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Battlefield 4 Premium sales top 1.6 million

EA has revealed that Battlefield 4 Premium subscription sales have topped 1.6 million -- but did not reveal sales of the actual game.

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Chanogram3749d ago

Good for EA and DICE. They will get one more premium sale when they fix ALL the issues from launch. Its a lot better than it was a month ago, but it's still not perfect.

ichdich3749d ago (Edited 3749d ago )

can't believe people actually buy this.

DICE need to die. They only know how to release broken games.

its not releted to EA

DarthJay3749d ago

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OMG you were serious? This is so wildly incorrect it is hilarious. Have you even played a DICE game? If you say yes, I won't believe you. Yeah, criticism of BF4 is 100% fair and I've been at the front of that pack, but I have over 3000 hours of time invested in BF2, 1943, BC, BC2 and BF3 and I can assure you, you don't know what you're talking about.

SolidDuck3749d ago

I bought premium. Online mp on battlefield is the best mp. The only online mp that was better to me was socom 1 and 2. And there not around anymore. I get u might not like it, but it's totally worth it to me. And it's not perfect but it's running pretty dang good on ps4 now.

csreynolds3749d ago

And I wonder how many of these Premium owners are now wishing they'd saved themselves £40...

Majin-vegeta3749d ago

Go to Battlelog you'll see plenty of forum posts with people asking for refunds xD.

Mr7Beans3749d ago

They want a refund after playing more than 100 hours, this makes me chuckle. and who even pay that much for premium? i bought it in half of that price.

sprinterboy3749d ago

I got a refund from GAME UK and got acbf instead, don't get me wrong I will give DICE and EA a free pass this time as it's new hardware but if the SP and MP is screwed again then I will never buy a product from them again

csreynolds3748d ago (Edited 3748d ago )

@Mr7Beans:

Have they played more than 100 hours on China Rising and/or Second Assault, benefiting from all the bonuses that come with Premium (XP events, exclusive items etc.)? Unlikely. Therefore, they have the right to ask for a refund.

Also, Premium is £40 RRP in the UK. I doubt you purchased it for less, unless you acquired a code by, ahem, "other" means.

malokevi3749d ago

I'm happy. Though, itching for the next batch of maps.

n4rc3749d ago

I'm happy with it.. Had no intentions of buying it after 3 unused dlc packs in bf3.. But I've been having a blast with it and I even converted a couple cod friends Lol

No regrets here.. Its my most played game

Bdxxacjkfs3749d ago

I have the normal Game but not this Premium thing. I will never buy it.

DeadlyFire3747d ago

I just wait a year. EA slashes the price to $20 which is the best deal really.

Lubu3749d ago

This premium member is still waiting for second assault.

n4rc3749d ago

Crap.. Really? That sucks..

They are pretty well done IMO.. Hopefully you get it soon

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EA to Spend Billions Boosting Share Prices After Mass Layoffs

EA has announced it will engage in a shareholder-pleasing share buyback program just a couple of months after mass layoffs at the studio.

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Yi-Long2d ago

Well, anything to make those shareholders happy, I guess. They're all that matters in this industry nowadays.

badboyz092d ago (Edited 2d ago )

EA stocks haven't been profitable in over 5yrs. They better hope Take-two don't get the FIFA license lol.

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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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thorstein65d 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.

Cacabunga65d ago

EA is already dying a painful death..

peppeaccardo65d ago

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

just_looken65d 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.

GamerRN65d ago

Maybe they should just focus on making good games?

Just a thought...

Kiryu199264d 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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Knightofelemia65d ago (Edited 65d 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.

Stuart575665d ago

EA layoffs followed by 'Generative AI to Drive Monetization'

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

ChasterMies65d 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.

DarXyde64d 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?

Barlos65d ago (Edited 65d 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.

CobraKai65d 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_looken65d 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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Eonjay64d 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.

Chocoburger65d ago (Edited 65d 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.