firings I see...

just_looken48d ago

Do not worry they will take over 40mill say sorry then get hired by playstation or xbox

blackblades48d ago

I heard Japan does it better, they do layoffs like what's happening with companies in the west. The higher ups also being agreeing to to lower there own salary. These MFs like jim and Phil isnt gonna do that they want that $

Sonic188149d ago

Like I said earlier, this is happening all around the gaming industry.

Petebloodyonion49d ago

The point I feel is problematic about all of this is that focusing on Owned Ip means more sequels, remasters and more of what was selling last year.

TheColbertinator49d ago

EA is certainly among the worst,if not the worst

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