The outages (I mean, maintenance) have left no shortage of angry Battlefield players in their wake, with one GameFAQs user deeming Battlefield 3 a “day-one return.”Įlectronic Arts’ blockbuster sequel released on October 25 to surprisingly low review numbers. DICE’s Global Battlefield Community Manager Daniel Matros took to Twitter to respond to angry customers, announcing at one point that server “ maintenance” would be done in 20 minutes, only to announce that it was taking longer than expected. The PlayStation 3 and PC versions are also suffering similar issues. Outages seems to have affected all three platforms, with the Xbox 360 being covered prominently by the gaming media. Three top investment pros open up about what it takes to get your video game funded.