Battlefield 4 Official 17 minute gameplay video thoughts

By: Brenden Mitchell

Finally the gameplay has been revealed for Battlefield 4, and its looking to be running on the Frostbite 3.0 engine. So far this game looks like to be the best FPS game this gen, and looks to be a contender for game of the year of 2013.

In this video we can clearly see that the campaign is going to have a production value that rivals a AAA Hollywood action flick. Call of Duty has been no far its high octane campaign, but Battlefield 4 looks like it can surpass it. It feels like you are right in the moment when you hear civilians scream when the bad guys are running a muck on the city. The guns used in the video have such good sound quality, and they look great. Another thing that is good to note is that your ally AI in this game look to be pretty smart. Its great to see AI taking down the enemy rather than them being useless. Voice overs done in this game seemed to have improved to what it was in Battlefield 3. Its great seeing squadmates conversing with each other, it just adds to the realism of the game.

Graphics look much improved and the Frostbite 3.0 engine add such great physics to the game. Its crazy seeing rocks crumble, the explosion effects, recoil, and enemies getting hit. You can see so much detail in the game like great smoke effects, dust being blown from a helicopter, and so many little details going on at the screen at the same time. The lighting in the game looks amazing, and it looks just beautiful when action is happening indoor

What I really want to know how is this game going to look on the PS3 and Xbox 360, plus how great it will look on the PS4 and next gen Xbox. Its not looking good for Nintendo fans because this game will most likely not be released on the Wii U. This game is most likely coming out in the Fall 2013. As Bart Scott will say "CAN'T WAIT" because this is my most anticipated game I want to play of the year

- Check out my thoughts on the first Battlefield 4 reveal trailer here
Click here to see analysis on first Battlefield 4 reveal trailer

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Call of Duty Black Ops: MLG Dallas Grand Final- Fairko vs Unite

Last week there was a very competitive call of duty black ops event hosed by MLG (Major League Gaming). Many teams came to this event, but the two teams in the final scrapped their way to the grandest stage of them all in Call of Duty Black Ops 2.

The match up is between Fairko vs Unite. These two teams are very popular in the Call of Duty pro circuit, so it was only fitting these two teams faced each other in the finals

Below is a video link of my favorite round in this match up. I believe round 5 was the funnest round to watch between these two teams

Also here is the final round in that battle

Winner of the event: Fairko Impact they showed the pro gaming community that they are the must beat team in Call of Duty Black Ops 2. This team's teamwork is just uncanny, and they are very skilled. It looks like they will be owning the MLG circuit for months to come. Being on the top means that many teams will be gunning for them, so they will have to make sure they are on their "A" game.

 Fariko Impact Owned MLG Dallas this weekend proving they are an elite team in Call of Duty

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"Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" Championships

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Call of Duty Championships

APRIL 5 - 7, 2013

Well, it seems that despite all the nagging from your parents, all those long hours of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 you've been playing might just pay off as Activison has announced the Call of Duty Championships. This spectacular global event is set to take place April 5-7 in Hollywood and the tournament will pit 32 teams of the best in the world to compete for a $1 million top prize.

The "Call of Duty" championships will be sponsored by Xbox to discover the best Xbox players of "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2" in the world. Teams from around the globe will compete for a huge winning purse and the bragging rights to call themselves the best. Teams will be drawn from several areas, including Xbox Live, Major League Gaming and the Electronic Sports League. Those interested in taking part and competing for a spot on Xbox Live can do so by registering for Call of Duty Elite. 

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The Evolution Of The First Person Shooter (FPS)

First person shooter has come a very long way.  It was very popular in the 90s with games on various consoles and PC. Early 90s FPS games started off with simple controls like Wolfstein and Doom. In these games the user couldn’t fully move their aimer in a 360 direction. The movement of the crosshair would only move left and right. Gamers in this time never experienced games of this nature, so they were huge hits. 

Then later on in the 90s games such as Medal of Honor and Goldeneye were huge hits because these games revolutionized the genre. These games were the first games that had multiplayer split screen supports for a console.  The results of Goldeneye were great and had huge sales. Many gamers remember this game as the game that revolutionized console FPS games. 

Then in the in the early 2000s Xbox had a major hit in Halo: Combat Evolved this game changed everything because gamers never felt a game this addicting since golden eye, and it had one of the most memorable campaigns in video game history. This game showed that FPS games and video games in general can have a theatrical feel something that you can experience in a movie theatre. Then many years later Xbox launched Halo 2 which was one of the first games to effectively implement online matchmaking and one of the most memorable online multiplayer experience on a console ever. 

After the success of games like Halo and Halo 2 it ushered in a huge craze in console gaming. The results from the success of Halo made games like the Call Of Duty, Killzone, Battlefield, and many other FPS games have huge success when they were released. Online component of FPS games are here to stay, and many feel that every FPS game has to have online features in order for it have huge amount of sales.

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