Electronic Arts and Visceral Games have announced that British musician Jamie N Commons will be collaborating with them for the upcoming first-person shooter title Battlefield Hardline.
Commons’ latest single, “Karma,” will serve as the main theme for next year’s Battlefield Hardline, and the musician has had Alex Da Kid — who’s worked with renowned artists such as Eminem, Dr. Dre, B.o.B and Hayley Williams — producing the song he exclusively made for Visceral Games’ title.
“The music, and moreover the audio help create that emotional experience you want gamers to feel as they play in the world we’ve built for them,” says Steve Papoutsis, vice president and general manager of Visceral Games and executive producer on Battlefield Hardline. “With ‘Karma’, Jamie captured that gritty cop and criminals tone that defines Hardline, where not everyone is good and not everyone is bad, toeing that fine line of the law.”
EA also confirmed in their press release that Commons is set to perform his single for the first time at The Game Awards 2014 in Las Vegas tonight (9PM EST/2AM GMT).
“I have been a longtime gamer and I could not pass up the opportunity to be involved with a franchise I respect as much as Battlefield,” Commons said. “Earlier this year ‘Jungle’ was featured in the first Battlefield Hardline trailer, which was a total thrill.
“‘Karma,’ however, was written specifically with the game in mind. The deep melodic beats and lyrics help express the game’s theme where actions have consequences, but sometimes those consequences come back full circle. I think gamers are going to love it.”
Running on the Frostbite 3 engine, Battlefield Hardline will launch in North American on March 17th and March 19th in Europe for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
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