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Battlefield 4 reveals first image from BF4 site, “Land” teaser released

DICE's first-ever image from the official BF4 site revealed along with the "Prepare 4 Battle: Land" trailer.

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HammadTheBeast4043d ago

I hate EA, but love Battlefield. Guess I'm getting it if it's good, but it better be pretty amazing.

a_squirrel4042d ago (Edited 4042d ago )

If it weren't for EA as much as you hate them, a LOT of game developers wouldn't have gotten the funding for the games they make. So OF COURSE THEIR JOB IS TO MAKE MONEY. They do it through marketing and proper investing.

WarThunder4042d ago

Make a Russian campaign in BF4 and i will buy it.

MestreRothN4G4042d ago

Another nice image shows trucks, lots of trucks:
http://i.imgur.com/XLQpRxP....

=P

SantistaUSA4042d ago

lol thanks for the laugh! :-P

-Superman-4042d ago

I really hope its going to be just like Battlefield 2.
Command, big ships, and also submarines from Battlefield 1942. BIG MAPS, MORE PLAYERS = WIN

Flavor4042d ago

the last game was the exact opposite of what you wanted, so what makes you think they will switch gears now? It's deep inside dudebro gimpware territory now.

JasonKCK4043d ago

I would love to get this game if EA didnt screw me over with Sim City.

Rockefellow4043d ago

That's a great attitude to have if you want to spite yourself. This is a wholly different developer who tends to care about their fans (just look at the quality DLC released for BF3-- way better than all of CoD's DLC for the past few years).

Of course, if this comes out and has microtransactions for bullets in the middle of combat, then we've got a problem.

JasonKCK4043d ago

Still published by EA and EA is resposible for the Sim City crap I paid for but cant play. U can say I have a bad attitude but, after the microtransactions, day 1 on disc dlc, drm, online passes, no support after most realeses, and the money I wasted on Sim City. I feel I have legit reasons not to trust EA.

TheXonySbox4043d ago

Buying BF4 puts $$$ into EA's pockets; jason has sound logic.

Rockefellow flawed fanboy logic; this is why bad companies can survive.

Lisica4043d ago

What if it comes with always-online DRM and server problems?

It's still EA, man.

Rockefellow4043d ago

Yes, TheXonySbot... I have flawed fanboy logic. Let me let you in on a little secret: it doesn't pay to be a fanboy of ANY company. I like some of the games EA puts out, so I buy them. I don't even personally like Battlefield, but I recognize the value of it to many other people.

Buying BF4 puts cash in EA's pocket, sure-- and they'll go on to use that cash to make a lot of other potentially great investments. I've gotten quite a few EA published titles over the years that I've never had a single problem with, from Dead Space to Need for Speed, Rock Band to Shadows of the Damned.

And you know what? It also puts money in the developer's pockets-- the people who make the games you enjoy. And, if people purchase the GOOD games from EA, there's plenty of incentive to put more of them out. There's no doubt that EA has learned from this SimCity fiasco, and Maxis will think twice before trying to lie to their consumers again.

If that's "fanboy" logic, I'll gladly stick with it. I feel sorry for you and whatever limited, backwards thinking you go by.

Rainstorm814042d ago (Edited 4042d ago )

That's funny same shyt happened with Diablo 3 yet I don't see anyone raising pitchforks and torches against Blizzard....... Or I Don't see anyone blaming Maxis

It's sad cause even when EA does good people only focus on the negative, if BF4 is of high quality like BF3 I'm all in

I thought you guys were gamers, judge each game on its own merit

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MooseWI4043d ago

DICE makes Battlefield, support them, you may be supporting EA at the same time but because of what EA did shouldn't sway you for the quality products DICE puts out.

IK IR Y IP T4043d ago (Edited 4043d ago )

sucks to be u @jasonkck because i bought sim city a week after launch and haven't had one problem with signing on or staying connected maybe u need to learn how to select a diff server because sim cities problems are behind them thats what happens when million people buy the game when it launches servers crash so stop trolling and they just gave me a free 60 dollar game cant complain there and the games u get to choose from are great titles so BF4 is going to be amazing cant wait! people tend to forget that companys need to make money to keep making games !!

JasonKCK4043d ago

What does it matter to you that I dont trust EA? Will my opinion prevent you or anyone else from buying EA games? NO! So let me have my opinion then.

KillrateOmega4043d ago (Edited 4043d ago )

So because you're Sim City experience was crap, you're now refusing to buy any games from EA, even if they're from a totally different developer than Sim City and even if it's a game that's basically guaranteed to be awesome like BF4. All in some attempt to boycott EA.

I don't like EA and some of their business practices either, but this seems pretty silly tbh...

TemplarDante4043d ago

Sim City =\= Battlefield
Im sorry they screwed you over, sir. But this is the Big Kahuna here. I'd buy Battlefield 4 even if I had bought a copy of Sim City 3 and upon opening it, it jumped up and slapped me.

DeadlyFire4042d ago (Edited 4042d ago )

You have learned to never buy a game on Day 1. Unfortunately it was the hard way. 6 months after is usually best time to buy. Usually there is a discounted price somewhere. Most issues are patched up, and the community either loves or hates it and has spread hate or love about the game all over the internet for you to read.

I would buy Battlefield 4 even if it came with a free copy of Simcity with DRM issues alongside it.

StoneyYoshi4042d ago

dude quit crying over simcity. its working now. go play it. just picked it up wednesday and havent had a single issue.

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Npugz74043d ago

Gonna be the best gamer ever!!!!!

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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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thorstein40d 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.

Cacabunga39d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo39d ago

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

just_looken39d 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.

GamerRN39d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199239d 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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Knightofelemia40d ago (Edited 40d 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.

Stuart575639d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

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

ChasterMies39d 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.

DarXyde39d 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?

Barlos39d ago (Edited 39d 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.

CobraKai39d 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_looken39d 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.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Eonjay39d 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.

Chocoburger39d ago (Edited 39d 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_Brazil47d 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_Sakai47d ago (Edited 47d 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

outsider162447d ago

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

just_looken47d 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.

Sonic188146d ago

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

thorstein46d 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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CrimsonWing6947d ago (Edited 47d 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.

Andrew33647d ago

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

CrimsonWing6947d ago (Edited 47d 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.

thorstein46d ago (Edited 46d 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.

RhinoGamer8847d ago

No Executive accountability or firings I see...

just_looken47d ago

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

blackblades46d 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 $

Sonic188147d ago

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

Petebloodyonion47d 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.

TheColbertinator47d ago

EA is certainly among the worst,if not the worst

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