Star Wars: Battlefront II — How DICE took multiplayer far beyond the original game
Star Wars: Battlefront II debuts on November 17 as one of the biggest video games of the year. One of its hallmarks are bigger...
Star Wars: Battlefront II’s Starfighter Assault recaptures the feel of LucasArts’ classic sims
When Star Wars: Battlefront II debuts on November 17, a lot of people are going to go straight to multiplayer. And I’ll bet that...
Star Wars: Battlefront II multiplayer — Heroes vs. Villains features icons in action
Heroes vs. Villains is the ultimate Star Wars fantasy. In this multiplayer mode for Star Wars: Battlefront II, you can be a hero or...
Star Wars: Battlefront II — Arcade mode is a safe place where you can casually play and learn
If Star Wars: Battlefront II has a carefree mode it’s Arcade. The mode is part of the big Star Wars game from Electronic Arts that debuts on...
Star Wars: Battlefront II — Galactic Assault introduces massive battles on multiple planets
In Electronic Arts’ first edition of Star Wars: Battlefront, players got to enjoy a massive Battle of Hoth where the Rebels had to stop...
The DeanBeat: This week’s tale of the game juggernauts
Gamers have many ways to keep score. This column is about how I like to look at the game companies during the busy fall...
EA results remind the industry that sports, not just Battlefield, pushes profits
Electronic Arts continues to reap benefits from its position as the leader in sports games, as both Madden NFL and FIFA Soccer produced solid results...
Amy Jo Kim: Designers should listen to super fans, not super haters
If you’ve worked in games and technology long enough, you have your super fans, the people who you can turn to when you’re designing...
NBA 2K’s real tattoos are taking it to a different kind of court
With increasing frequency, video games are depicting tattoos that very closely resemble those inked on the bodies of prominent professional athletes. While many would...
Star Wars: Battlefront II — director Mark Thompson digs into the Imperial single-player campaign
Mark Thompson is taking us to the Dark Side. The director for the single-player campaign of Star Wars: Battlefront II has created a story...
