Battlefield Play4Free Message Board

If you have anything even vaguely resembling a working knowledge of the English language, you’ll probably agree that Play4Free – EA’s diabolical label for its gaggle of free-to-play offerings – was painful, difficult to look upon, and probably responsible for the deaths of millions. But now, on this happiest of days, EA’s kicking it to the curb in favor of Origin Free to Play, a long-overdue reorganization under the service’s woefully anemic (though largely harmless) umbrella.

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Easy Studios’ free manshooter Battlefield Play4Free is in open beta now, which means that anyone can play… for free! Hurrah for that. I’ve been playing for a few days now, and will soon post CRITICAL JUDGEMENT on it, sat, as I am, on the throne of judgement that we now use to judge things critically. I’ll be investigating its guns, free and paid for, as well as looking up its nose. Then, and only then, can we be sure of its worth. Here are some initial impressions: Argh, you can’t change any settings in game! Also: hmm, it’s all a bit locked down with these skill trees ‘n stuff. Thirdly, I totally shot some dudes. I am invincible!

Anyone else in there?

Electronic Arts are making some serious progress into the sphere of free-to-play games, and it’s interesting to watch this established and old school mainstream publisher gear up to explore that fresh frontier. One of EA’s pioneers heading off into that great unknown is Ben Cousins, who is the general manager of EA’s free-to-play branch, Easy Studios. I talked to him about Battlefield Play4Free. Battleforge, and more.

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Battlefield Play4Free is unacceptable. The title, I mean. It looks like it should be some ramshackle shop that briefly appears on the road that runs behind the high street. The one with offers in the window written in pen, and a guy behind the counter with a recent prison tattoo on his knuckles. “Yeah, I can yet ya Battlefield. Nah, sorry, I only take cash.”

However, that’s what those shifty-looking sorts at EA and DICE have chosen for the second free-to-play incarnation of Battlefield, following on from the slightly disappointing (but highly populated) Heroes. All serious this time. There’s a new trailer for it – a proper one, not some shaky cam footage – below.

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#ea As expected, EA today revealed a new game in the Battlefield series, and as expected, it's part of the publishers Play4Free line of PC games that let you, well, play for free. More »

EA announced Battlefield Play4Free this morning, a freemium title that will support 32-player online warfare. The game will activate in the Spring of 2011 but, if you just can't wait, you can enlist early and test out the beta beginning November 30.

DICE's Battlefield Play4Free will combine maps from Battlefield 2 with the classes and weapons found in the hit (and neglected) Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Players can drive 16 different vehicles, including the F35 VTOL (vertical take-off landing) jet fighter -- which certainly isn't found in BFBC2. Players will progress through the game to learn skills or, as you've probably already guessed, or drop some f'real bling to pimp out their soldier.