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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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Remember when Battlefield V's team called players uneducated?

A WWII soldier walking over a vast corn field in Battlefield V
Now, this oversight wouldn't have nearly been as worthy of notice had Patrick Soderlund not called Battlefield V fans uneducated, but since he did, let us recall the time when Britain had a Queen in World War II. When was that again?

Battlefield V gets The Last Tiger, Dice were inspired by Das Boot

Tiger tank depicted in Dice and EA's shooter Battlefield V
The last of Battlefield V's announced war stories, The Last Tiger, has landed after a one day delay and Dice claim that the story it tells is a multi-layered one, with the team even looking to the legendary movie Das Boot for inspiration.

Battlefield V first major update delayed hours before release

picture showing tank from ww2
Just hours before the release of Battlefield V: Chapter 1 Overture, Dice found a critical issue with the update and decided they'll be delaying the new content. The delay shouldn't take long though and the update should arrive this week.

FIFA 19 reigns supreme in UK chart ahead of RDR2 and CoD

Juventus' player kicking a ball in FIFA 19
Although sales of boxed copies traditionally take a hit after Black Friday, FIFA 19, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 don't seem to care much as they got to keep their stranglehold on the UK physical sales chart.

Battlefield V has a free-week-demo, you have one day to claim it

Image of a soldier in a leather jacket that belongs 1980s Germany rather than World War 2
Battlefield V will have a free week-long demo in case you manage to grab a key in time. The offer will stand for only 24 hours after the announcement, so act quickly if you want to get it. Bear in mind you will need a Twitter account.

Battlefield V gets another controversy, now around TTK and TTD

Two soldiers on the battlefield in Battlefield V
Battlefield V took a bit more realistic approach when it came to combat, as EA DICE reduced time to kill and time to death, compared to the previous titles in the series. Some fans now want it tweaked, while others support the decision.

Battlefield V review for PC - Bugs, breasts and balancing

Battlefield 5 screenshot of two fighter places in a dogfight over some mountains
With Battlefield 5, Dice decided that they were taking the franchise back to its roots with a World War 2 setting. Unfortunately, they also incorporated changes in gameplay and character design that will not be to everyone’s liking.

Battlefield V delay caused many an EA investor to jump ship

Picture of a soldier about to shoot another soldier with a handgun
Most gamers took the news of Battlefield V's delay as a clear sign of DICE and EA being afraid to take on Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2 and it seems that the lack of faith has shown on the financial front as well.

Ray tracing slashes 100 FPS off Battlefield V performance

Picture of a car and an explosion showing the RTX reflections
You would have quite the conundrum on your hands if you asked yourself whose staff should panic more at the moment - Nvidia or EA DICE. Battlefield V has recently launched the ray tracing feature, but it's killing FPS even on RTX 2080 Ti.

Nvidia's ray tracing feature is now live in Battlefield V

picture showing soldier's eye with a explosion reflection
Nvidia have released new drivers which unlock the RTX Ray Tracing feature in Battlefield V. Combined with a Windows 10 update and game patch the shiny reflections experience is now available to everyone who owns Nvidia's RTX graphics cards.