DICE offers gamer a free copy of ‘Battlefield 2042’ for completing a unique challenge

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorIn a new promotion, WarnerMedia has a deal with Google to bundle three months of HBO Max with the internet giant’s Chromecast adapter for only an additional $15 — effectively providing two free months of the streamer.Chromecast with Google TV is normally priced at $49.99.

EA has confirmed that fan-favourite maps from previous Battlefield entries will make a return in Battlefield 2042.As part of the Battlefield Portal game mode, Ripple Effect Studios has fully remastered six maps from past Battlefield games for players to enjoy in HD.The six maps include Battle Of The Bulge and El Alamein from the first game, Battlefield 1942.

Portal game mode for Battlefield 2042, EA has shared details on what players can expect – including remastered maps, returning weapons and more.Battlefield Portal is the second announced game mode for Battlefield 2042, pitting factions from various Battlefield titles (including 1942, Bad Company 2 and 2042) against each other.As a “love letter to Battlefield fans and one that long-time players will feel right at home with”, Ripple Effect has worked to ensure that the chaotic game mode should

Electronic Arts (EA) is exhibiting its yearly EA Play Live event tonight, and it’s expected to feature Battlefield 2042 – the latest in the long-running Battlefield franchise.READ MORE: The best games of 2021 (so far!)The event will begin at 10 AM PT/6 PM BST and be viewable on Twitch and YouTube.

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EA has announced that the technical playtest for Battlefield 2042 – which will be players’ first chance to try the game – can now be signed up for now, and it launches later this summer.The news comes as part of a recent EA blog post called the ‘Battlefield Briefing’, which aims to answer the most burning questions about the upcoming first-person shooter. EA wrote in the post: “One of your most frequently asked questions is about cross-play.

Battlefield 2042 is still a few months from release, but one feature may need re-balancing before it launches – how often it throws players into the literal eye of the storm via the new tornadoes feature.That’s according to noted leaker Tom Henderson, who tweeted that early testers found the extreme weather feature “fun and cool to see for the first few times, but they become very repetitive and ruin the classic [Battlefield] experience and flow of the map”Early feedback of the tornadoes in

Ripple Effect – the re-branded EA studio DICE LA – general manager Christian Glass has confirmed that Battlefield 2042 will have a game mode that uses classic Battlefield maps.Glass provided some level of confirmation to the rumours that one of Battlefield 2042’s game modes would feature classic series maps in this new game’s engine.

Clapping back! Hannah Ferrier shut down trolls claiming she’s had plastic surgery since welcoming her daughter, Ava, last year.

Nothing beats a live Comic-Con with the scream of the audience, the thunder of Hall H, and the social media wattage that shines out of San Diego. I’ll never forget the first time that Marvel walked the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy from the Hilton over to the Convention Center: The fans went so crazy, you’d think some of The Beatles came back from the dead and there was an immediate reunion.

Clapping back! Hannah Ferrier shut down trolls claiming she’s had plastic surgery since welcoming her daughter, Ava, last year.

EA has confirmed that Battlefield 2042’s wingsuit can be used with the tornado to fling yourself across the map.During today’s EA Play Live 2021 Spotlight event, EA DICE manager Oskar Gabrielson revealed that the tornados aren’t just devastating – they can be used to your advantage.“We added a lot of really cool gear to the game – things like grappling hooks and wingsuits,” he explained.“And then for some really cool reason, we said: ‘What about a real-time tornado?’ Real-time tornados are cool,

This year’s San Diego Comic-Con@Home will get a healthy helping Star Trek content as Paramount+ unveils back-to-back panels for the beloved sci-fi franchise.

EA’s DICE LA studio, the co-developer of Battlefield 2042, has been renamed Ripple Effect, and reinforces that it is working on an unannounced project.In a blog post, the developer stated: “We’re currently working on a player-inspired experience for Battlefield 2042 and starting work on a yet-to-be announced project.”The unannounced game mode for Battlefield 2042 that Ripple Effect is working on is going to be revealed at EA Play Live on July 22.

Warner Bros. TV will have panels for their DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Roswell, New Mexico during San Diego Comic-Con@Home which runs July 23-25.

EXCLUSIVE: Nothing beats trotting out your theatrical film slate with stars before a live-audience of 6,5K roaring attendees at the San Diego Convention Center’s Hall H. As such, it shouldn’t come as a shock to hear that Disney’s Marvel Studios films and MCU series won’t be putting in an appearance during the virtual edition of Comic-Con, nor will Warner Bros.’ DC films.

second Comic-Con@Home edition of the beloved pop-culture event, is beginning to take shape.

Chivas Brothers’ Kilmalid bottling plant in Dumbarton, the 20-strong group negotiated some of the most difficult terrain across the country to cover 200 miles and over 10,000 feet of elevation in two and a half days.

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