Battlefield: Hardline Delayed To 2015
The next Battlefield game will no longer be out this fall—EA announced today that they've delayed Hardline to next year.
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Anti-Cheating Software Is Wrongfully Banning Battlefield 3 Players
Battlefield 3 players have been running into some renewed performance issues as of late, ones that are related to the 2011 shooter's third-party anti-cheating software.
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You have an extra week to play the beta of Battlefield Hardline. The preview test of EA's upcoming cops-vs-robbers FPS was supposed to end this Thursday but the publisher just announced that they're extending it it until June 26.
What Does Battlefield Hardline Have That Battlefield 4 Doesn't?
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Battlefield Hardline is still a long way off, but we can get a look at what's different from Battlefield 4 in this video from Levelcapgaming. Ziplines! Grappling hooks! Tasers!
The Funniest Battlefield Glitch Returns In Hardline
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Different game, different developer, same glitch. It just wouldn't be a Battlefield game without stretchy neck man.
Watch The Battlefield Hardline Beta In Action
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Yesterday at E3, EA announced that Hardline, the latest installment of the Battlefield franchise, would be in open beta immediately. So there's already plenty of cops, robbers, and helicopters to see.
Can't Get Into The Battlefield: Hardline Beta? Watch It Instead.
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Electronic Arts didn't do a great job keeping its new Battlefield game a secret in the lead-up to this year's E3. But that doesn't make the new gameplay trailer any less exciting. Here's six minutes of footage from Battlefield: Hardline's cops-and-robbers themed shooting:
The Battlefield: Hardline Beta Is Live Now
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EA just dropped a bombshell on Battlefield fans in the middle of its E3 press conference. The game launches on October 21st, but you can sign up for the beta which launches today. Update: EA says that it's no longer accepting new players "for now," but you can still put yourself on the wait list here.
EA Just Can't Keep The Next Battlefield Game A Secret [UPDATE]
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I'm sure a few months back EA had a nice, clear marketing scheme laid out for its next Battlefield game, Hardline. A scheme that's now in tatters. [UPDATE - EA has now released the trailer officially]
That netcode-fixing Battlefield 4 patch is going public this week, DICE says. It's out today for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360, and it'll be live later in the week for PS4 and Xbox One. More specific details on the Battlefield blog.
New Battlefield Game's Footage Leaks. It Has POLICE BIKES.
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YouTube user Freddy Dance has posted what he claims to be footage from a beta for the upcoming Battlefield: Hardline. You know. The Battlefield game with cops in it.
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The big Battlefield news this week was about Hardline, but EA doesn't want you think that means it's forgotten about Battlefield 4. Longtime series developer Karl Magnus Troedsson wrote a blog post yesterday assuring fans of the still-struggling online multiplayer shooter that DICE will "continue to improve the BF4…
Gunshots And Explosions Make For Great Music
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Youtubers JackFrags and Boyinaband worked together to make a song exclusively from Battlefield sound effects, and I really like the result.
Battlefield 3 Is Free On PC Right Now
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Get it while it lasts. You can download the game for free on EA's Origin until June 3.
That leaked Battlefield: Hardline video is six months old and was for an internal company meeting, says EA exec Steve Papoutsis. The man in charge of Visceral Games also says that Hardline will be coming out this fall. More to come at E3.
Leaked Battlefield: Hardline Trailer Shows Multiplayer, Single-Player
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Well, the existence of a new cops-vs-robbers Battlefield game got leaked yesterday. Today, an in-depth trailer showing gameplay, plot and multiplayer details for Battlefield: Hardline has surfaced.
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You can now buy upgrades in Battlefield 4. If you're jumping back into the game to try out the CTE or see how it's working, you can skip leveling up by purchasing battlepacks directly.
Report: Next Battlefield Game Is Cops Versus Robbers
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The next entry in EA's premiere shooter franchise—coming for last- and current-gen platforms—will reportedly be called Battlefield: Hardline. The 2014 release will put players in the middle of armed conflict where it will be cops and criminals fighting each other.