Battlefield 1
To start it off, it looks like the next Battlefield game will be 'Battlefield 1', and it will be set during World War One!
It will be released on the 21st October, two weeks before it's potential competitor, Infinite Warfare, however, if you pre-order the Early Enlister Edition you will be able to play on the 18th, and if you have an EA Access account, you'll be able to play it 5 days early on the 16th!
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| Now this looks super cool! |
Now much like Battlefield 4, there will be pre-created classes that you will have the opportunity to edit and customise yourself. There will be 4 Infantry classes, which are 'Assault, Medic, Scout & Support' as well as two vehicle classes for tank driver and fighter pilots.
Now from what I've gathered from the trailer, it looks like we will be going all over the place, fighting in all types scenarios and locations, much like the previous instalments of the game. Also, very much like the other games, there will definitely be 64 player multiplayer, which is very much Battlefield-esque!
And for weapons, they are also relevant to the time era they're going for. From rifles to flamethrowers to swords! It will be interesting to see what else they add to the game and what else they announce closer to the release date!
Here's the trailer if you haven't already seen it:
And for weapons, they are also relevant to the time era they're going for. From rifles to flamethrowers to swords! It will be interesting to see what else they add to the game and what else they announce closer to the release date!
Here's the trailer if you haven't already seen it:
Infinite Warfare
Next up, it appears that Call of Duty fans are somewhat upset about the setting of the next CoD, Infinite Warfare.
The reveal trailer for Infinite Warfare dropped on Monday, revealing some teasers about the game, for example, the setting of the next instalment in the series. It will be in space, and by the looks of it, there will be space battles, robots and all other things futuristic.
Apparently the CoD fanbase aren't happy about this, and they have taken to mass downvoting the teaser trailer on YouTube to express their anger. Currently the trailer has just under 10.5 million views with over 620,000 dislikes, compared to a mere 217,000 likes. Yeah, so it's easy to see people aren't happy. Not only that, but fan favourite 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' or 'CoD 4' will be made available as a pre-order bonus, only if you pre-order the Legacy or Legacy Pro Edition of the game, which is about £20-£40 more expensive than the standard edition of the game.
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| The same as always, or something different? |
Call of Duty trailers do usually get a high amount of views, especially if they are reveal trailers to the next game, but the fact that the trailer for Infinite Warfare got over 400,000 more dislikes than likes
shows the masses are not happy!
shows the masses are not happy!
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg has addressed the basklash by saying it was nothing new. His full response:
"The good news is this year we found a way to deliver both in one package while keeping our community together. While of course we see the passionate opinions online, we also look at other measurements and the fact is that while it's very early pre-orders are off to a very strong start. Views of the reveal trailer that you referred to are up. And in fact, the number of likes per view on the Infinite Warfare trailer are the highest we've ever seen.
"We've seen this in the franchise before. The reveal trailer for Black Ops 2, which took the franchise into the future for the first time, had the most dislikes of any reveal trailer we had ever made at that time. And that of course went on to become our most successful game, ever.
"Right now, the franchise has never been stronger. We have more people playing Black Ops 3, a game that takes place in the future, with boost jumps and fictitious weapons and all the rest, than any game in our history. What we know for sure is that if we always just did what worked in the past and never took any creative risks, we wouldn't have a franchise. The day to worry is the day we stop trying new things."
To be honest, I think Call of Duty have fully milked all of this future stuff, and I definitely think it's time for a change. If Call of Duty does do well this year, it will probably because if the CoD 4 remaster. I know it's still early days yet, but I think Battlefield 1 will win the shooter awards this year!
Here's the trailer if you haven't already seen it:
Fallout 4
Finally, those of us who are console gamers are finally able to get our hands on Fallout 4's Survival Mode.
After PC users have had access to the Survival Mode update for over a month, console users were finally given access to the update on Friday.
Survival Mode changes the game and how you play it in a number of difficult, grueling and challenging ways. For example, fast travel is disabled, you can only save when you sleep, all weapon damages are increased significantly, there are diseases, ammo and stimpacks have weights, etc.
PC players also have access to the Creation Kit and Mods at the moment, which are currently in beta. Now that's what I want to get my hands on!
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| Will you be unravelling the secrets of Far Harbor?! |
The patch also adds a range of other things, which mainly include patches and bug fixes.
Oh, don't forget that the final planned piece of DLC, Far Harbor, is set to be released on the 19th May, so look forward to that! Apparently it's the biggest DLC to ever be released by Bethesda! Exciting times!
Soo that's it for this week. What did you think of this week's video game news round-up? Do you like the fact that Battlefield is going back to the past? Do you dislike the fact that Call of Duty will remain in the future? Are you looking forward to playing Survival Mode in Fallout? Let me know in the comments down below!
As always, thanks for reading!
Connor :)
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