David Hinkle at Joystiq writes:
"Part of me wonders why EA even bothered showing off Battlefield 3: Aftershock at a recent event in San Francisco, a planned universal app for iOS devices. It's in a pre-alpha state, with just three different maps and placeholder graphics, and some very rough gameplay on offer during my time with it.
But the potential places Battlefield 3: Aftershock could go have me genuinely excited for what might be.
Despite the initial misgivings following the beta testing phase of Battlefield 3 – and it’s wholly disappointing campaign mode – there is a core audience still heavily involved in the videogame’s online multiplayer across three platforms. Premium priced season passes, server rental systems and an inordinate amount of hacks and cheats couldn’t deter these demanding gamers, and so the forthcoming release of a new downloadable content (DLC) pack is unlikely to be anything other than a success story. That Aftermath just happens to be the first step into a rewrite of the multiplayer scenario only sweetens the deal.
EA has announced that the mobile Battlefield 3 game: Aftershock, won't be returning to the iOS App Store. Game servers will be shut down on March 31.
The iOS spinoff Battlefield 3: Aftershock was abruptly removed from the App Store last month, when EA decided to "re-evaluate" the app following complaints about its quality. It has since been re-evaluated to death.
As if developing a Battlefield game for iOS would be a good addition to the series...
