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Tuesday21st Aug 2018
Gamescom 2018 Battlefield V Open Beta Rolls onto PS4 in Early September
Pre-orders get it earlier
EA and DICE have announced that the Battlefield V open beta will blast onto the scene in the near future. "The Open Beta will showcase the soon-to-be-iconic Rotterdam map on Conquest mode as well as the Arctic Fjord map on both Conquest and Grand Operations," the press release reads. "Soon-to-be-iconic"? Bloody hell. It'll...
Thursday16th Aug 2018
News Battlefield V's Explosive New Trailer Teases Battle Royale Mode
Ring of fire
We said yesterday that Battlefield V's Gamescom trailer would be bombastic, and here it is, featuring all the explosions you could possibly squeeze into two minutes. It looks visually stunning and chaotic on a grand scale -- something of a series trademark. Perhaps the most notable thing about this trailer, however, is the last 20...
Wednesday15th Aug 2018
News Battlefield V Gamescom Trailer Explodes onto the Scene Tomorrow
"Devastation is coming"
Oh yeah, Battlefield V is on the way this October. It's difficult to keep track of all these big, end-of-year releases, as 2018's last few months are absolutely stacked. Anyway, DICE's World War 2 shooter looks set to appear at Gamescom 2018, as its trailer is being teased ahead of time. That's right, a brand new trailer...
Wednesday13th Jun 2018
News EA Gives the Middle Finger to Those Against Women in Battlefield V
"Accept it or don't buy the game"
You may have noticed the backlash to Battlefield V regarding the game's inclusion of women. Using the hashtag #NotMyBattlefield, passionate fans have been making their distaste for this abundantly clear, calling it "historically inaccurate". EA has now made its stance on the matter in an interview with Gamasutra at...
Saturday9th Jun 2018
E3 2018 Check Out Battlefield V Multiplayer in New Trailer
Boom
As you might've expected, Battlefield V received an explosive new trailer during EA's E3 2018 press conference. You can view it above. Focusing on the multiplayer side of the game, the trailer showcases the variety of vehicles, the impressive destruction, and the ability to move around weapon emplacements. As ever, it looks visually stunning...
E3 2018 Battlefield V to Include Battle Royale Mode
Of course
During its brief showing on the stage at EA Play, developers from DICE confirmed that Battlefield V will include a Battle Royale mode, because of course it will. DICE says that Royale will be "unlike anything you've played before", as it brings Battlefield's "core pillars of destruction, team play, and vehicles" to the popular mode...
Wednesday23rd May 2018
News Battlefield V Leaves Season Pass and Pay-to-Win in the Trenches
Returns to World War 2 on 19th October
EA just wrapped up Battlefield V’s awful reveal stream, which made last week’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 showcase look like a masterpiece. In truth, we’re not sure why the publisher decided to put this show on at all: it hired out a fancy set purely to put three awkward looking devs on stage for 30...
Tuesday22nd May 2018
News Battlefield V Teaser Trailer All But Confirms World War II Setting
In case there was any doubt
Battlefield V, or Battlefield 5 as some sites have taken to naming it, will be officially unveiled later this week – and in order to amp up enthusiasm, publisher EA has released a teensy snippet of footage to get you in the mood. You can watch all 10 seconds below: While it doesn’t show much other than a grizzled...
Wednesday16th May 2018
News Battlefield V Reveal Will Be Livestreamed on 23rd May
V for victory
Battlefield V, the next instalment in the first-person franchise, will be revealed live on 23rd May. You’ll be able to tune in live from 13:00 PT, with comedian Trevor Noah taking on hosting duties. And that’s really the sum of what we know so far. Rumours recently suggested that Battlefield V may have a Battle Royale mode,...
Thursday19th Apr 2018
Rumour Battlefield V Has a Battle Royale Prototype in the Works
Of course
Hot on the heels of reports coming out of Activision that Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII will have a Battle Royale mode in lieu of its traditional single player campaign, word is that DICE is scurrying to get in on the gold rush, too. According to Games Beat, citing “someone with knowledge of the studio”, the Swedish developer already...
Thursday1st Mar 2018
Rumour Battlefield 2 Will Take Series to the Trenches of World War II
Update: It may be called Battlefield V, actually
In perhaps the most depressingly obvious rumour of 2018 thus far, Venture Beat is reporting that the next entry in DICE’s ridiculously popular first-person shooter franchise will be named Battlefield 2. And yes, it’ll be set during World War 2. Does this mean that 2020’s inevitable Battlefield 3...
