The year has only just started and Microsoft are already going crazy with their backwards compatibility lineup. In January so far, 10 more backwards compatible games have been made available to play on the Xbox One.

To begin with, a bundle of seven Xbox One compatible games were launched to the Xbox Games Store. This first bundle included both of the previously Xbox 360 exclusive Battlefield titles (Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3), as well as a number of other AAA and indie/arcade titles.

A little while after the initial 7 games were announced, 3 more titles were added to the backwards compatible games list. The additional three games were Mega Man 9, Mega Man 10 and Beat'n Groovy.

The full list includes the games listed below.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ($20; 4.88 GB)
Battlefield 3 (requires disc)
Dragon Age: Origins ($15; 6.44 GB)
Ghostbusters ($15: 6.18 GB)
Scrap Metal ($15; 130.06 MB)
The Splatters ($10; 505.95

Whilst matchmaking systems can get players into games quickly, it can effectively ruin the potential that custom game lobbies have, and when it comes to games like Battlefield 4, which have dozens of variables to take into consideration, the overall game experience can get a little diminished. So far, custom game lobbies haven't been made available in Battlefield 4 for console gamers, however, just like with Battlefield 3, EA have plans to introduce a system that will allow players to rent out servers.

Once a server is rented out, the server renter will be able to choose between plenty of variables, set up map rotation, and choose between various other multiplayer lobby options.

Once a server has been rented, there are certain rules that need to be stuck to in order to keep your server from being removed from the "official server pool." Servers the official pool are very similar to official EA servers, and if a player chooses to quick join, there is a chance official pool

Although EA has already had its hand on Battlefield websites two through to nine, It seems they've decided to 'preserve' their future a little longer and purchase 8 new domains, starting from www.battlefield13.com to www.battlefield20.com.

EA has strangely missed out on Battlefield 10-12, but I'm certain most of the discussion will be about why EA has secured such websites.

It's only been very recent that EA purchased Battlefield4.com for $9 grand, so for them to buy out all these domains now is very strange.

Perhaps EA decided to go on a spending spree, just to be safe and ensure they don't have to fork out another $80k on more websites just like they did for Battlefield.com.

Or maybe these numbers mean something else. If you count every game since Battlefield 1942 to Battlefield 4, that makes a total of 12 games. Making the 13^th (possibly Battlefield 5) title

New Battlefield 3 DLC

Battlefield: Aftermath is a huge new DLC title for Battlefield 3 and has been announced for release over the next two months. Battlefield premium players will be able to access the new content as early as November 27^th if you own a PS3, or December 4^th if you own the game on a PC or Xbox 360.

Non-premium PS3 players will be able to access the content on December 11^th, whilst PC and Xbox non-premium players will have to wait till December 18^th to play the new Aftermath DLC.

So what will the new Downloadable content have to offer? Well I'm glad you asked

Battlefield 3 DLC: Aftermath

Finally we get to hear about the 4^th installment, "Aftermath", of the 5 DLCs that EA had planned out for Battlefield 3.

Here's a list of all BF3 DLC:

"Back to Karkand" released on the December of 2011,
"Close Quarters" released last month
"Armored Kill" will be available next September
"Aftermath" will be available in December
"End Game" will be available on March 2013

As stated above, Aftermath will be available this December although no exact dates have been mentioned. Regarding what to expect from this add-on, this is what the official site had to say:

"Set

Armored Kill DLC info for Battlefield 3

Hey there guys, with only a few more weeks to go before we get our hands on Battlefield 3's 3^rd DLC "Armored Kill" there has been a lot of information revealed surrounding what to expect from it. So we thought we would give you a low down on what to expect from this add-on. Before we get ahead check out the trailer for it:

Armored Kill Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6j5lXHNi8w

As you can see it is all about the vehicles. This is what the official website for BF3 has to say about "Armored Kill":

"Armored Kill"

Warfighter to Compete with Black Ops 2

It seems every year now we gamers get to witness a clash between FPS superstars. Last year it was Modern Warfare 3 vs Battlefield 3 and this year it is Black Ops 2 vs Medal of Honor: Warfighter. Both these games are direct sequels to their respective predecessors and both of them show great promise.

Since 2003 Call of Duty has been the reigning champ with little or no competition. Even though there are a lot of gamers annoyed by the COD franchise now because of the similar gameplay and old engine, they still continue to break sales records every year. It's no wonder the

The first ever Halo 4 gampelay was shown at the Microsoft press conference at E3. All diehard fans of the franchise were a bit on edge about the upcoming game considering the fact that a completely new company was developing Halo 4. The return of Master Chief himself did little to calm them down.

I remember watching a random late night talk show in which one of the hosts exclaimed "Why should we be excited about Halo 4 when strangers are making the game?". The fact that Bungie Studios split from Microsoft and the game was passed over to 343 Industries was not very well received by fans worldwide. A good analogy would be as if Santa Monica Studios had given the rights to God of War to an internal studio of Sony. It just wouldn't feel right.

Fortunately though, the gameplay demo shown by 343 Industries at E3 blew away these concerns, wowed the crowd and got the fans excited yet again for a new Halo. If you missed the demo check it out in the following link:

Battlefield 3: Premium Service

The Premium Service for Battlefield 3 is very much like the Elite service available for Call of Duty. Premium service was launched on Monday, June 4th and actually offers a pretty hefty saving.

Premium Service owners will get all 5 expansion packs that are going to be released for BF3 in the future, which include:

1. Back to Karkand
2. Close Quarters
3. Armored Kill
4. Aftermath
5. End Game

The service is priced at $50 or 4000 Microsoft points and owners of the service will get the 5 expansion packs for the price of 3.5 (saving about $25). Although the saving would be a little less for gamers who have already purchased the first expansion Back to

Peter Molyneux at E3

E3 is only a few weeks away, but Spike TV has announced that they will have Peter Molyneux as their guest host while covering everything related to the world's biggest gaming expo.

Peter Molyneux is the mind behind the popular Xbox franchise, Fable and has recently departed Microsoft to start his own indie studio. While his studio 22 Cans has yet to release any titles, Molyneux is definitely an industry giant. Paired with Geoff Keighley and Kotaku editors you can expect much smarter coverage of E3 this time around on Spike TV.

The live E3 analysis will begin on Monday, June 4 at 11:30 AM (ET)/ 8:30 AM (PT) and will cover the big Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA and Ubisoft press conferences