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EA Cocks Gun Club

Bang bang! Game publishers Electronic Arts is rolling out “Gun Club”, a rewards program that gives players benefits for doing what they love best: shooting people.


April 20, 2010
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Jetpacks Let You Jump All Over Battlefield Heroes’ New Map

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Battlefield Heroes, the zany, free-to-play combat game from EA DICE has a new map, a new game mode to play on it, and jet packs to get you around it.


March 23, 2010
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EA: We Will Not Charge For “Traditionally Free Game Demos”

Electronic Arts tells Kotaku that while they’re exploring different downloadable game strategies, they do not plan to charge gamers for “traditionally free game demos”.


March 16, 2010
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The Great Battlefield Crossover Experiment

With public interest in free-to-play shooter Battlefield Heroes at critical levels following EA’s controversial changes to the game’s pay structure, the publisher is trying to light a fire under the game with a Battlefield Bad Company crossover.


January 30, 2010

Battlefield Heroes Recruits Vampires & Werewolves After Twilight

When night falls in the free-to-play shooter Battlefield Heroes, out come the creatures of the night with the addition of new vampires and werewolves to the web-based multiplayer shooter.


January 9, 2010
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Would You Be A Pepper For EA DLC?

Starting this week in the US, specially marked 20-ounce bottles of Dr Pepper will contain codes good towards exclusive downloadable content for popular EA games, including The Sims 3, Spore and Mass Effect 2.


December 17, 2009
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Battlefield Heroes Population Swells To Three Million

Despite strong opposition to some of the more recent changes to the game, EA’s free-to-play online shooter Battlefield Heroes continues to draw new players in droves, with a new map released today to celebrate surpassing three mission registered players.


December 2, 2009
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Battlefield Heroes Is Practically Ruined

As a regular player of the game, I’ve had some kind things to say about Battlefield Heroes. As an online game, however, things can change at the drop of a hat. And EA just dropped the hat.


September 28, 2009

The Autumn Tones Of The New Battlefield Heroes Map

Battlefield Heroes is finally getting a new map, as part of the “Heroes of the Fall” update. This is what it looks like.


September 26, 2009
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Battlefield Heroes Two Million Strong And Updating

More than two million players have signed up free-to-play online shooter Battlefield Heroes, and EA celebrates with the free “Heroes of the Fall” game update, complete with a new map in stylish fall colours.