Battlefield 4 blasts back into the top ten

EA’s Battlefield 4 has shot up the UK top 40 this week, rising from #23 to #10. Chart-Track reports that 97% of sales were for the last-gen versions, which ties-in with the fact that it’s currently £1.99 at Argos on Xbox 360 and PS3. What a nation of bargain hunters we are. Due to the …

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Battlefield 4 – Review

Rather than become one of EA’s annual updates, DICE has been allowed two years – if not more – to get Battlefield 4 shipshape. Boy does it show. If their Frostbite 3 engine doesn’t push current tech to its fullest, then it must be extraordinarily close. Not only is it something of a treat for …

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Ubisoft’s scurvy simulator fends off EA’s army men

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Battlefield 4 enter at #1 and #2 respectively in this week’s UK chart. Neither however has managed to outsell their predecessors, which can almost certainly be attributed to the incoming PS4 and Xbox One versions. To make way for these new arrivals FIFA 14 falls to #3, followed by …

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Assassin’s Creed and Battlefield: the war of the fours

Two big games this week. You may have noticed. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag first, if only because it started bothering the world on Tuesday. It’s been sailing through a sea of 9s, including Eurogamer, GameSpot and CVG. CVG also lobbed a 9 Battlefield 4‘s way, while Eurogamer and GameSpot went with 8s. It’s not …

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