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Enduring the Siege - A History of Siege Weapons

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2008-09-24 16:19:08 by Geoff in The Greenskin
...weapons have become the next big thing for MMOs that wish to delve deeply into PVP oriented gameplay. However, while the idea might sound new and fresh, the advent of siege weapons in MMOs dates as far back as 2001 maybe even earlier The first game to fully feature siege weapons as a major component of PvP-based gameplay was Dark Age of...
 
 
 
 
 
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EA Explains Pay-To-Play Weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company

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2008-03-24 18:31:20 by Patrick Klepek in MTV Multiplayer
...weapons that must be purchased over the Xbox Live Marketplace The weapons were discovered in a menu detailing the games unlockables, each one padlocked with a note asking players to buy this weapon on Xbox LIVE marketplace Multiplayer contacted Electronic Arts for an explanation, which they provided this morning. At launch, there will be ten...
 
 
 
 
 
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EA: Yes, You'll Have to Buy Some Weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company, But It's Not THAT Big a Deal

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2008-03-24 20:55:48 by Jonathan in Gaming Today
...weapons in the gamewere ominously locked and labeled Available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace. Naturally the internet erupted in an uproar, because, seriously, who wants to have to pay extra for something that should just be available right out of the package? Well, EA decided to respond to this and give their own take on it In...
 
 
 
 
 
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EA calls off purchaseable weapons in Bad Company, blames mishap on internal problems

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2008-04-09 22:41:09 by Ryan C. in Xbox 360
...weapons in Electronic Art's Battlefield: Bad Company ( PS3 , Xbox 360 ). It seems that despite the the earlier statements of the company about the pay-to-play exclusivity of some of the weapons, it's now confirmed by EA that ALL the weapons in the game can be obtained without paying a single dime. The commotion about certain weapons being...
 
 
 
 
 
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EA Will Charge Extra for Certain Weapons in Bad Company Beta

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2008-03-21 17:09:12 by Stephany in Gaming Today
...weapons for the Battlefield: Bad Company Beta via XBL Marketplace Ten different weapons in the beta show up as locked and next to them is the message: Available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace. Five weapons of the weapons are listed as available for purchase, while the other five are listed as available via the gold edition or for...
 
 
 
 
 
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EA explains microtransactions for Battlefield: Bad Company weapons

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2008-03-24 13:26:51 by Enrico S. in Xbox 360
...weapons will be available at launch. Five retailers will be offering an "exclusive" pre-order weapon in the following months and all of them will be unlocked when the game goes live The remaining five weapons, however, will cost players some cash. These weapons will be bundled with the Gold Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company . If you don't...
 
 
 
 
 
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EA Drops Charging for Weapons From Battlefield: Bad CompanySort Of

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2008-04-10 07:32:35 by Jonathan in Gaming Today
...weapons in the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company. EA has now announced that all ten formerly-locked weapons will be available to anyone who purchases any version of the game, with a slight catch. The people who purchase the Gold Edition of the game will have access to five extra weapons right off the bat, while those who purchase the regular...
 
 
 
 
 
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EA charging for weapons in Bad Company Beta

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2008-03-21 09:45:00 by Terrence Stasse in Xbox 360 Fanboy
...weapons for sale via the XBLM. A total of ten weapons are locked that have text reading "Available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace" next to them. The details of this are a bit shaky as of now however, as of those ten weapons, five weapons are listed as simply available for purchase, and five are listed as available in gold edition or...
 
 
 
 
 
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Weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company Beta only unlockable through microtransactions?

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2008-03-21 20:36:14 by Ryan C. in Xbox 360
...weapons, with the words "Available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace." What this means is that to access these weapons or unlock them for use, one would probably have to fork over a bit of green in the Xbox Live Marketplace first. Five of these weapons also seem to be unlockable IF one buys the game collector's edition. Huh While locking...