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Battlefield V

The Battlefield franchise took a U-turn and went back to its roots for Battlefield V. The game portrayed the battlefronts of WWII. 
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Battlefield V gets a minor update tweaking shotguns and more

Oscar Mike helmet, DICE's gift to Battlefield V players
Battlefield V Tides of War Chapter 2: Lightning Strikes Update #4 is out but you should know it isn't a major one. We're looking at some tweaking of shotgun balance and a bunch of quality-of-life fixes DICE wanted to address quickly.

EA's Australian studio is the next one in line for mass layoffs

Electronic Arts are figuratively shooting a symbol of Australia
Publishers continue to cut costs by firing developer companies' staff as EA decided to go for mass layoffs in their Australian studio situated in Melbourne. This comes fresh on the wings of Activision Blizzard and NCSoft layoff rounds.

Battlefield V update adding Combined Arms for four-player co-op

Battlefield 5 screenshot of a tank taking aim in a sandy desert afternoon
DICE and EA are rolling out their third update for Battlefield V and the WW2 shooter is getting Combined Arms, a four-player co-operative mode with eight PvE missions and four different objectives, and Nvidia DLSS deep learning technology.

EA: No tension between Apex Legends and Battlefield V's Firestorm

EA logo over Apex Legends and Battlefield V artwork
Responding to questions in EA's earnings call, the company's CEO Andrew Wilson said that there shouldn't be any tension between Battlefield V's battle royale mode Firestorm and Respawn's Apex Legends, as the two games are very different.

Battlefield V sold 7.3 million copies but it's still not enough

One of the female characters from DICE's shooter Battlefield V
EA have confirmed that Battlefield V failed to meet their expectations, as its underperforming sales resulted in poor Q3 for the company. They said that they made a mistake prioritising the campaign instead of the battle royale mode.

Battlefield V Lightning Strikes update brings a new vehicle

Picture of several tanks rushing around the battlefield
EA DICE have rolled out a major update for Battlefield V. It is part of the Tides of War, dubbed Lightning Strikes and it brings about a new Axis vehicle, named Sturmgeschütz IV along with Panzerstorm map updates and quality of life fixes.

Battlefield V update brings a new tank and Panzerstorm changes

picture showing ww2 tanks on the battlefield
Battlefield V's live service Tides of War second chapter is set for another January update which includes a new Sturmgeschutz IV tank and changes to F point on the Panzerstorm map. Dice have also added improvements to Practice Range.

Battlefield V may not get rental server service after all

Several soldiers in the heat of the battle in Battlefield V
Battlefield fans found themselves worried when it was originally announced that rental servers wouldn't happen on Battlefield V launch, but it may turn into a panic now that EA stated they still haven't made a decision on rental servers.

Fortnite and PUBG did great in December 2018, Battlefield V flops

Presents, Epic's new Fortnite: Battle Royale deployable
Analysts at SuperData have published their report on the state of the worldwide video game market in December 2018, where both Fortnite and PUBG did great in terms of revenue, which couldn't be said for EA and DICE's shooter Battlefield V.

Battlefield V update brings new mode, weapons and vehicles

picture showing a tank in ww2
Battlefield V Chapter 2: Lightning Strikes is bringing Squad Conquest which is a smaller variant of the regular Conquest mode. Along with that, Rush and co-op modes, three new weapons and Tank Hunter vehicles are also coming in the update.