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We’ve been teased and teased and teased and now we finally have some hard factual action. The team over at DICE have just released these images along side some concrete details for the upcoming Battlefield 4 expansion pack. Check out our Naval Strike gallery and details below.

Battlefield 4 Naval Strike takes the dramatic water-based combat introduced in Battlefield 4 to four all-new maps set in the South China Sea. Take control over new weapons and gadgets, pilot the new hovercraft vehicle, and experience the Carrier Assault game mode in this intense expansion pack.

Water-based combat has always been a vital part of the all-out war of Battlefield 4, and with Battlefield 4 Naval Strike the fights at sea are more intense than ever. With the introduction of the amphibious hovercraft vehicle, your possibilities to dominate the sea will be even greater.

Blow open a crashed passenger plane and capture fishing villages across the tropical Lost Islands. Drop a submarine on your foes as you infiltrate a naval base or rush between shipping docks and rocky islands on the massive Wave Breaker map. Wage war across stormy seas in the largest ocean stretch in a Battlefield map yet with Nansha Strike. Storm an abandoned cliff-side resort, or get lost in the breathtaking vistas in Operation Mortar.

Battlefield 4 Naval Strike lets you re-live the classic Titan Mode of Battlefield 2142, with the introduction of the Carrier Assault game mode. Stay tuned to the Battlefield Blog for more details on this re-imagining of a classic.

The biggest draw for me, and most BF4 gamers, is the return of “Titan Mode”. Back in Battlefield 2142, there was this incredibly fun game type, where players would have to take up the challenge of attacking the other sides giant flying spaceship whilst defending their own. The goal was to take down the enemy Titan’s shields, board the flying behemoth and destroy the crafts nuclear core. Then it was a mad dash to get out before it exploded.

This gametype was so next level fun, and provided a unique dichotomy for gameplay. You’d have the large scale vehicle combat you’d expect from Battlefield 2142, but then have to change roles to tight infantry combat. It was an amazing time to be a gamer.

I am very excited to see how DICE bring Titan Mode to Battlefield 4. You can get your hands on Naval Strike near the end of March, and if you have Premium you can get in on it two weeks early!

‘Battlefield 4: Second Assault’ Storms In With This Action Packed Trailer

by Shane O'HareNovember 20, 2013

With Battlefield 4 released less than a month ago, players were expecting the first expansion (China Rising) to ship out sometime in December. Well it looks like DICE got a little bit antsy and thought to themselves: “Hey! Let’s put out the second expansion first!”. So with that we got ourselves a trailer for the Second planned expansion, which is being released first. Check out Second Assault

This expansion features four BF3 maps retooled on the Frostbite 3 engine (Metro, Caspian Border, Operation Firestorm and Gulf of Oman). Players will also get their hands on five remastered weapons, 10 new assignments and the return of the Dune Buggy vehicle! You will be able to show off all these new goodies with the return of the classic Capture the Flag gametype.

You can get your hands on Second Assault NOVEMBER 22nd! There is ONE caveat though. And XBOX ONE caveat. It will ship out to BF4: Premium accounts on the 22nd, then December 2nd for regular BF4 players on Xbox One. There is no release date for when the PS3, PS4 or the PC versions will get their hands on it. Be sure to stay tuned to your Battlelog feed for more details!

‘Battlefield 4’ Rushed Through QA To Beat ‘Call Of Duty: Ghosts’ To Market!

by Shane O'HareNovember 6, 2013

Briefly: It’s no secret that Battlefield 4 is plagued with issues. Server crashes, client side hit detection being way off, and broken netcode just to name a few. Well, it appears that all these bugs can be attributed to EA Games rushing BF4 out through QA before proper testing was finished.

The guys over at BF4Central posted a conversation with a supposed DICE QA Tester and a Reddit Moderator. The full story can be read below and it is fairly apparent why BF4 isn’t the game it should be.

Now, take this with a grain of salt as we can’t confirm any of this, but it would really explain the huge issues the release has been having.

Are you playing Battlefield 4? How’s your experience going? Sound out below!

Battlefield 4 ‘Levolution’ Ensures That No Two Matches Are The Same

by Shane O'HareAugust 23, 2013

Is it October yet? With just two months between us and the release of Battlefield 4, the crew over at DICE are keeping the teases coming. In the most recent developer video, Aleksander Grondal walks us through a huge feature of the BF4 multiplayer experience. Levolution, sounds stupid, looks incredible.

The want factor just flew off the charts. I hope that these features of map changing moments aren’t just some scripted gimmicks.

