.. Dollars in sales, that is. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 grossed $1 billion in sales in just 16 days, Activision said earlier today. According to the publisher, it has become the first entertainment property to eclipse 2009 movie Avatar’s 17 day $1 billion record. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said: “Engagement of our …
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DICE have revealed what to expect in the next Battlefield 3 patch, and they’re making all the right noises as far as the community is concerned. Here’s what they had to say: So, Volume Two of the Future Balance Changes. We’ve recently updated with patches that have changed some balance items, and the community has …
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Modern Warfare 3 may have continued the annual Call of Duty trend of breaking entertainment sales records, but that doesn’t mean Battlefield 3 failed to win market share from the FPS genre king. That’s according to EA chief operating officer Peter Moore, who told IndustryGamers he believes the company has carved itself a piece of …
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DICE has confirmed that they have made a number of ‘super charged’ improvements to the Server Browser for Battlefield 3 on PC. New features include the reintroduction of server queuing, new browser options, country filters and more. Ironically, this news comes as PS3 gamers find their Server Browser isn’t playing nice with the just-released Back …
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DICE today launched the Back to Karkand expansion for the PS3 version of Battlefield 3, which arrived alongside a new gameplay trailer showing off the re-imagined Wake Island map – and a few “issues with the server browser”, according to an EA update. “Please use the Quick Match filter settings to pick the Back to …
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GameSpot have posted two new Battlefield 3: Back at Karkand videos showing Strike at Karkand, Wake Island and Gulf of Oman. Back to Karkand is coming out for Playstation 3 owners tomorrow (Dec 6th) and December 13th for PC and Xbox 360.
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DICE and EA have announced that the next HUGE Battlefield 3 update for PC is just about ready to roll out. DICE’s Mikael Kalms states the 2 GB update will be released Tuesday, December 6th around 8am GMT / 12am PST / 3am EST. They had this to say: Hi all, We will release an …
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Activision has released another Modern Warfare 3 live-action trailer starring Sam Worthington and Jonah Hill, and it’s better than the first, but a little rude! Warning: Contains very strong language.
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Hot on the heels of the Clans & Tournaments update, Splash Damage have announced that the PC version of Brink is currently completely free to play on Steam. You’ll be able to enjoy the full game including all of the new clan features until this Sunday at 9 PM UK time. Better yet, Brink, the …
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DICE has announced the Battlefield 3 “Back To Karkand” DLC will be released on December 6th exclusively for the PlayStation 3. It will be released on the PC and Xbox 360 a week later on December 13th. Anyone who pre-ordered the game will get it for free, otherwise it’s $14.99 (£10). “Back To Karkand” will …
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Valve have announced that the closed beta for Counter Strike: Global Offensive has officially gone live today. Valve had delayed the CS:GO closed beta, which missed its previously planned October launch window, to implement improvements to the game. Valve’s Chet Faliszek said at the time that the beta had been pushed back “a bit” following …
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Three new previews and footage of Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand were released today with video of a fan favorite map, Wake Island. Get your German dictionary out, or just watch the pictures! The last one is in English.
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Following last week’s large PC patch, EA has released a major update for Battlefield 3 on PS3, with an Xbox 360 version to arrive shortly. Weighing in at 700MB+, the update introduces weapon and vehicle damage tweaks, the ability to spot explosives, spawn protection in Conquest, a whole squad system revamp and much more. Here …
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EA chief financial officer Eric Brown has announced Battlefield has sold 8 million copies. Speaking at the Baird Technology Conference, Brown revealed EA has managed to sell 5 million during its first week on sale in late October. Brown also announced that the publisher has now shipped 12 million copies of the game to retailers, …
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EA has released a new trailer for Battlefield 3′s Back to Karkand expansion pack. At least, it’s newISH. Focusing on the re-imagined Gulf of Oman map, the gameplay movie reveals a number of vehicles you will be able to strap yourself into come December. The three combat vehicles returning from Battlefield 2 in Back to …
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