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[via Battlefieldo] Community site Battlefieldo are reporting that EA are set to announce Battlefield Premuim at this year’s E3, according to their “very reliable source”. We’ve heard those words before. Anyway, Battlefield Premium will apparently serve as direct competition to Call of Duty Elite, and: “….will land you a number of content drops with unique in-g...

As part of their Q4 and FY12 financial results reported earlier today, EA have announced more impressive numbers for their marquee franchises, Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12. After both passing the 10 million sales mark back in February, FIFA 12 has notched up the best year in franchise history – with downloads and microtransactions totaling $108 million. FIFA Ultimate Team, the digital companion to...

Last night was a good night for British studios at the British Academy Video Game Awards in London. The ceremony took place at the London Hilton on Park Lane with comedian and avid gamer Dara O’ Briain hosting the event for the fourth straight year. XGZ were extremely honoured and lucky to have been invited to cover the event. We got to talk to many of the nominees and winners, as well as rub s...

EA have sent over a trailer and screens for the first of the recently announced DLC expansions for Battlefield 3. In Close Quarters, players are dropped into an infantry-only theatre of war, dominated by tight indoor environments. The DLC also introduces new weapons, assignments and unique dog tags. Check out the trailer and screenshots below. The DLC is scheduled to arrive in June of this year. ...

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, took home the coveted Game of the Year award at the 12th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards in San Francisco. The other big winner on the night was Valve’s Portal 2, which scooped up three awards, for Best Game Design, Narrative and Audio. Bastion , developed by Supergiant Games (a studio made up of only seven people) took home two Choice Awards, those for Be...

Today, DICE and EA unveiled three new DLC packs for Battlefield 3. The next expansion packs are: Battlefield 3: Close Quarters in June, Battlefield 3: Armored Kill in the fall, and Battlefield 3: End Game in the winter. Battlefield 3: Close Quarters — Players are dropped into an infantry-only theatre of war. Battlefield 3: Close Quarters also introduces new weapons, assignments and unique dog ...

It may or may not be a direct response to the proposed blackout of Battlefield 3 by its community, but DICE has today detailed plans for upcoming tweaks and fixes for their marquee shooter. Community Manager Daniel Matros posted the details up on Battlelog, and was quick to point out that it was not a full update list, with more information to come in the near future. So far, this list is for al...

Despite surpassing more than 10 million in sales since its release, and nabbing more market share in the FPS sector from major rival Call of Duty, it would seem not all is well with Battlefield 3. A post on Battlefieldo, one of the largest Battlefield community sites around, has called for “a black out the entire battlefield community for 1 day, 24 hours” should EA fail to “anno...

As part of their Q3 Financial Year 12 earnings results reported earlier today, EA have announced that both FIFA 12 and Battlefield 3 have sold through more than 10 million units each. Battlefield 3 launched October 25th in the US, and October 28th in the UK and EU regions. At their last investor call, EA announced that Battlefield 3 had shipped the exact same figure in the game’s first wee...

This morning’s Chart Track figures show FIFA 12 kicking off the new year the same way it ended the last one, at the top of the All Formats charts. EA celebrate a one-two punh at the head of the charts, with Battlefield 3 leapfrogging Modern Warfare 3 for the first time in over a month. Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 continues to have a strong post Christmas showing, holding down the number 4 ...