7/8/2023 0 Comments Battlefield v rising storm![]() A certain level of suspension of disbelief is required with all games, but military-themed games do get called out for missing the small details. A hit movie that gets gamers excited about the subject matter could do the trick.” How’s the History?īeyond controversies, historic games face scrutiny for historical accuracy - everything from the locations to the equipment. ![]() “You need something to create demand for a game like this, and EA has been light in terms of demand-generation efforts. “But if the movie does well, Battlefield V should be able to slipstream the movie,” suggested Enderle. Midway was a naval battle fought with aircraft, and while BFV does have planes and ships, it doesn’t chronicle beach landings or infantry engagements. It was said the Japanese never lost a battle in the Pacific before Midway and never won another battle afterward. The upcoming Midway movie chronicles the June 1942 battle, widely considered the turning point in the war. “Initial reports on the movie look positive, but it doesn’t really hit until Nov. “It will depend a lot on how well the new Midway movie does,” said RobEnderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. Will gamers be as excited by a return to the Pacific? Since the initial release of BFV last fall, gamers have clamored for action on the Russian front, which was the site of major tank battles and city sieges. Rival Activision also jumped back into action with its Call of Duty: World War II series two years ago. The Pacific theater of World War II has never been as popular with gamers as the European theater, and this is no doubt is why EA made its return to World War II in Europe. “Red Orchestra 2: Rising Storm is the last title I remember addressing this theater of war, and that was six years ago.” South Pacific “There has been poor coverage of the WWII Asia Pacific Theater in games,” he told TechNewsWorld. “This expansion could help invigorate the Battlefield franchise and title,” said Ted Pollak, senior analyst for the game industry at Jon Peddie Research. ![]() ![]() Whether Chapter 5: Return to the Pacific will be embraced by gamers, with its new setting and factions, is the question. It was just one of the controversial moves that the developers made with this latest Battlefield title - and it followed the inclusion of women characters. One of the game’s free download chapters includes a single-player-only campaign that allows the player to take the role of a German soldier in World War II, a first in gaming. DICE went to great lengths to set the game in areas largely not covered in World War II shooters - such as Norway and the Netherlands. With BFV, players so far have been able to play only as the British and Germans. It included numerous factions not only from the Allied forces (including the French, British, Americans, Russians, and Italians) and Central Powers (including Germans, Austrians, and Ottomans) but also from the Bolshevik “Red” Army and “White” Army in Russia. The previous game in the series, Battlefield 1, focused on the First World War and the Russian Civil War. Return to World War IIĮA’s Battlefield series returned to World War II last fall. Now, a year later, EA and DICE apparently are ready to make up the proverbial lost ground by letting players storm the digital beaches of the Pacific. The shortfall in sales was due to the game’s delay from Oct. While that number indicates the game still has plenty of hardcore fans, the sales missed EA’s projections, which reportedly were closer to 8.3 million. However, publisher EA and game developer DICE arguably have been under pressure to build stronger momentum for the game.īattlefield V sold 7.3 million copies in last fall’s runup to the holiday season, based on reports released earlier this year. The trailer has the feel of a new game and seems far more encompassing than typical downloadable content - especially free content. New maps will include familiar stomping grounds such as Wake Island and Iwo Jima, and add American and Japanese factions to the game, along with a slew of new weapons and vehicles. War in the Pacific is a free download that will be available on Oct. The trailer, released Wednesday, previews team-based gameplay in settings ranging from Europe to the South Pacific. There’s a new trailer for Battlefield V, the World War II first-person shooter Electronic Arts released last year, highlighting the game’s Chapter 5: War in the Pacific.
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