star wars battlefront ii
Ubisoft and EA deprecate a dozen multiplayer games, including Star Wars Battlefront II of ‘pride and accomplishment’ fame
You can either chalk it up to the inescapable march of time and technology, shrug indifferently that older games are just dust in the...
Not So Massively: Checking the pulse of Star Wars Battlefront II
As I am someone who is at best lukewarm to the Star Wars franchise, nearly as ambivalent toward shooters, and almost entirely uninterested in...
EA adds new Origin Access premier membership that includes Anthem head start
Do you trust EA with your money? Want to do so on a regular basis? Then you are set up and primed for the...
EA is fixing Star Wars Battlefront II’s monetization mess (again): It won’t be selling lockboxes
Don't call it a victory - nobody wins forever in the Star Wars universe - but there's still reason to cheer in Star Wars...
Rumor: Disney eyes Ubisoft and Activision to take over Star Wars video game IP
Raise your hand if you're a little tired of Electronic Arts' handling of the Star Wars video game franchise since its acquisition in 2013....
EA caught in lie over Star Wars Battlefront II customization, brings lootbox madness to UFC 3
Among the controversy of EA's pay-to-win lockboxes in Star Wars Battlefront II emerges a rather reasonable question: Why didn't the studio create and use...
Red Dead Redemption publisher president defends lockboxes
Not everyone in the video game industry is shying away from lockboxes or denouncing them outright. Take-Two Interactive President Karl Slatoff took the side...
EA lockbox debacle wipes out billions in stock as SuperData forecasts regulation
It looks as though the rebels may have defeated the empire -- or at least struck a mighty blow to give the latter pause.
CNBC...
Raph Koster on the cost of making games from the industry side
All of this talk about the price of making games and the price of playing games thanks to Star Wars: Battlefront II has meant...
Belgium seeks to ban lockboxes as gambling, plus Hawaii and France weigh in
Capping off the Great Star Wars Battlefront II Fiasco of November, Belgium's Gambling Commission and the Dutch Gaming Authority both began investigating lootboxes/lockboxes to determine whether...
Star Wars Battlefront II lockbox controversy prompted Disney intervention
To put it simply, it has not been the best of weeks for Electronic Arts, DICE, or Star Wars Battlefront II.
The publisher's decision to...
EA disables all Star Wars Battlefront 2 microtransaction crud – for now
Whenever you see a studio call fans "passionate," it's almost always shorthand for "rioting with pitchforks and torches." Guess what Star Wars Battlefront 2's...
Star Wars Battlefront 2: The AMA, Wall Street, and the Belgian gambling commission
In case you ever wanted to sniff the distinct scent of internet dumpster fire, you probably should've gone to the Star Wars Battlefront II...
EA drops the costs of heroes – and reward payouts – in Star Wars: Battlefront II by 75%
Don't be too proud of the barrier to entry you've constructed; the ability to make in-game unlocks incredibly expensive is insignificant next to the...
EA claims Star Wars Battlefront II’s business model aims to ‘provide players with a sense of pride and accomplishment’
Some awards, you do not want to win. The Darwin award, for example. Or "worst business model of the year." Or "most downvoted comment...
E3 2017: Hands-on with Star Wars Battlefront 2
Electronic Arts' pre-E3 event, EA Play, this past weekend afforded us not only the chance to scope out the details of what's new with Star...
