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A report on Reuters says that following recent events like the Newtown school shooting, and the controversy over the company's relationship with arms manufacturers, Electronic Arts has made the decision to stop paying for the rights to use real weapons in its video games.

I sure wasn't expecting there to be any pretty, pretty rainbows in Battlefield 4, but from this new screenshot released by EA, it looks like there'll be at least one. And aw, look at that, it's got a flower, too! And Michael "Omar" K. Williams' character, holding a huge machine gun.

Earlier this year, Battlefield producer Daniel Matros and former colleague Tim Kjell set up something called Charitystream. The idea was simple: stream games online, raise money for charity. It's a noble goal, yeah, but it's also something countless others are engaged in.

Sure, you could opt to use an aircraft's weapons when in an aircraft. Or, you can use the altitude to your advantage as a sniper, as sSantzuu does here in Battlefield 3. One of these options is more impressive, if not more dangerous than the other!

Before you skip everything in this video and run straight to the comments, understand the question: Many (not "most"; not "all") shooter video games feature licensed, real-world firearms. Gunmakers are compensated for the appearance of their brands as much as the NFL Players Association is paid for its members appearing…

This isn't a Battlefield moment—it's obvious that most of this is staged by YouTube user Lupey19. And yet that doesn't matter at all. That's just how awesome this video is; it practically looks like an action movie once it gets going.

Atlanta-based artist Emily Lemay, AKA yamelme, does minimalist posters. She does them really well. She's done a whole series based on video games, in fact—from the Witcher to Far Cry. This is only a small sampling of her work, so make sure to visit her DeviantArt page to take a look at what else there is.

When Battlefield 4 was officially unveiled last week, the only release timeframe given was "Fall". Microsoft's Xbox 360 blog is being a lot more specific.

EA just released this enormous 17-minute gameplay demonstration of Battlefield 4's singleplayer campaign.