Although originally thought to be a fan video, it turns out the latest Bad Company video circulating on YouTube is actually from DICE. The Getting Tough movie gives some insight into BC2's storyline, along with plenty of great action shots and explosions. Checkout the new video below:
EA has launched a new Bad Company 2 website called the Tactical Field Manual. The website features all the latest game information on vehicles, weapons, maps, and strategy. However, the website is restricted to players of Modern Warfare and Battlefield who have accumulated enough experience points. To see if you have what it takes to get access, checkout the new Tactical Field Website Here.
Experience This Year’s Best Online Multiplayer Game before it Hits Stores on March 2 Stockholm, Sweden – January 28, 2010 – DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that first-person shooter fans will get early access to the best-in-class online war experience in Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2. Players can now download a free* console demo worldwide on Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace. A PC beta is also now available to players that pre-order** the game at participating retailers in North America, Europe and Asia, and through select community channels. On February 4th, the demo will be accessible on the PlayStation®Network in Europe and on February 11th in North America. Defined by its increasingly intense vehicular warfare, destruction, variety of weapons and huge sandbox environments, Battlefield Bad Company 2 promises to be one of the finest online FPS games of 2010.
“After the success of the PS3 beta, we’re excited to provide gamers -- especially our long-supporting, rabidly passionate PC fans -- with another opportunity to get into the game before release,” says Patrick Bach, Senior Producer on Battlefield: Bad Company 2. “Our fans have been a huge part of the franchise’s success and we can’t wait for everyone to experience the amazing gameplay and unforgettable Battlefield moments in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.”
The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 console demo and PC beta will feature Port Valdez, a new vehicle focused map where up to 24 players (32 on PC) will compete against each other as either the US or Russian armies in the game’s Rush multiplayer mode. Players will have access to five land and three air vehicles where the Russian side can use everything in their arsenal including Main Battle Tanks as well as the fast-moving Quad Bikes and Mobile Armored AA. The fight will also be packed with plenty of infantry combat fought alongside the waterline towards a great oil industrial landscape in the Alaskan mountains. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be in stores on March 2, 2010 in North America and March 4, 2010 in Europe for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the PC. The Limited Edition can be pre-ordered now on all platforms at no extra cost, with participating retailers worldwide (while supplies last). For more information on DICE, please visit www.dice.se. For more information on the Battlefield franchise please visit: www.battlefield.com. Or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2. * Internet connection and Xbox LIVE Gold membership required. Demo will end on February 25, 2010. ** Available at participating retailers in North America, Europe and Asia. Offer and codes expires February 25, 2010. ** Available at participating retailers in North America, Europe and Asia. Offer and codes expires February 25, 2010.
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EA and Dice released a new Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Panama Canal Gameplay Trailer with 3 new screenshots. Battlefield Bad Company 2 will be released on March 5th, 2009. Watch the trailer below:
Check out all 3 new screenshots at Dice official website.
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DICE has had a rather fun time weeding through the 13,000 submitted Achievement/Trophy ideas posted on the BC2 website. They have narrowed it down to the top 6 submissions.
"Check out the top six sbumissions as chosen by DICE on the BC2 website, then let us know which is your favorite by voting in the poll on this blog, in the left side bar (you may need to scroll down a bit). You'll find out if we agree at a later date. :)"
Some of you may have heard rumors about there being a PC Beta for Bad Company 2 and than hearing about it being canceled. Well you could say you're right about one of them. There IS a PC Beta and well the rumors are wrong about it being canceled. This all started due to changed made to an earlier blog on EA's end which just happened to have removed the PC Beta from the details and the reason for this was the plan changed. No one imagined how well the PS3 Beta Testing would be and the presumptions based on that limited the PC Beta Testing at the start. So EA decided that they should drastically increase the capacity of the PC Beta Test to insure as many people as possible could participate. But with every good thing follows a bad thing and EA had to delay the Beta to very early next year as to give them more planning time to make the new changes happen and to implement more optimizations.
In my last Article I wrote about the new FrostBite 2 Engine possibly running DirectX 11 Support and that has just now been confirmed through EA Games. More details to come at a later date so check back at theBattlefield Headquarters! frequently for all your Battlefield needs!
For those of you who wish to know more about what the PC has to offer keep reading. You will notice that some of the features were introduced in the previous Battlefield Series like the PC Squad System but with a few new modifications for this new breed!
-------- PC Enhanced Features:
PC Squad Play System: Updated from previous Battlefield PC titles now gives control of your squad before heading into combat.
Clan Support & Private Servers: Independent Clan Tag, and ability to rent servers for hosting and controlling private password protected competitive servers with expanded control over the settings from public ranked servers.
