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| Battlefield Play4Free | |
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| Developer(s) | Easy Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Designer(s) | Colin Clarke |
| Series | Battlefield |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | 4 April 2011 (open beta)[1] |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Battlefield Play4Free is a defunct first-person shooter video game developed by Easy Studios and published by Electronic Arts. Based on the Battlefield series, the game featured a modern warfare battlefield setting. Play4Free is built on a modified version of Battlefield 2's game engine,[2] with improvements such as high resolution artwork and post-processing effects. The game was also less demanding on computer specifications, similar to Battlefield Heroes.[3]
The game was available to players for free online, under Electronic Arts' free-to-play model called Play4Free. Play4Free uses a similar micropayment store system similar to that in Battlefield Heroes. Battlefield Play4Free was announced on 5 November 2010. The game's open beta testing phase began on 4 April.[3][4] Closed beta codes originally started being distributed via email on 30 November 2010. The game was released as an open beta on 4 April 2011. Battlefield Play4Free, along with other EA free-to-play titles Battlefield Heroes, Need for Speed: World, and FIFA World, went offline on 14 July 2015.
- ^ Onyett, Charles (4 April 2011). "Battlefield Play4Free Now Available". IGN. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Pigna, Kris (5 November 2010). "EA Reveals Battlefield Play4Free". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Battlefield Play4Free FAQ". Electronic Arts. Facebook. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Fleming, Ryan (3 March 2011). "Battlefield Play4Free coming in April". Digital Trends. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.