Tag Archives: patrick bach
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 03:32 BST
No civilian casualties in Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 executive producer Patrick Bach has said DICE isn’t comfortable giving players the option to act out evil deeds in-game.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 | 08:11 BST
DICE: Don’t worry about Battlefield 3 on console
Battlefield 3 executive producer Patrick Bach has told VG247 that, while the shooter’s PC version is graphically “better” than its console siblings, gamers should stop worrying about the console editions.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Eurogamer Expo 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, ea dice, patrick bach
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 | 17:31 BST
DICE’s Bach: Game’s next big thing “is not 3D, for sure”
Patrick Bach, Battlefield 3′s executive producer, has told a roundtable interview at DICE’s offices in Stockholm that gaming’s next big thing “is not 3D, for sure.”
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Posted in: Development, EA
Tags: 3d, battlefield 3, dice, ea dice, patrick bach
Thu, Aug 04, 2011 | 00:25 BST
DICE: Annualising Battlefield would “kill the franchise”
Battlefield series producer Patrick Bach has said that turning Battlefield into a yearly series akin to Call of Duty would effectively kill off the series.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield, battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Tue, Jul 26, 2011 | 16:31 BST
Battlefield 3: DICE discusses multiplayer differences between console and PC
DICE studio head Patrick Bach has said the firm has to make a few concessions with the console multiplayer in Battlefield 3, due to quality concerns.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, bf3, dice, patrick bach
Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 15:18 BST
DICE plans on catering to both the single and multiplayer crowd with Battlefield 3
DICE has explained to Edge how it is trying to cater to both the single and multiplayer camps with its latest installment in the Battlefield series, and one of the ways the team is doing this, is by making the “product bigger.”
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Posted in: Development, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield, battlefield 3, dice, Lars Gustavsson, patrick bach
Tue, Jul 05, 2011 | 11:53 BST
“Our goal” with BF3 “isn’t to make controversy,” says DICE
Battlefield 3 producer Patrick Bach has said that it isn’t aiming to cause controversy with the mega-shooter.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Fri, Jun 24, 2011 | 19:41 BST
DICE confirms 10 maps for Battlefield 3 co-op to PSM3 magazine
DICE has confirmed to PSM3 in the latest edition of the magazine, that there will be 10 maps for co-op players.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, patrick bach
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 06:34 BST
DICE: BF3 “to be the best Battlefield game ever built”
The US PS Blog spoke with Battlefield 3′s executive producer, Patrick Bach, at E3 about the upcoming military shooter, and during the interview, the site included a lot of questions folks asked on Twitter.
Hit the jump to watch the video, and read highlights of Bach’s quotes pulled from it.
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Posted in: Action, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Sat, Apr 23, 2011 | 08:03 BST
BF3: Fault Line video with director commentary released
DICE has released the Battlefield 3: Fault Line video, now with director commentary from executive producer Patrick Bach. It’s posted below. Don’t get too much drool on your shirt. BF3 is out on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 later in the year. Thanks, Yoshi.
Fri, Apr 15, 2011 | 05:13 BST
DICE is “desperate” to move on to the next console generation
Battlefield 3 developer DICE is confident: If Microsoft or Sony released a new console tomorrow, the Frostbite 2.0 engine would handle the hardware upgrade with ease.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Fri, Mar 04, 2011 | 14:07 GMT
Battlefield 3 on consoles will still look “very good,” says DICE
Worried the PC version of Battlefield 3 will overshadow the console versions? DICE says stop panicking: both PS3 and 360 SKUs will still look “very good.”
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Gustav Tilleby, patrick bach
Wed, Mar 02, 2011 | 15:30 GMT
“No other engine” can make Battlefield 3, says DICE
Frostbite 1 was a decent engine. Wasn’t half-bad. Used for Bad Company 1 and 2. But DICE waited until Frostbite 2 came along before Battlefield 3 could really get going So why is that, executive producer Patrick Bach?
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Posted in: EA, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Sat, Mar 19, 2011 | 15:57 GMT
Battlefield 3 breaks GDC: play impressions, shots, video
EA DICE finally lifted the lid on Battlefield 3 gameplay at GDC today, showing a military shooter causing earthquakes in more ways than one.
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Posted in: Action, EA, GDC 2011, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: battlefield 3, dice, Karl Magnus Troedsson, patrick bach
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | 12:21 GMT
DICE confirms dedicated servers for Battlefield 3
DICE producer Patrick Bach has confirmed in the new issue of Game Informer that Battlefield 3 will feature dedicated servers.
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Tags: battlefield 3, dice, patrick bach
Mon, Apr 05, 2010 | 08:13 BST
MW2 “the game to beat”, says DICE
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 producer Patrick Bach has told Xbox 360 World that the shooter “to beat” is, quite naturally, Modern Warfare 2.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, ea dice, infinity ward, modern warfare 2, patrick bach
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 | 22:05 BST
DICE doesn’t “ever want to charge for maps”, says producer
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 producer Patrick Bach has told Xbox World 360 magazine that if it had its way, DICE would never charge for maps.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 | 20:18 GMT
BFBC2: Get day one DLC for free if you buy it new
DICE’s Patrick Bach, senior producer for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, has revealed a bit more of what to expect with DLC once the game is released next month.
Turns out, the game will come with a “VIP” code allowing the purchaser access to the DLC network.
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Posted in: Action, EA, Hot, PC, PS3, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Bad Company 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, BFBC2, dice, patrick bach
Thu, Feb 18, 2010 | 23:05 GMT
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo downloaded 2 million times
EA’s announced that the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 demo has been downloaded over 2 million times since it was released two weeks back on PSN and Xbox Live.
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Tags: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, ea dice, patrick bach
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 20:00 GMT
BFBC2 to have additional content available at launch
DICE’s Patrick Bach has revealed that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will have day-one content available through an in-game store at launch.
GungHo president feels Japanese developers “need to go back to basics”