Dedicated Ranked Server: Everyone gets non-stop action with no connection penalties based on some other player's internet. Ranked Server Provider program will give players opportunity to rent their own server(s) located in professional grade datacenters, ability to modify settings like map rotation, create reserved slots for friends or clan members, kick & Ban players, and custom name your ranked server.
Friend Support: Find your friends online with the new buddy list to see if and who is online so you can quickly join their game.
Up to 32 Players on PC (24 on consoles): Play with up to 32 players online in the biggest multiplayer Maps in Battlefield. Each with a different tactical and gameplay focus set across a variety of environments.
Full DirectX 9, 10 & 11 Support: Immerse yourself in the Battlefield world as Frostbite 2 engine brings tanks, planes, and explosions to vivid life on your PC. The game will fully support Windows XP, Vista, and 7 with new tech that further improves things like lighting and shadows. (Read My Other Article On Frostbite 2 & DirectX 11 Testing Here)
Enhanced Gameplay: The PC version also includes wide peripheral support like Joysticks for flying, NVDIA 3D Vision, Logitech LCD Keyboards such at the G15, G19 and VoIP Support plus a variety of specific features tailored for PC play.
Today launches the two week Play & Win sweepstakes. If you own a copy a Battlefield 1943 then you might want to jump on the gaming train for the next two weeks in North America for the PlayStation 3 as you will be eligible to win a Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta Code! As part of the promotion, Sony is offering a limited bundle with an exclusive theme at no extra charge but only for the two week period, so if you are a gamer and do not have 1943 then theres never been a better time to pick up your copy!
Some of you might be familiar with the new game engine Frostbite 2 created by the Swedish video game developing company most widely known as Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment (DICE). AMD & DICE put Frostbite 2 through an insane 11 day testing phase on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) running the DirectX 11 API which is only featured on the new Windows 7 and Vista Operating Systems.
"To this day Windows XP has been the main OS for users since gamers didn’t see the benefit of upgrading to Vista and DirectX 10 as there were few games that fully supported the API. Now with Windows 7 and DirectX 11, it feels like there are a lot of developers that are planning to make the jump directly from DirectX 9 to DirectX 11, which will help solve this Catch-22 situation and provide gamers with another great reason to upgrade. - Kevin Strange"
Because of this, we can expect the same engine in Battlefield 3, it may take on a few modifications to allow expandability and use more resources for “prettiness”. I’m thrilled to hear more about Frostbite 2and DirectX 11.
You can read the full article of the testing phase by DICE & AMD here: Full Article
** Note: Interview Article is in PDF Format. You will need to have a PDF Web Plugin or PDF Viewer installed to view it. Download Adobe Reader Here
Also for any of you that’s played more than one of the Battlefield games before, you would know that Battlefield is usually sponsored by Nvidia. However, in the linked article above you will notice ATI is being used. Not a surprise seeing as how AMD owns ATI.
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The Bad Company 2 US Beta has officially kicked off today on the Playstation 3 and PC platforms. In order to participate you must have a beta key, and there are still a few available if you know where to look.
There were some rumors of login troubles earlier in the day, where users were unable to access the beta due to keys failing to validate. However, it appears now that all the issues have been resolved. For more information checkout the BF Blog.
"It's here! Starting today, the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PS3 Beta is going live World Wide. Intense vehicular multiplayer action on the map Arica Harbor awaits participants in possession of a Beta code. Up to 24 players compete to secure valuable crates in the ‘Rush’ game mode as the action moves across a variety of different locations. From an initial vehicle assault on a military outpost the war winds through streets of a deserted town to an intense final fire-fight in an industrial harbor. If you are not yet familiar with the Beta map, make sure to check out the newly released Episode 2 of the Battlefield Moments series, as well as the Beta announcement trailer and the Arica Harbor gameplay video.
During the Beta we will be monitoring servers and back-end, as well as gameplay balancing and tweaks. If you are a Beta participant, please take a moment to help us tune the game by providing your feedback in the forums set up for this.
These are the options at hand:
Combat Studios closed forums Use your Beta key to log-in to the closed forums
EA Forums You can also leave your feedback on the EA forums
SONY Beta Central North American players can also feed back in the forums set up in the SONY Beta central. To access the forums you log in using your SONY log-in information, and you will be entitled to access the Beta central for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 once you have downloaded the Beta build from the Playstation Store.
Do you not yet have a Beta code? Don't worry, there is still a chance to get in. Reserve the game to get access to the Beta, with participating retailers only and while supplies last. Also keep your eyes open for local partnerships and code giveaways. Please note that the codes for the PS3 Beta are region specific, so codes distributed by North American outlets cannot be used for downloading the Beta in Europe and Asia, and vice versa."
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