World War I Seen Through Battlefield

Someone put together a bit of a highlight reel from the Battlefield 1 Beta that I believe just closed. It's basically full of glitches. Hopefully EA and Dice get everything worked out before they launch the game this October. I stayed away from Battlefield 4 partially due to burn out on that style of game and partially because I heard it was pretty buggy at launch. Online shooters like that are pretty rough to jump into after they've been out for a while and if they're buggy right off the bat, what fun is that?

Funny compilation of bugs aside, I'm not sure if I'm ready to revisit the Battlefield franchise just yet. I feel like I still have a lot of Overwatch left in me and when I finally do burn out on that one, I can't imagine I'm going to want to pick up another on-line fps right away. Still, it's a cool looking game. I hope it does well. Or I don't, really why do I even care? It's not like I have stock in EA or something.

Battlefield 1 Official Gameplay Trailer

Hey kids, this new Battlefield 1 looks pretty awesome. I'm not sure if there's anything I don't like about it. Old timey tanks, sub machine guns on motorcycles, bi-planes vs tri-planes, blimps exploding, it all looks good. It's supposed to support 64 man battles, I'm hoping that it will be cross platform compatible. I know this trailer is all about the Xbox One but most everything I've seen from E3 this year touts multiplayer compatibility between Xbox and PC. Of course they also have big old Window 10 logos on everything so I'm thinking I'm going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade to that sooner or later. Why not, I mean I've been looking for an excuse to buy a new printer and scanner and web cam and all that other stuff I'll probably find out aren't compatible. YAY!

Official Battlefield 1 Trailer

Well that didn't take long, less than 24 hours after images from Battlefield 1 were leaked, Activision released a pretty lengthy reveal trailer. It's almost like they knew those images would be leaked and they had the trailer all ready to go. Of course I can't imagine a big company like Activision gaming the system like that. I mean that would be crazy!

Oh yeah, this looks cool as hell and now I'll have 7 Nation Army stuck in my head all weekend.

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The Next Battlefield Is Called Battlefield 1, Set In Alternate History WW1. I can honestly say I don't think I've ever played a WWI video game. If I have it certainly wasn't a FPS, much less a big old on-line squad based FPS. It could be really interesting, revolvers and rifles, bi-planes and blimps. Ok, Activision you definitely have my attention with this one. Don't screw it up like you did Battlefield 4.

A New ‘Star Wars’ Game Is Coming From Key Minds Behind The ‘Call Of Duty’ And ‘God Of War’ Series. While the idea of another Star Wars: Battlefront game doesn't exactly float my boat the idea of a Star Wars game done by the God of War guys totes does. Don't get me wrong, I like First Person Shooters and all that but I really would like a good single player Star Wars adventure game. It doesn't have to be Knights of the Old Republic or anything but there's a big old Star Wars universe out there, if you can't squeeze a good single player action/adventure story out of it you should probably just stop making video games.

Talking To Frank Cho, Man Of Outrage, About Attracting Women. Frank Cho has received a lot of attention in the comic industry the last year or two, and not just for his talent but because he's not afraid to poke the bear. In this case the bear being people looking to clean up the image of comics in an effort to make them more inclusive of women and minorities. This is one of those things where I totally see both sides.

I understand that for years the comic book industry was an old boys, club catering to men and it was detrimental to the industry as a whole. However, I like Cho as an artist, I've bought a ton of his work. I met him briefly a few years back and he couldn't have been a nicer guy. I don't know, I just want everyone to get along. I want to live in a fantasy world where comics are 100% inclusive to everyone and no one has to feel bad about occasionally looking at She-Hulk's butt. Is that so terrible?