Talk about game-breaking: apparently, if you happen to have a revivable dead body standing between you and an enemy in Battlefield 4, there's a chance that downed will eat your bullets—or worse, will bounce something dangerous like a grenade or an RPG back into your face.
An Animus workstation screen is one of today's dozen gaming wallpapers:
Watch a Battlefield 4 Megalodon attack from the commander's perspective. Video below:
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The latest Battlefield 4 DLC, Naval Strike, has another secret assignment called "Phantom Trainee". Finding out how to unlock it involved a fake player, morse code, the viking alphabet, and a bunch of other crazy secrets.
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Not only has the Megalodon that everyone was searching for finally been found, but it isn't disappointing in the least. Note how it gracefully explodes when it hits the water.
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The Lego Movie Videogame by Sangreal. One of today's ten gaming wallpapers:
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Frankly, I'm surprised that nerdy condoms like this don't actually exist. Not because I want to use them or anything, but because I'm sure that someone hilariously would.
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Part of what's fun about games with complex systems like Battlefield 4 is seeing what unintended consequences you can create. Stun_Gravy and his friends enjoy doing exactly that, this time by laying land mines ... for a jet.
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Forget shooting. One of the most interesting aspects of Battlefield—aside from the incredible large scale moments you can experience while playing—are all the curious easter eggs and alternate reality games that players keep finding.
The maker of Battlefield 4 has posted another long account of what it is doing to fix problems in the game. "We are working on fixing glitches in your immediate interactions with the game world: the way you move and shoot, the feedback when you're hit, and the way other players' actions are shown on your screen."
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Stun_Gravy took a break from pulling crazy stunts in Battlefield to document a small problem in Battlefield 4's DLC, Second Assault. There are jets, of course, but the runways are too short for them to take off.
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In December, Electronic Arts told us "we're not moving onto future projects or expansions until we sort out all the issues with Battlefield 4". Today, EA announced a new expansion for Battlefield 4.
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Two of EA's biggest games had rough launches last year, and although SimCity seems to be in a stable place right now, the Battlefield 4 issues (and patches) continue—to the point where EA won't work on downloadable content for their shooter until everything is fixed.
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Trains are just unstoppable these days. Just think about Grand Theft Auto V, or in this case, Golmud Railway in Battlefield 4. You can line up anything in front of them, they won't do anything but break the laws of physics.
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Stun_gravy and his friends prove stingers don't need to be in Battlefield 4. The only things you need are a buggy, some C4 planted on its bottom, the mindset of John McClane and patience until an attack helicopter and the perfect moment turn up.
EA continues to roll out fixes for Battlefield 4 on all platforms. Along with a slew of specific problems—like the "friendly marker not always showing when needed to, resulting in players shooting team members"—the latest batch of patches promises to improve the general stability of the game across the board.
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This Battlefield 4 levolution stunt, performed by YouTuber ponylion, must be one of the sneakiest and most difficult yet—detonating C4 on one of the cables holding the tower in place, which whips upwards, blowing up the enemy aircraft. Creative!
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Stun_Gravy and the Action Bastards aren't content to just launch jeeps onto the skyscraper in Battlefield 4, they have to do it during a match and capture the flag with it.
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Not only did Joshino pull off this well-known Battlefield move in Planetside 2, but he made it his last kill to reach Battle Rank 100.
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Censorship is a pervasive issue all across the world, but nowhere is it more evident than it is in China. Here, media content falls under extreme scrutiny before it can be released to the public, and video games are no different.
