News

Official Servers Make A Battlefield 3 Comeback

After it was discovered last week that the number of “official” DICE and EA Battlefield 3 servers on console had dropped significantly in the wake of a new rental scheme, the developer has moved to bring a large number of them back online.


May 14, 2012
In Real Life

See Halo, Mass Effect, Battlefield & Modern Warfare Stab Each Other In The Guts

Some of the biggest shooters in the world (and Mass Effect) go head to head in this clip by Corridor Digital, which compares each series’ “instakill” by having a whole lot of people get stabbed.


May 11, 2012
News

Where Did All The Official Battlefield 3 Servers Go?

It seems that EA and DICE have, very quietly, been taking away official servers for the console versions of Battlefield 3. Worse still, it looks like they’re replacing them with servers that fans have to pay for.


PC

‘My Boat Is Fly,’ Says Battlefield 3′s Rocket-Boat Pilot. And Yes, It Is.

The YouTube user Birgirpall has a reputation for C4-induced antics in Battlefield 3, and that’s what’s going on here — a series of rocket-jumps on a Zodiac boat, launching the craft where no boat has gone before, or would be expected to be seen.


May 10, 2012
In Real Life

This Battlefield Server Is Here To Crush Your Excitement

The only thing worse than long load times waiting for an undoubtedly fun round of multiplayer with friends is what happens in the above video.


May 6, 2012
In Real Life

What Does The US Military Think Of ‘Militainment’?

There couldn’t have been a better time for this panel. Tuesday brought the eyebrow-arching news that Lt. Col Oliver North was a special guest celebrity consultant of the next Call of Duty. And Friday, former Kotaku editor-in-chief Brian Crecente was on a panel with a Navy captain at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.


May 1, 2012
In Real Life

Sometimes You Get Lucky With Explosions For The Sake Of Explosions

Sometimes being stuck with terribly unskilled Battlefield teammates isn’t such a bad thing.


April 27, 2012
PC

Battlefield 3 Squeezed Into A Hallway? Not Bad!

This June legions of Battlefield fans, quite frankly, won’t be surprised in the least with the release of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters. The DLC title says it all. And the trailer released several weeks ago reveals everything you need to know.


April 16, 2012
In Real Life

It’s People Like This That Make Me Not Want To Play Battlefield 3 Any More

I mean, what’s the point? I hide in tanks to stay away from guys like this, but the more they level up, the more tools they get to pry me out and do terrible things to my corpse.


April 14, 2012
In Real Life

What Battlefield Might Look Like With Google Glasses

Google Glasses is somewhat of a creepy concept, but it can also mean a drastic change for gamers. Imagine playing the next Battlefield title like something of an ARG game, where the playing field is the literal space you stand in.