Microsoft Adds Eleven Original Xbox Games to Backwards Compatibility

Last week, the news was released that eleven games would be joining the list of backwards compatibility titles on the Xbox One, all of them from the original Xbox library. The news was revealed by Major Nelson on his Twitter account, as we’ve posted the complete list below. Destroy All ...

Bioware Insists Anthem will learn from Mass Effect: Andromeda's Failures

It’s been an interesting day for Electronic Arts and Bioware, with both companies releasing interviews today talking about their hopes that Anthem will learn from their respective failures. For EA, that means learning from Star Wars: Battlefront II‘s micro-transactions debacle. For B...

Electronic Arts Says They'll Do Better with Anthem

Once bitten, twice shy. At least, that’s how fans of Electronic Arts are feeling after all the fiascos behind Star Wars: Battlefront II. But in a new interview with The Verge, the company claims that they’ve learned their lesson and will apply it to Anthem. The website interviewed...

Crystal Microtransactions Are Coming Back to Star Wars: Battlefront II

In a move that even we have to question the rationality behind, Electronic Arts today announced that they would be bringing back purchasable crystal microtransactions back to Star Wars: Battlefront II. If you don’t recall, EA’s entire system was removed from the game after the outcry ...

Star Wars: Battlefront II Patch Adds Arcade Maps and New Mode

credit//EA The latest patch for EA DICE’s Star Wars: Battlefront II is live with some big changes, including a new game mode, arcade maps, and three new Hero appearances. The full patch notes were posted today and detail the new features as well as bug fixes, and hero and villain gameplay balan...

Clone Wars Content Is Coming To Star Wars Battlefront II

According to a DICE developer, Star Wars Battlefront II is getting Clone Wars content sometime in the future. credit//EA In terms of art-style, Clone Wars and Battlefront II couldn’t be farther apart. Despite coming all from Star Wars, one is hyper stylised CG, the other is a...

Washington State Joins the Loot box Crusade with a New Bill

The loot box saga continues as a Washington state Senator has presented a bill designed to investigate whether or not randomized in-game items qualify as gambling. Gamasutra first picked up the news today, sharing an interview with News Tribune in which Senator Kevin Ranker says the bill ...

DICE Are Fixing Star Wars: Battlefront II With New Modes & Revamped Systems

DICE have made an announcement today that sounds like the start of the Star Wars: Battlefront II “Apology Tour”, by announcing they are going to revamping the progression system in the game, along with new game modes that are on the way. Below are some of the finer details from a ...

Star Wars Battlefront II Gets New Patch Bringing New Map And Hero Ship

Star Wars Battlefront II has gotten its first patch since the new year and it brings a whole host of new content and fixes. credit//EA Battlefront II has had a rough go of it since it launched, with a very loud a conversation being held around the game’s microtransctions. That controversy ...

Kylo Ren Gets the "Matt the Radar Technician" Treatment in Star Wars Battlefront II Mod

Kylo Ren has seen a bit of a makeover in a mod for Star Wars Battlefront II, putting him in a rather… different outfit. The mod comes from GameTSF at Nexus Mods, and does a digital makeover of the model so you can relive the Matt the Radar Technician SNL Skit. If you aren’t familiar ...

Let’s Talk About Loot Boxes and Player Created Black Markets

Credit// DeNA Corp One of the few things that hasn’t made much of an effect on the current loot box kerfuffle is the existence of player created black markets for the kinds of in-game goods that would normally be dropped by loot boxes or similar grab-bag systems. I’ve used the logo...

Apple Now Requires Apps to Disclose Loot Box Odds

Nestled within Apple’s new guidelines for App developers, which came out yesterday, was a note that requires all app developers to disclose loot box odds in games. Specifically, the new rules require that loot boxes be transparent about their odds of dropping each type of reward. “Apps o...

The Last Jedi Comes to Star Wars: Battlefront II in Free Update

The world is currently going a bit wild for The Last Jedi, which is understandable. It’s going to be the biggest film this year no doubt, and it’s already had a lot of good word of mouth (not that it needed it). It’s now making its jump to the video game space, too, with a substantial upd...

A New Patch To Battlefront II Stops the Boba Fett Exploit

credit//EA EA DICE have just released the patch notes for Star Wars Battlefront II Patch 1.03, which they say covers issues they found as they wrapped up development. Why they’re just getting those patched now is obvious. EA DICE have had much larger problems on their hands. That said, the ...

Paladins Players are Unhappy with Recent Loot Box System Changes

Hi-Rez Studios recently announced an updated progression system for its free-to-play hero shooter Paladins. And many players are angry over its apparent similarities to Star Wars Battlefront II’s Star Card system, arguing that the changed make the system a pay-to-win one. Prior to these changes, ...

Dataminer Claims to Have Found Character Customization Menu in Star Wars Battlefront 2

At this point, saying that this ‘story keeps rambling on’ feels insufficient because it really does seems it isn’t going anywhere. As I posted earlier, EA justified selling power altering microtransactions in Star Wars Battlefront 2 by saying that purchases around customisable...

Someone Started A Petition To Revoke EA's License To 'Star Wars'

And we’ve officially come full circle in the Star Wars: Battlefront II drama with an online petition asking for a massive task that probably can’t be fulfilled. Someone has taken to Change.org to create a petition that’s pretty cut and dry as it’s titled “Lucasfilm:...