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Battlefield 4 Will Let You Use Your Second Monitor or Laptop as a Mini-Map

MP1st - According to DICE, the new and improved Battlelog being introduced in Battlefield 4 won’t only support dual-screen usage on tablets or other hand-held devices, but your second monitor and laptop as well.

dcj05243920d ago

So much for the wii u gamepad.

MrWonderful3920d ago (Edited 3920d ago )

Or the vita and Xbox smart glass

jaymart2k3920d ago

I'd rather have a 2nd screen with built-in buttons like Wii U.

You don't have to juggle between 2 devices.

MidnytRain3920d ago

You don't need to juggle, you just need to move your eyes, lol.

jaymart2k3919d ago

wow MidnytRain, your tablets front camera reads your eye positions to navigate the menus.

Where do I get one of those tablets?

Timesplitter143920d ago (Edited 3920d ago )

...which would be very impractical.

It's much better to have the map on your main screen so you can look at it while playing. Without having to look away

HammadTheBeast3920d ago

I don't know why you got disagrees, who really needs a 20"+ mini map lol? Kind of defeats the purpose of keeping it mini.

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glennco3920d ago

Or both. A large version of the mini map would still be very useful when you have the time.

Mkai283920d ago

Hahaha, you mean when you camp..

tubers3920d ago

This would be great for dual/3ple monitor setups but still depends on your peripheral vision.

Nafon3920d ago

I feel like PC gamers with two monitors right next to each other will be the only ones who will use this more than once. having a short proximity map in the corner of your screen and a full overview on the screen millimeters away would be very useful. This would never replace the mini-map in the bottom left corner, as it isn't designed to.

FragMnTagM3920d ago

I don't understand how that would be impractical...

If you prop it up anywhere next to your monitor, that could give you a huge advantage. Even on my 55" TV it is hard to see the minimap. If I can have a minimap that is 20" next to my 27" PC monitor, that would be friggin awesome.

princejb1343920d ago

This is why I'm planning to tape my tablet next to my TV so I won't have any problems viewing the map

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ChippyDee3920d ago

That could possibly be used for commander mode aswell.

QuanManChu3920d ago

SMH.... EA.... tsk tsk. Really now? Really? Just put it on Wii U already, you know you want to.

GreenRanger3920d ago

If you take your eyes off the screen while playing multiplayer on a FPS, you're dead!

Mister_V3920d ago

What if... you projected the mini map on the wall behind you're monitor. THAT would be pretty fantastic.

Donnieboi3920d ago

But...wouldn't the monitor block your view of the map?

Anyway, I think MS showed off something like that with some kind of projector, but they scrapped it (obviously due to costs).

MidnytRain3920d ago

Not if your monitor was set low and the map sat above it. I'm pretty sure a hardcore fan'll be able to pull it off nicely.

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Battlefield 1, Hardline, BF4 Servers Are Being Taken Offline by Cheaters; EA Silent on Issue

Cheaters & hackers have been causing grief on Battlefield 1, Hardline & BF4 servers, with nonstop DDoS attacks among other things. Unfortunately, EA has remained silent about it.

-Foxtrot752d ago

Course they are silent, they are hoping people flock to 2042

gamesftw250751d ago

Maybe it was a inside job then haha.

jeromeface750d ago

wouldnt be the first time, titanfall 1+2 anyone?

PapaBop751d ago

Not even if they paid me.. EA always do this with old games with less money potential, if this was Ultimate Team, they'd address and sort it faster than stories could spread. Why invest time in their products when they will just dump it in the following years? Then again EA never could see the forest for the trees.

Inverno751d ago

I imagine after those games were given out for free a couple months back through Amazon, anything that makes people go to 2042 is a plus for them

XiNatsuDragnel752d ago

They want people to go on 2042. My theory

excaliburps751d ago

Nah. I think they can't do anything about it or they want to sink money into fixing it.

Pudge102888751d ago (Edited 751d ago )

EA owns all BF servers so yes, they can do something about it but they refuse to because they dont want ppl playing their old games instead of the new one. Its EA we’re talking about here

pr33k33751d ago

if this happened in 2042, they'd have something to say. which is weird, considering battlefield 1 has more players on steam right now.

Pudge102888751d ago

Its so obvious that EA is doing this or hired ppl to mess up the games so that we’d be forced to have just 1 Battlefield working.

FPS_D3TH751d ago

Honestly it’s probably the devs themselves. They did an update to bf4 way back that kinda made assault rifles doo doo in hopes that people would flock to BF1 cuz BF4 was too perfect

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5 Great Shooter Games on Xbox Game Pass

The shooter genre is one of the most beloved videogame genres in the gaming community, and rightfully so. From DOOM Eternal to Battlefield 4, passing through The Outer Worlds, the Xbox Game Pass has a lot to offer when it comes to amazing shooter experiences. Come check out some great shooter games available on Xbox Game Pass!

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MadLad766d ago

There's a bunch of great shooters on gamepass; both legacy and new.

A recommendation I have is a work in progress preview title called Anacrusis. It's a lot of fun, and has a cool aesthetic.

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5 Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess

KeenGamer: "Sometimes a game starts out as a buggy mess and we all just stop and think, “that definitely could have spent a bit more time in the oven”. This is the case for these 5 games which infamously marked their place in recent game memory."

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KingofBandits858d ago

"Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess - A Bethesda and CD ProjektRed tale"