Star Wars Battlefront II publisher Electronic Arts has responded to the ongoing controversy behind the game’s aggressive monetization by disabling the purchase of in-game currency — for now.
The outcry over Star Wars Battlefront II’s monetization has reached a fever pitch despite token efforts from Electronic Arts, and now investors are growing concerned.
Electronic Arts was hammered for their rebuttal to gamers’ complaints about the ludicrous advancement requirements and microtransactions in the upcoming Star Wars multiplayer shooter.
Electronic Arts won’t be squatting in the center of the E3 show floor this year, but their press conference made a strong showing of their coming line-up. Titanfall 2 is getting as much hype as anything EA has ever pushed.
Video game publisher Electronic Arts (EA) filed a successful copyright claim on a pro-Donald Trump parody video after it gained popularity when Trump retweeted it.
Star Wars Battlefront is a game reminiscent of the era before multiplayer games became weighed down by extraneous features and superfluous content. While it lacks a lot of the gilding we’ve come to expect from competitive shooters, this focus on the core experience had paid off in spades.
GameSpot interviewed Peter Moore, the chief operating officer of Electronic Arts (EA), at Gamescom and discussed downloadable content for games, indie titles, and developer recruitment.
If the headline isn’t blunt enough for you, let me be crystal clear: after playing Battlefield Hardline extensively for over a month, I can say the game is an absolute disaster, and everyone involved with its release should be embarrassed.
Last year, Breitbart News reported that preview footage of EA’s then-unreleased first-person shooter Battlefield Hardline contained content that conflated the Tea Party movement with a group of racist survivalist enemies.
