EA thinks it got Battlefield right this time, projecting confidence to investors in advance of a summer reveal: 'When we get it right, Battlefield is a giant franchise and often the biggest shooter in the year'

EA thinks it got Battlefield right this time, projecting confidence to investors in advance of a summer reveal: ‘When we get it right, Battlefield is a giant franchise and often the biggest shooter in the year’

After the unhappy reception for Battlefield 2042, EA went all in on player feedback, methodically addressing complaints and promising that the next Battlefield game will center the opinions of fans from the start, with what EA CEO Andrew Wilson calls “the biggest playtesting initiative in franchise history.” Wilson has been talking up Battlefield 6 (or…

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PlayStation Store: The Top Downloads of 2018

And here we are. The PlayStation Store download charts below reflect a year packed with innovative new experiences, bold reimaginings of classic ideas, and masterclass-caliber execution in the realm of interactive storytelling. But the big winner for 2018? That would be Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, whose multiple Zombies experiences, best-in-class multiplayer, and blockbuster…

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HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop review

The 16-inch gaming laptop is a wonderful invention. The slightly larger screen over a 15.6-inch model, made even wider thanks to modern slim bezels, looks great, and allows for a chassis that’s just that tiny bit roomier, so we get full-size keys, numpads, even speakers. They’re not as ridiculous as 18-inch laptops—those silly machines—and you…

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Laptop makers just aren’t interested in discrete Radeon GPUs and I really want AMD to do something about that, even though it won’t

Nick Evanson, Hardware writer (Image credit: Nicholas Evanson) This month I’ve been testing: A small mountain of ergonomic keyboards. Some aren’t especially ergo at all, whereas others sit in a specialised niche all to themselves. I really love the weird and wonderful ones, even if it does feel like learning how to type all over…

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