Battlefield 2042 is a first-person shooter game released in 2021 by Electronic Arts and developed by DICE. It was published on November 19, 2021, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Online Conflict So the buzz for this year’s Call of Duty is starting to grow, and given it’s […]
Battlefield 2042 – is it underrated? (pic: EA) The Monday letters page discusses the difficulty of keeping up with long-running series, as one reader suggests Xbox make its own portable. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Online battleSo the hype is starting to build for this year’s Call Of Duty, and because […]
In this episode of “Intelligence Matters,” host Michael Morell speaks with Eric Edelman, former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Finland and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and likely lessons being drawn about the West’s response and the nature of the battle by the People’s Republic of China. Edelman […]
Battlefield 2042 update 1.2 launches this week, and it’ll be another major patch for the multiplayer FPS game. Update 1.2 includes the first of EA’s planned launch map reworks, a visual update for the game’s specialists, a new player stats page, and much more. The patch launches August 2 on all platforms. The Kaleidoscope map […]
The Battlefield franchise has been a defining IP among the saturated market of first-person shooters. Launching in 2002, the series has explored many conventions of warfare across a huge span of time periods, redefining what can be expected from large-scale online FPS gameplay. Despite the industry-wide respect that is placed upon Battlefield, its recent shortcomings […]
Artillery has quickly become the most important weapon in Ukraine’s war with Russia. Ukrainian forces have begun to use newer Western artillery, like the M777 Howitzer, in the battlefield. But a different kind of weapon has had a bigger impact. The American-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, aka HIMARS, has been a major high-tech upgrade […]
If you’re a battlefield fan, particularly a battlefield 3 fan, you may have heard about Venice Unleashed’s reality mod. Although the build is incredibly rough around the edges and really punishing, there’s also something kinda infectious if you have a proper squad. I’m gonna break down what makes the gameplay just so “realistic” in this […]
Just before he started World War II, Adolf Hitler took part in a dress rehearsal: the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939. That war pitted supporters of Spain’s Republican government against a fascist rebel army led by Francisco Franco, with a little help from his fascist friends in Germany and Italy. Franco won, and for decades […]
The news comes as Western military supplies trickle into Ukraine and begin to make an impact on the frontline against Russian forces. Reports over the last few weeks have seen multiple Ukrainian strikes hit major ammunition dumps, railway lines, and storage depots and killed senior Russian military leaders, exposing Putin’s forces due to the more […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin challenged Western nations by suggesting his invasion of Ukraine is far from over, Russian state media RIA Novosti reported Thursday. “Today we hear that (the West wants) to defeat us on the battlefield,” Putin said, according to RIA Novosti. “Well, what can I say? Let them try.” Speaking at a meeting with leaders […]