[17-minute trailer!] Battlefield 4 to be unveiled March 26 in San Francisco

[Blacksite]

Battlefield 4, the next entry in EA DICE's first-person shooter franchise, will be unveiled March 26 at an event in San Francisco, publisher Electronic Arts confirmed to Polygon today.

"Please join us to celebrate a new era of Battlefield," says the company's invitation, which you can see below.

EA DICE officially announced Battlefield 4 last July in a letter to fans on its website, saying, "The team at DICE is hard at work on the next entry in the Battlefield series." The studio also said at the time that it planned to launch a multiplayer beta for the game in fall 2013; anybody who pre-ordered Medal of Honor Warfighter is guaranteed access to the beta.

Last month, EA chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen said Battlefield 4 is in development on PlayStation 4, and said the company's absence from Sony's unveiling of the PS4 was part of its marketing strategy.

"It is just amazing what the imagination of the game developers are allowed to do with that much power," said Jorgensen. Other platforms have not been confirmed at this time, although Frank Gibeau, president of EA Labels, said in February that will be released on next-generation consoles. Gibeau also said EA showed off Battlefield 4 to 500 GameStop store managers, and that it "received a huge ovation."

Battlefield 3 was released in October 2011 on Windows PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. EA DICE is concluding the game's series of five expansion packs this month with End Game.

via Polygon.

Screenshots:

Official 17-minute "Fishing in Baku" Gameplay Reveal

[ps3freak18]

I'm not all that excited about the game itself. I am looking forward to seeing how gorgeous the game will look though.

[Wrath]

I'm drooling already. This game will wipe the floor with the competition.

[Blacksite]

I'm not all that excited about the game itself. I am looking forward to seeing how gorgeous the game will look though.

Well, hopefully they're cleaner. I feel some of the camera/lighting effects were exaggerated to try and make up for the otherwise average visuals.

[ps3freak18]

Well, hopefully they're cleaner. I feel some of the camera/lighting effects were exaggerated to try and make up for the otherwise average visuals.

Yeah I noticed that as well. Although the game looked very good for a multiplat title.

[daLa]

I'm drooling already. This game will wipe the floor with the competition.

I'm pretty sure it will not take over COD's crown, but I honestly don't care cause regardless of what people say Battlefield is a much better game and most of all enjoyable. I'm ready to be blown away with this reveal!

[emmerich]

I'd rather have seen Bad Company 3 but I'm still somewhat excited to see what they have.

[LfCpS3]

Meh, will just be BF3 but with new vehicles, guns and locations.... oh and a SP that sucks balls.

I miss the OLD DICE.

All this modern crap is annoying now.


Hopefully I am wrong.

[HellsJester]

Meh, will just be BF3 but with new vehicles, guns and locations.... oh and a SP that sucks balls. I miss the OLD DICE. All this modern crap is annoying now. Hopefully I am wrong.

Well here are the rumors from 2012

- Coming on October 23rd, 2013
-Released on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and will be one of the first games released for “next-gen consoles”
-Running on Frostbite 2.0 engine
-Commander System returns, supports motion tracking and voice control
-Improved Battlelog integration and stat-tracking
-Your profile can be linked with other devices
-Auto login, internet connection always required
-Will support cloud saves
-The game will supposedly be easier to pick up and play—supposedly for the benefit of “Call of Duty players”
-Support for video recording / playback / sharing
-Have “gem store for DLC and other such stuff”
-Three factions: USA, Russia, China
-Ability to create female soldiers
-PC, next PlayStation, next Xbox versions will support 64-player maps
-PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will support less players
-PC, next PlayStation, next Xbox versions will run at 60fps
-Demo video already being shown internally at EA
-Battlefield 4 will use 80% of the power of the Frostbite 2.0 engine, where BF3 used 30%~40%
Source - http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=498308

[coolguy]

Battlefield 3 was a mess.lets hope they make this game good.

[HellsJester]

Battlefield 3 was a mess.lets hope they make this game good.

If only they remade Battlefield 2 with Frostbite 2.0
Oh EA i will not forgive you for all the shit you caused.

[Royals]

BF3 was great and I imagine this one will be even better on the new consoles.

[ps3freak18]

I'd rather have seen Bad Company 3 but I'm still somewhat excited to see what they have.

I want Bad Company 3 too. I like that series a lot.

[Sufi]

If only they remade Battlefield 2 with Frostbite 2.0
Oh EA i will not forgive you for all the shit you caused.

Or just release that game on PSN.

[itachi73378]

I'm not all that excited about the game itself. I am looking forward to seeing how gorgeous the game will look though.

Don't expect much from the first wave of cross gen titles. Unless next gen are lead platforms like watchdogs, I'm not holding my breath

Well here are the rumors from 2012

-Battlefield 4 will use 80% of the power of the Frostbite 2.0 engine, where BF3 used 30%~40%

That doesn't even make any sense. It would have made slightly more sense if they meant 30-40% 'features' but still this is the first time I've heard that a dev will stop at 80% and not try and 'max it out'

[HellsJester]

Don't expect much from the first wave of cross gen titles. Unless next gen are lead platforms like watchdogs, I'm not holding my breath

That doesn't even make any sense. It would have made slightly more sense if they meant 30-40% 'features' but still this is the first time I've heard that a dev will stop at 80% and not try and 'max it out'

Im just the messenger. I never said any of it made sense.

[itachi73378]

Im just the messenger. I never said any of it made sense.

I wasn't directing my response to you either. Just saying that rumours like that are always made up by someone who has no idea how game tech works

[HellsJester]

I wasn't directing my response to you either. Just saying that rumours like that are always made up by someone who has no idea how game tech works

We will just have to wait the 10 days to see if any of them are true.
I wouldnt mind having playable females.

[Coconut_Crunch]

[Kuro]

Cool sorta interested.

[Sufi]

Don't expect much from the first wave of cross gen titles. Unless next gen are lead platforms like watchdogs, I'm not holding my breath

That doesn't even make any sense. It would have made slightly more sense if they meant 30-40% 'features' but still this is the first time I've heard that a dev will stop at 80% and not try and 'max it out'

Could be possible if they ran out of their targeted budget and also that it would not benefit the PC community as it wouldn't run well.

Personally, I was hoping for Frost Engine 2.5 at least. *curses*

[Ixion]

Well here are the rumors from 2012

internet connection always required

Fuck.

[ps3freak18]

Yep Lost sale if they require internet connection always on. Why the hell would you need this on consoles. Most do it on PC to avoid hacks and manipulation IE Diablo 3. What the hell is the point in doing this on consoles?

[Cyn]

The leaked box art looks like BF3 2.0. Probably means more blue tint and blinding bloom/glare

The dumbest rumour on that neogaf thread is PC locked to 100fps. That doesn't make any sense

If only they remade Battlefield 2 with Frostbite 2.0
Oh EA i will not forgive you for all the shit you caused.

BF3 is a damn good online FPS in its own right but I do agree with this. BF2 was just amazing and subsequent games have not been true to its epicness.

[coolguy]

i wonder if people will complain if they kept the realsim of BF and made it easy like cod??