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DICE’s Design Director of Star Wars Battlefront, Niklas Fegraeus, Reveals Brand New Information

There is no doubt that Star Wars: Battlefront is today’s hottest video-game topic. Dice’s design director of Star Wars: Battlefront, Niklas Fegraeus, has answered a number of questions on Twitter, giving away new information about this new Star Wars title. Continue reading DICE’s Design Director of Star Wars Battlefront, Niklas Fegraeus, Reveals Brand New Information

Star Wars: Battlefront – Reveal Trailer, Releases on November 17th

Electronic Arts and DICE have finally revealed the in-engine trailer for Star Wars: Battlefront. And while the company claimed that this is what the game actually looks like, we can safely say that the game won’t look anything close to this. For instance, LODs are ridiculously high there are no pop-ins. Let’s not exclude the ridiculously detailed textures that have been used and the lighting system that puts the entire Crysis franchise to shame. We’d love the final game to look similar to this, but until DICE reveals proper gameplay footage, we’ll simply be cautious about this whole ‘in-engine’ stuff. Oh, and the game releases on November 17th. Enjoy! Continue reading Star Wars: Battlefront – Reveal Trailer, Releases on November 17th

DICE Teases Star Wars: Battlefront Via New In-Engine Screenshot & 10-Second Video

Electronic Arts and DICE will unveil Star Wars: Battlefront tomorrow, and a ten-second teaser was included in the second official trailer of the new Star Wars movie. As DICE noted, this teaser was not CGI. In addition, a new in-engine screenshot from that video was released that can be viewed below. Enjoy! Continue reading DICE Teases Star Wars: Battlefront Via New In-Engine Screenshot & 10-Second Video

Star Wars: Battlefront – Upcoming Trailer Will Pack In-Engine Visuals, Lightsabers Semi-Confirmed

Star Wars Battlefront will be officially unveiled in a week, and today we’ve got some pretty cool stuff for those interested in it. First of all, this upcoming trailer will feature in-engine visuals (at least according to DICE’s Lead Level Designer, Dennis Brannvall. And if that wasn’t enough, a new image hints at Darth Vader appearing in this latest Star Wars game. Continue reading Star Wars: Battlefront – Upcoming Trailer Will Pack In-Engine Visuals, Lightsabers Semi-Confirmed

Star Wars: Battlefront Will Officially Debut at Star Wars Celebration Event next Month

DICE and EA have just announced that Star Wars: Battlefront will be officially revealed at the Star Wars Celebration event that takes place next month. Although the company did not reveal much, we kind of expect to see the first gameplay video and screenshots from this upcoming Battlefront title. Continue reading Star Wars: Battlefront Will Officially Debut at Star Wars Celebration Event next Month

Battlefield 4 Winter Patch – Sports AMD Mantle Optimizations & Graphical Performance Improvements

Battlefield 4’s Winter Patch releases today and DICE has revealed its changelog. According to it, this new update for BF4 comes with several AMD Mantle optimizations and graphical performance improvements. In addition, this update adds Squad Obliteration game mode and brings a number of bug fixes. You can view the complete changelog below (this patch will be auto-downloaded from Origin). Continue reading Battlefield 4 Winter Patch – Sports AMD Mantle Optimizations & Graphical Performance Improvements

Rumor: Star Wars Battlefront Will Support 64 Player Matches, Will Feature A “Hero” System

Some new rumors surfaced today regarding DICE’s upcoming Star Wars game, Star Wars Battlefront. Making Star Wars has published a list of leaks from this highly anticipated new Battlefront game, though we strongly suggest taking them with a grain of salt. VG247 – who reported the news – claims that Making Star Wars is credible, so here is hoping that the following information is more than smoke and mirrors. Continue reading Rumor: Star Wars Battlefront Will Support 64 Player Matches, Will Feature A “Hero” System

Star Wars: Battlefront to Use BattleLog

Some hate it, and some love it, but a select few hate Battlelog so much that it would stop them from getting the game entirely. Ever since EA implemented Battlelog its “truly connected experience” in Battlefield 3, we have seen some backlash from the community. Many people love the stat tracking and stat comparing tools that come with Battlelog and some absolutely hate it. Continue reading Star Wars: Battlefront to Use BattleLog

DICE’s Vegetation Artist Experiments With Unreal Engine 4

Lately we’ve seen DICE’s artists experimenting with other engines than Frostbite 3. Following our previous story in which DICE’s Joakim Stigsson showed a map created with CRYENGINE, today we bring you another of DICE’s artists showcasing a WIP scene in Unreal Engine 4. DICE’s Simon Barle – who was worked on both Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Heroes – shared the following images, showing the progress he’s made to this Unreal Engine 4 map. Enjoy! Continue reading DICE’s Vegetation Artist Experiments With Unreal Engine 4

DICE’s Environment Artist Experiments With CRYENGINE & Creates A Breathtaking Map

Joakim Stigsson, environment artist at DICE, has been experimenting lately with CRYENGINE and created a spectacular mountain map. In addition, Joakim has included a house with incredible indoor details to it. This map is taking advantage of CRYENGINE’s Physical Based Rendering techniques, and looks absolutely stunning. Enjoy! Continue reading DICE’s Environment Artist Experiments With CRYENGINE & Creates A Breathtaking Map