May 8th, 2016 
Mark Following DICE’s Battlefield 1 announcement on Friday, competitor Infinity Ward (Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare) has come out to praise the World War 1 shooter’s announcement and more.
Writing on Facebook (via DualShockers), Infinity Ward said about Battlefield 1’s announcement, “It’s a great reveal trailer. Kudos to the DICE team.” You can see the comment, and the context for it, below.
Elsewhere, Infinity Ward director of communications Eric Monacelli said on Twitter, “Congrats to the @EA_DICE team on the reveal. Great song choice, looks superb with interesting mechanics teased. #BattlefieldWorldPremiere.”
Battlefield 1’s announcement video (watch it here) used a version of The White Stripes hit “Seven Nation Army,” while Infinite Warfare’s trailer was set to a heavier version of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.”
Other Infinity Ward developers also spoke to out to praise Battlefield 1’s announcement; head to DualShockers to see a recap of who said what.
Infinite Warfare and Battlefield 1 are direct competitors in the FPS space. Battlefield 1 comes out first, launching on October 21, while Infinite Warfare is slated to debut on November 4.
For more on both games, check out all of GameSpot’s coverage through the links below.
In other news about kind words from competitors, Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently praised Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, an action-adventure game that is exclusive to Sony’s PlayStation 4.
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