http://www.carbon5ive.com Clannews von 5IVE de-de 2012 5IVE Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:47:49 -0500 Crossphyre [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzA4dv0xkzg[/youtube] http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=9 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:12:32 -0500 Crossphyre The first of a series of "Battleblogs" has been posted on Electronic Arts Battlefield 3 website, with lead multiplayer designer Lars Gustavsson offering a few details on the October 25 releases multiplayer. The underlying idea behind all of the teams efforts is pretty simple: "Were not telling you how to play the game," Gustavsson writes. "You choose." In the case of Battlefield 3s multiplayer, choice involves giving people a wider range of options to choose from when they want to shoot virtual people online. One example is the return of Team Deathmatch, a game type which has been absent from the series since Battlefield 1942. Players will also be able to opt for infantry-only matches, which cut vehicles out of the battlefield. The expected Conquest and Rush modes will be back as well, but that too ties in with the idea of giving players more flexibility. Gustavsson is careful to note that theres more to come beyond confirmation of TDM and infantry-only matches. Additional Battlefield 3 multiplayer details are promised soon, with more multiplayer modes and "new features that change how you can play the game" still to be revealed. Read more: http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/714193/battlefield-3-will-feature-team-deathmatch-and-infantry-only-matches/#ixzz1RJop4Chd http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=8 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:56:51 -0500 Crossphyre Though Gears of War 3 isnt scheduled to ship until September, an early build of the games single-player campaign has leaked to the Internet, causing a flood of spoiler-filled videos to surface on YouTube.No word yet on how this early build was obtained, but Microsoft said its working with various security teams."We have seen the reports of Gears of War 3 content being propped on the Web and working closely with our security teams and law enforcement to address the situation," Microsoft said in a statement given to IGN."This content is not from a final build and is not representative of what fans will enjoy when the game launches."Microsofts major release last September, Halo: Reach, was also leaked to the web a few months early. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArNzhsANQ1k[/youtube] http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=7 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:48:23 -0500 Crossphyre Posted on BF3 Blog, DICEs Lars Gustavson talks about DICEs approach to multiplayer in BF3: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPu7-LtLKmU[/youtube] When Lars Gustavsson received the mission to lead the design of the multiplayer portion of Battlefield 3, his thoughts went to the fans of the predecessor, 2005’s Battlefield 2. He also knew the time was ripe to open up the game to a wider audience. Hi Lars! What was the initial design goal you and the team set for Battlefield 3 multiplayer?-- We thought a lot about Battlefield 2 and how Battlefield 3 would relate to it. The mindset at DICE during the development of Battlefield 2 was pretty much: "Play the game our way, or play something else”. Now, we have made a conscious effort to reverse that mentality. The goal with Battlefield 3 is to offer a vast variety of gameplay experiences and to be inviting to everyone. We’re not telling you how to play the game. You choose. How will that be apparent in Battlefield 3?-- Part of it is in the variety of game modes and the types of environments you can play in -- from the wide open battlefields that people learned to love in Battlefield 2, to the urban gritty maps with their tighter gameplay focus. Combining these two elements and adding destruction and our social Battlelog hub in the same package is something I believe no one else is capable of – and that just makes it doubly entertaining for me to deliver on! Where did the "play our way” mentality come from and how did the change come about?-- I think it emanated from the pride in the unique game modes we created at DICE, like Conquest and Rush. We’re still super proud of them, but going into Battlefield 3 we had a frank discussion about our mindset. We discussed the strengths of Battlefield and ended up with a lot of interesting questions. Does teamplay have to be squad based, or can it be in a more general sense of playing together? Am I less of a gamer if I don’t want to play in squads? If I want Team Deathmatch? If I want infantry only gameplay? That discussion really was an eye-opener and has changed how we view ourselves and what we set out to do with Battlefield 3. Battlefield 3 is going to be our best Battlefield yet. The Frostbite 2 game engine not only lets us build spectacular multiplayer maps – it also lets us populate those maps with wildly differing kinds of environments. The classic Battlefield multiplayer map would be an open type terrain, fit for tanks, helicopters, and other vehicles to take part in the action. Now, we will take the fight to dense urban environments as well, painting a stark contrast to the more open rural gameplay. At E3 this year, we brought the Rush mode map Operation Mtro for visitors to play hands-on. In many ways, this map illustrates our multiplayer design philosophy for Battlefield 3. Operation Mtro starts out in a lush, rolling park outside of the Paris city center. As the attackers push forward and take out the two enemy installations, this is when a normal multiplayer mode in a normal game would end. In Battlefield 3, this is just the beginning of a much larger journey; a journey taking you through a number of distinct and varying environments, each tasking you to re-evaluate your combat tactics and loadouts on the go. http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=6 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:25:52 -0500 Crossphyre The next DLC for Black Ops is scheduled to be released on XBL tomorrow June 28th. While the trailer does look good and promises big things in terms of map design, I for one am getting tired of paying $15 every other month for more maps. This map pack should be at a reduced price or free even. Especially if you consider that if you bought all three map packs you would have shelled out $45 for just maps, no new game types, weapons, or any other incentives. While I will pick it up, I am about to give Activision my last dollar. Enjoy the video! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbcc4cXONso[/youtube] http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=5 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:03:43 -0500 Crossphyre Watch the video below as Anja Stroud explains the new changes to Horde mode. From the sounds of things, this is shaping up to be the best survival type gameplay of all the games out there. The fact that they allow you to purchase upgrades from money earned from kills is a nice twist. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wS4MSP6kFHQ[/youtube] http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=4 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:24:44 -0500 Crossphyre EAs webshow PWNED recently went behind the scenes in Stockholm, Sweden to give us a better idea of what went into BF3 and what to expect from it. I must say that I am currently more impressed with this game than any other game scheduled to come out this year! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXaFw7aC9GE[/youtube] http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=3 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:02:02 -0500 Crossphyre Originally scheduled for the World Premiere during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, when the Heat eliminated the Bulls in Game 5, Epic had to go to Plan B: A watch party with release on Facebook. This action-packed trailer provides a little more background to the storyline, but still leaves us with lots of questions. Enjoy! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mawFwSMhM1g[/youtube] http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=2 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:47:54 -0500 Crossphyre Is Activision going to charge you to play online? "No." That is the answer to the question many have been wondering: Is Activision going to start a subscription service for Call of Duty similar to World of Warcraft? For the foreseeable future, once you pay $60 for a new Call of Duty game, you can play it online until your little trigger fingers fall off at no extra cost.What Activision is going to ask you to pay for is a better way to connect with Call of Duty players and improve your game. This fall, Activision will launch Call of Duty: Elite. Its being developed by Beachhead, the new studio Activision announced it had formed earlier this year (although Elite has apparently been in development for two years). Elite isnt a game. Its a service meant to enrich Call of Dutys multiplayer experience. http://www.carbon5ive.com/news/?action=show&id=1