Tag Archives: patrick bach
Wed, May 22, 2013 | 14:57 BST
Battlefield 4 single-player campaign detailed a bit more by executive producer
DICE executive producer Patrick Bach is featured in the Battlefield 4 dev chat below, and in it he discusses the shooter’s single player campaign.
Tue, Apr 16, 2013 | 18:09 BST
Battlefield 4 lacks “gimmicks” which don’t add value to the game
Battlefield 4 won’t contain motion control or other gimmicks, according to DICE’s Patrick Bach. “We are not interested in things that don’t make the game better,” he told Edge. “There are a lot of gimmicks – people throwing money at us – ‘can you implement support for this quirky control thing’. No, it doesn’t make the game better.” Bach said DICE is “extremely open to innovation,” but unless it adds value for the players, it’s just a “gimmick.” Bach used touch controls as an example, which until Apple perfected the tech, was considered contrived. “To us it’s the same with motion control and perceptual gaming in general; if it adds, great. If it’s a gimmick, ignore it.” Battlefield 4 is expected sometime this fall.
Thu, Mar 28, 2013 | 13:19 GMT
PS4 & Xbox 720: final hardware specs still a mystery, says DICE
Battlefield 4 is being developed on alpha hardware and target specs, according to DICE executive producer Patrick Bach. He claims that no one knows what the final PS4 and Xbox 720 specs are.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 4, dice, Frostbite 3, patrick bach
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 | 13:31 BST
Battlefield 4: ‘People shouldn’t be worried about Battlefield 3 support’ – DICE
Battlefield 4 beta registration was announced a while back, triggering fears that DICE would abandon support for Battlefield 3. However, DICE’s Patrick Bach has explained that people needn’t worry, and that this method of leapfrog development is perfectly normal.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, battlefield 4, dice, patrick bach
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 | 19:27 BST
Battlefield 3 is not being abandoned with Battlefield 4 in development, says Bach
Battlefield 3 is not being abandoned now that Battlefield 4 is in development. DICE and EA have said this, repeatedly, ever since the beta for the game was announced as a pre-order incentive for Medal of Honor: Warfighter. In case you still need convincing, Battlefield’s executive producer Patrick Bach went on video record with VG247 at gamescom to try to alleviate any lingering fears you may still be harboring.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, VG247, Videos, Xbox 360, gamescom 2012
Tags: battlefield 3, battlefield 4, dice, patrick bach
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 | 16:29 BST
Battlefield 3: Armored Kill – Patrick Bach talks Death Valley
Battlefield 3: Armored Kill is gearing up for release next month, and what better way to prep you than a video of executive producer Patrick Bach discussing all it’s entails? We can’t think of one.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, VG247, Videos, Xbox 360, gamescom 2012
Tags: Armored Kill, battlefield 3, Battlefield 3: Armored Kill, bf3, dice, patrick bach
Thu, Aug 16, 2012 | 13:57 BST
Bad Company and Mirror’s Edge IPs are “too good to kill,” says Bach
Bad Company 3 and Mirror’s Edge 2 are still on the table at EA, according to DICE executive producer Patrick Bach.
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Posted in: Action, Development, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360, gamescom 2012
Tags: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 3, dice, mirror's edge, mirror's edge 2, patrick bach
Tue, May 01, 2012 | 20:51 BST
DICE CEO feels next-gen’s rumored anti-used system “can be a win and a loss”
DICE’s Patrick Bach feels the anti-used game measure rumored for next-gen consoles is a double-edged sword.
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Posted in: Development, EA, Microsoft, Sony, hardware
Tags: anti-used game system, dice, next-gen consoles, patrick bach
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 | 16:50 BST
DICE aiming for “12-18 months of value” for BF3
Sounds like DICE intends to provide Battlefield 3 players for as long as possible, with CEO Patrick Bach telling VG247 it intends to give up to “12-18 months” worth of value in the shooter.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, dice, patrick bach
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 | 18:40 BST
Battlefield 3 input lag on PS3 to be addressed with Close Quarters DLC
DICE’s Patrick Bach has said PS3 input lag in Battlefield 3 will be fixed with the Close Quarters expansion pack.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, Close Quarters, dice, patrick bach
Fri, Apr 13, 2012 | 10:39 BST
Patrick Bach takes charge of DICE as temporary CEO
Battlefield series producer Patrick Bach has temporary taken the reigns at DICE as CEO, taking over from Karl Magnus Troedsson.
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Posted in: EA, Shooter
Tags: dice, Karl Magnus Troedsson, patrick bach
Wed, Mar 28, 2012 | 01:12 BST
Battlefield 3 PC patch delayed by “frustrating” console certification
DICE is irritated by, but benefits from, the delays to PC fixes caused by the console certification process.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, dice, patch, patrick bach, title update
Thu, Oct 27, 2011 | 00:42 BST
DICE: 64 players is the “maximum where it’s still fun”
DICE executive producer Patrick Bach has said there’s no point in pushing Battlefield’s multiplayer beyond 64 players.
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Posted in: Development, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield, battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 | 02:34 BST
DICE: Players want games to be “the same, but different”
DICE built a whole new engine – Frostbite 2.0 – for Battlefield 3, because it was one of the few ways the developer could make it “unique” without putting players off.
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Posted in: Development, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Frostbite 2, Frostbite Engine, patrick bach
Tue, Oct 25, 2011 | 00:25 BST
The Battlefield 3 community interview – 40 minutes with producer Patrick Bach
With Battlefield 3 launching in the US tomorrow, we publish 40 minutes of game boss Patrick Bach fielding questions from the community winners and journalists from VG247, Eurogamer and Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
Thu, Oct 20, 2011 | 08:47 BST
DICE: BF3 360 looks “standard-def” without installed texture pack
Battlefield series producer Patrick Bach has told Gamerzines that the 360 version of Battlefield 3 will look “standard-def” without the installation of the game’s texture pack, but insisted it isn’t Frosbite 2 demanding use of the upgrade.
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Posted in: EA, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | 05:55 BST
DICE: Shooters are becoming services
DICE’s Patrick Bach has said the shooter genre has room for more than one juggernaut, as the market evolves to see games as services.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Fri, Sep 30, 2011 | 06:35 BST
DICE needs “to hold back a bit,” “ashamed” of imperfections
DICE executive producer Patrick Bach has said the team struggles to appreciate its successes, feeling “ashamed” of sterling efforts like Bad Company 2.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 | 06:31 BST
Battlefield 3 VG247 community impressions: Chris’s take
DICE welcomed VG247 readers Colin Gallacher and Chris Hockey in Sweden earlier this month to play some Battlefield 3 co-op. Here are Chris’s impressions of the trip and the game.
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 08:55 BST
Battlefield 3 VG247 community impressions: Colin’s take
We took VG247 readers Colin Gallacher and Chris Hockey to DICE in Sweden to play some Battlefield 3 co-op, and wanted to know what they thought. First up, it’s Colin.
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