You can get your copy of Battlefield 4 on October 29th on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Check Out This AWESOME ‘Battlefield 4’ Gameplay Footage! PLUS RELEASE DATE!

by Shane O'HareMarch 27, 2013

I just took a break from the AMAZING Bioshock Infinite to post this mind blowing news. We got some official, gameplay footy from the next in the Battlefield franchise. Check out these 17 minutes of glory! OH MY GOD ENJOY!!!

OH MY GOD! I am so stoked it is hard to describe with words! Watch that video again, watch it again!

It looks like the rumors of this game coming out this Fall are correct. The new Frosbite 3 engine looks AMAZING! The hyper accurate destruction, facial animations and sound are all obvious step ups from the previous game. The command features are very Brothers In Arms, but are along the lines of what the rumored features of the Commander feature.

This entire announcement corroborates the leaked information from EB Games outlets. There is not much else to say except WATCH THAT VIDEO AGAIN!

No official console announcement has been made as of yet, but it is expected to see BF4 on PS3, PS4, XBOX360 and PC this fall! and possibly on the Xbox 720 and the WiiU. This game is going to be HUGE and is one of those titles that makes you go out and buy a new graphics card!

Battlefield 4 Information Round Up

by Shane O'HareMarch 21, 2013

These last few days have been INSANE with all the information coming out for the next in the Battlefield series. We have teaser trailers, dog tags and a stack of leaked features. Come with me!

A few days ago we got the leaked artwork for BF4 ( check out our write up on it here ). Then the guys over at DICE created a new site that urged players to log in. The new Battlefield 4 Official Website had a counter going, the more players that logged in with their Origin account the more would be revealed for the first teaser image. What was unlocked first was this fabulously orange picture of a smoking aircraft carrier, titled “Amphibious Assault”

Couple that with today’s teaser “SEA”, I HOPE, that we can see a type of aircraft carrier defend mode. If you’ve played Battlefield 2142’s Titan mode then you know what kind of crazy antics to expect.

Next we got this other teaser, “Land”.

Tease after tease! FINALLY, we got some leaked info on what the game features will be like. These are unconfirmed as of now, but hopefully at least half of these stick.

Battlefield 4 will stick with 64 players. Maps are larger and more detailed.

Three factions: US, Russia, and an unnamed “Eastern/Asian” faction.
4 classes with “additional features and tweaks” compared to BF3
Shipping with same amount of maps as BF3, there are plans for lots of DLC.
DLC is already in planning stages.
Battlefield 4 Premium will be available on day one and include some perks.
Most of the guns and vehicles from BF3 will return.
More squad features.
Commander feature returns, but won’t be the same as in BF2
Battlefield 4 is coming out on both current and next gen systems, and PC as well.
Game is more of an evolution rather than revolution of the series. Both technically and gameplay wise.
Will ship with more game modes than BF3
Will ship with more close quarter infantry maps than BF3
Frostbite 2 engine is pushed further in BF4. Better effects, higher res textures, more detailed game worlds, etc.
BF3 will still be supported after Battlefield 4 launches.
There is plan of some sort of integration between BF3 and BF4. Could be Battlelog-only.
Battlelog will be updated for Battlefield 4 with more social features and more detailed stats.
Single-player and co-op will return, new writers involved this time.

This is all very, very exciting! I really hope they implement some sort of Titan mode and bring the Commander Role back proper. Playing Commander in BF2 was one of the funnest things I did in the game, besides intense HALO missions.

With all this info getting pumped out we can certainly expect the game to shit this year, like what was rumored.

Check Out The Just Leaked ‘Battlefield 4’ Cover Art!

by Shane O'HareMarch 15, 2013

With the last expansion for Battlefield 3, End Game has been released and is AWESOME! So I guess EA was bored with no upcoming Battlefield content on the horizon, so they let slip the cover art for the next in the series. Battlefield 4. Lets take a look at the WHOLE THANG!

That looks….a lot like the same old thing. The soldier has what appears to be holding a EBR rifle, based off the M14 rifle. He also appears to be holding a USP pistol. The tank to his back right looks like an older Vietnam era tank (perhaps a T-55?), but we got ourselves a modern Abrams to his left.

I can speculate that we will see our game going into China, as Shanghai cityscape can be seen in this photo.

No more info about this game has been released, but the rumours are that we may see it released this Holiday season. That makes me excited and sad at the same time. Hopefully we can get some carry over from BF3, as I don’t want to see that game die right away and the great Battlefield series go the way of the CoD.