The DeanBeat: The tragedy of the Star Wars: Battlefront II loot crates
Electronic Arts made a great game in Star Wars: Battlefront II. But it stepped in a pile of controversy by adding an unpopular monetization...
Star Wars: Battlefront II microtransactions go offline until EA can ‘make changes’
Earlier today, Electronic Arts chief executive officer Andrew Wilson had a phone call with Walt Disney consumer products and interactive media chairman Jimmy Pitaro about...
Star Wars: Battlefront II fan outrage shakes Wall Street’s confidence
Electronic Arts’ stock price has climbed steadily since 2012 as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 were winding down, but some Wall Street analysts...
What is wrong with Star Wars: Battlefront II? GamesBeat Decides
Star Wars: Battlefront II comes out this week, and a lot of people are already playing it and yelling about it on the internet....
Star Wars: Battlefront II dev on switching to cosmetic loot crates: ‘Nothing is too late’
Electronic Arts employees and Star Wars: Battlefront II devs are answering questions on Reddit today as part of an effort to win back some...
Star Wars: Battlefront II producer says fan estimates on unlocking perks, heroes are wrong
Star Wars: Battlefront II has inspired a number of loot-box economists to post estimations of how many hours it will take to unlock every...
Star Wars: Battlefront II review-in-progress — EA’s flirtation with the Gray Side
Star Wars: Battlefront II is going to be huge. The questions are just how big it will be … and if this is the...
Star Wars: Battlefront II publisher reduces time to unlock heroes like Darth Vader by 75%
You’ve won. Star Wars: Battlefront II developer DICE has revealed it will reduce the time it takes to unlock hero characters by 75 percent....
Why Titanfall studio Respawn sold to EA
Electronic Arts announced it will acquire Titanfall maker Respawn Entertainment for as much as $455 million on Thursday, in its biggest deal since it acquired PopCap Games...
The DeanBeat: What gamers should grasp about big studios and big games
I anticipated that Electronic Arts’ purchase of Titanfall studio Respawn Entertainment wasn’t going to go over well with fans. And from what I’ve seen,...