EA thinks Battlefield can overtake Call of Duty

Go to http://expressvpn.com/ROUNDUP to find out how you can get 3 months for free. Call of Duty has been the top dog for years when it comes to games sold and money made in the FPS genre and though Battlefield has been a rival franchise for years it’s never really been close... However, now EA’s CEO seems hopeful that Battlefield could have a fighting chance if Call of Duty becomes Xbox exclusive after Microsoft’s big Activision acquisition. Watch this week’s episode of Roundup to find out why! In other news; Xbox now lets you play (some) games offline, lead hero designer leaves Overwatch 2, Star Citizen has raised $500 million, and the oldest active MMO is finally getting sound. In this week’s 5-Second Review Brian contemplates what it would be like to become royalty and the Coming Soon section heralds in a mouse game, a beer game, a pony game, and Moonbreaker which looks like a sick miniatures-influenced tabletop RPG. Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend! 00:00 - EA thinks Battlefield can overtake Call of Duty 05:05 - Xbox now lets you play (some) games offline 06:13 - Lead hero designer leaves Overwatch 2 06:58 -​​ Star Citizen has raised $500 million 08:10 - Oldest active MMO is adding sound 09:19 - 5-Second Review 09:43 - Coming Soon Listen and subscribe to Ship Hits the Fan at https://bit.ly/shiphitsthefan Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [Twitter] Stephen Totilo Andrew Wilson tweet https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1571869934392672260 [GamesIndustry.biz] EA is transforming its approach to game making https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-ea-is-transforming-the-way-it-works-with-its-developers [YouTube] Hikikomori Media Xbox discs offline video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEcE-alFpeQ&ab_channel=HikikomoriMedia [PC Gamer] Overwatch 2 loses lead hero designer https://www.pcgamer.com/overwatch-2-loses-its-lead-hero-designer/ [Robert Space Industries] Star Citizen official crowd funding numbers https://robertsspaceindustries.com/funding-goals [GameSpot] Star Citizen hit $500 Million in crowdfunding https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-citizen-crowdfunding-reaches-500-million-after-a-decade/1100-… [Forbes] Star Citizen profile on Forbes.com https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2019/05/01/exclusive-the-saga-of-star-citizen-a-video-game-th… [Tibia] Tibia gets sound https://www.tibia.com/news/?subtopic=newsarchive&id=6917 [YouTube] Tibia sound release premiere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJrAYuAI5SY