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Geoffrey Tim

EA’s not headed for the poorhouse anytime soon

May 8, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 22 Comments

EA released its quarterly and annual earning report yesterday, and contrary to what you might believe – thanks to huge blows like the resignations of CEO John Ricitiello and the fustercluck that was the SimCity launch – the company’s still making a fair bit of cash.

Yolanda Green

Team S.A’s Nations Cup dream is over

April 9, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 19 Comments

South Africa’s national Battlefield 3 PC team has displayed incredible dedication and talent, going up against the best international teams on the scene. They’ve played their last game in the Nations Cup and are now ranked in the top eight best teams in the world.

Matthew Figueira

Battlefield 3: End Game review

April 8, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 50 Comments

It's been around 18 months since Battlefield 3 first hit our rigs and consoles. If you are a twat like me and missed out on the last couple of DLC packs, fear not! End Game is awaiting your purchase, or simply awaiting login if you are already an existing premium member. It isn't called End Game for nothing, Battlefield 4 is pegged to be released by the end of this year after all.

Yolanda Green

Team S.A in the top 8 of the Battlefield 3 Nations Cup

April 2, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 21 Comments

Our National Battlefield 3 PC team has beaten Italy and is now in the top 8 of the Battlefield 3 Nations Cup, but faces a great challenge to progress to the next round.

Yolanda Green

Battlefield 3 Nations Cup: Team SA takes on Italy tonight

March 28, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 8 Comments

Heading into the quarter finals tonight, our Battlefield 3 Protea team will face-off against Italy. The team has proved to be dedicated and up there with the international talent - and you can watch them play tonight.

Yolanda Green

Team S.A dominates Bulgaria in the Nations Cup

March 19, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 13 Comments

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about our Battlefield 3 Protea team competing in the Nations Cup, but it hasn’t been because they’ve dropped out. This dedicated team has won their match against Bulgaria, and now ranks in the top four of their group.

Yolanda Green

Top eSports teams in the Do Gaming League revealed

February 25, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 4 Comments

We’re half way into the first leg or “Summer Leg” of the Do Gaming League, South Africa’s biggest eSports league; and It’s getting easier to see who the country’s top teams are. Here’s who’s been dominating in Black Ops 2, Battlefield 3, Dota 2 and League of Legends.

Yolanda Green

SA defeats Ukraine in the BF3 World Nations Tournament

February 25, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 8 Comments

The local Battlefield 3 PlayStation 3 team competing in the World Nations Tournament 2013 has beaten the Ukraine and made it through to the next round of the tournament.

Yolanda Green

Switzerland exposed as cheaters in the World Nations Tournament

February 19, 2013 at 12:30 pm | 48 Comments

After beating a South African Battlefield 3 team competing in the World Nations Tournament on Saturday, Team Switzerland has been caught out using a glitch/hack. They’ve now been punished with a forfeit, but was this punishment harsh enough? I think not.

Yolanda Green

Team S.A beats Spain in the Nations Cup

February 18, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 19 Comments

South Africa's National Battlefield 3 team showed their dominance this weekend, beating Spain in the Clan Base Nations Cup. They've had a small taste of victory after winning a map against Russia the week before, tying on map wins but losing because of tickets.

Yolanda Green

Team S.A gives Russia a run for their money

February 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 5 Comments

Last night the Protea Battlefield 3 team went head-to-head with Russia in the Nations Cup and managed to win a map with pings 20 – 30 times higher than the Russians.

Teams are doing it in the Do Gaming League

Yolanda Green

Teams are doing it in the Do Gaming League

February 7, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 9 Comments

Week two of the Do Gaming League kicked off this Tuesday and it’s hard to believe that hundreds of matches have taken place in a matter of only ten days. Needless to say that picking out the potential dominators of the league is a tough task, the league spans across eleven titles and over 4000 entries.

Yolanda Green

Local BF3 team takes France in the World Nations Tournament

February 4, 2013 at 1:00 pm | 19 Comments

South Africa seems to be making a mark on the international eSports scene, more so than ever. Another South African Battlefield 3 team, competing in the World Nations Tournament (on console this time!) beat last year’s champs over the weekend. We had a chat with the platoon founder Ruan Kraft about the tournament and the match against France.

Gavin Mannion

The next Battlefield 3 DLC looks mind blowing

February 1, 2013 at 8:45 am | 45 Comments

I’m not a big fan of DLC, sometimes it just feels like we are being milked for everything we have with the publishers drip feeding content that in all likelihood was included in the original game before being pulled for financial reasons. But this DLC is different.

Geoffrey Tim

Battlefield Premium has made EA a lot of money

January 31, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 23 Comments

"We don't ever want to charge for our maps and insisted to EA that this attitude was crucial when it came to keeping our community happy and playing together," DICE senior producer Patrick Bach said in 2010, about Battlefield Bad Company 2. In 2012, Battlefield Premium became a thing – charging gamers an extra $50 for maps above the $60 they paid for the game. Expect more of that sort, because it’s worked incredibly well for EA and DICE.

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