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Star Wars Battlefront Beta First Impression

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I know, I really know,  a game in a beta is never perfect, that is what the beta test is for, but Electronic Arts is really known to have the worst beta tests, and also the worst releases, that is a sad truth. This article will be a short one, I just want to write down my first impression, some negative things I noticed, and a few positive things. Problems I Noticed Very Early Trying to play multiplayer, it often happens that you see the message “Could not find any server”. In case you get into the multiplayer matches, it … Continue reading Star Wars Battlefront Beta First Impression

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Battlefield 4 Open Beta Date Revealed

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It´s now official. The Battlefield 4 Beta will start on October 1. This is now a fact according to a statement of the EA Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore on the EA website. On the BF4 beta page, you can find out that the Conquest mode on the Siege of Shanghai map will be playable in the open beta. But it might be that we all will be surprised. I remember that they opened a second map on the last days of the BF3 beta. Maybe this will happen again in the BF4 beta? We can´t know yet. But Siege … Continue reading Battlefield 4 Open Beta Date Revealed

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Silent Hunter Online is a Browser Game…

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I did join the closed beta of Silent Hunter Online today. To be honest… I either become too old or too demanding. But I noticed Silent Hunter Online is a browser game and I found out today it was announced as a browser game. It was a real shock for me. Do I really get too old or too demanind? I just can say I couldn´t play longer then two hours, simply because it was boring me and the usability was in my opinion horrible. I really could go into detail now but it is so shocking that I better … Continue reading Silent Hunter Online is a Browser Game…

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Battlefield 4 System Requirements, Release Date and Beta Access

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It´s not a secret that the developer DICE and publisher EA are working on Battlefield 4. I wrote about the leaked BF 4 information in July 2012 and October 2012, DICE stated on Twitter that the beta for Battlefield 4 will start in Fall 2013. According to EA´s release politic, this means that the game will come out soon after the beta. Several news magazines state that the beta will start October and that the release date will be probably in November 2013. The latest news is now that DICE and EA did show the game already to several store … Continue reading Battlefield 4 System Requirements, Release Date and Beta Access

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Sim City 5 Beta Key´s will be send out today

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For those who waiting for Sim City and those who registered for the Sim City 5 Beta… Origin did announce on Twitter that the beta keys will be sent out this morning and they will continue to send them out in batches throughout the day and weekend. I hope I get one too because I am pretty nosy what they created. I really would like to test Sim City 5. Let´s see 🙂 Related articles Battlefield 4 System Requirements, Release Date and Beta Access (diaryofdennis.com) Armed Assault 3 will be Steam Exclusive in 2013 (diaryofdennis.com) Continue reading Sim City 5 Beta Key´s will be send out today

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I Registered for the Sim City 5 Closed Beta

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I just registered for the Sim City 5 Closed Beta which will be hold on January 25th til January 28th. I participated in many closed and open betas for several games. I am nosy if I have luck this time too. I like testing beta games and love it to have early access. So I wait for an email right now but nothing arrived yet. I really did love the old Sim City games however I dont expect a top game at the moment. EA must show first that they really did create a good and complex simulation. In my … Continue reading I Registered for the Sim City 5 Closed Beta