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New Bad Company Developer Video

Tuesday 12 August 2008 | Post a comment

EA has released a new developer diary video for Battlefield: Bad Company. The video features Audio Director Stefan, Strandberg and Head of Audio, David Möllerstedt discussing what it takes to create the sounds and audio featured in the game. Check the full video out at Planet Battlefield.

Bad Company Conquest Mode Released

Saturday 9 August 2008 | Post a comment

EA has released the conquest mode for Battlefield: Bad Company this week. The mode is available for download on the Xbox Live Marketplace and the Playstation 3 Network, weighing approximately 80 MB. Here is the full press release.

"A brand new multiplayer mode is here, and it's free!

Content includes the traditional Battlefield multiplayer game mode, Conquest. Conquest focuses on the capture and control of flags; once a team captures a control point, its members can re-spawn in the area. When a team loses control of all their flags or control points, they cannot re-spawn.

Maintaining control over the flags on the battlefield is a key to victory and the ability to re-spawn troops close to the battlefront can make all the difference for that last offensive push. Four existing maps have been redesigned along with all new lighting and weather effects, to give players a great battlefield on which to play Conquest. Upon entering one of these maps, the U.S. ARMY will face off against either the Russian or Middle Eastern Coalition forces and the battle for control of the territory will begin.

Don't have a copy of BF:Bad Ccompany yet? Better go out and get one now!

See you on the Battlefield! "

Beta Key Giveaway This Morning

Wednesday 6 August 2008 | Post a comment

DICE announced that today it gave away 50 new beta keys for Battlefield Heroes this morning. If you missed your chance like us, considering they were all gone in about 90 seconds, don't worry as the developers promise plenty more giveaways in the near future.

""Solve the riddle, save the world!"

Well, you won't be saving the world, per se, but you could win a Beta key.

Head on over here, solve the riddle and maybe you'll be playing the Battlefield Heroes Beta in no time.

Good luck!

Update - 2 minutes later:
FIFTY people just won a Beta key. We'll do another contest again soon.

Congratulations to the winners!"

Second Life

Tuesday 5 August 2008 | Comments [ 1 ]

For any of you out there that plays Second Life (www.SecondLife.com) Then join the MPN Fans group! Which is managed by myself, my SL Name is Omegadon Aeon. The group is Open Enrollment so join today!

Later in the future if there is ever a interest we may setup a small MPN HQ for you to hang out in.

What is Second Life?

Second Life® is a 3-D virtual world created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of Residents from around the globe.

* From the moment you enter the World you\\\'ll discover a vast digital continent, teeming with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity. Once you\\\'ve explored a bit, perhaps you\\\'ll find a perfect parcel of land to build your house or business.

* You\\\'ll also be surrounded by the Creations of your fellow Residents. Because Residents retain intellectual property rights in their digital creations, they can buy, sell and trade with other Residents.

* The Marketplace currently supports millions of US dollars in monthly transactions. This commerce is handled with the inworld unit of trade, the Linden™ dollar, which can be converted to US dollars at several thriving online Linden dollar exchanges.

So join today!! www.SecondLife.com

Conquest Mode Goes Live This Week

Monday 4 August 2008 | Post a comment

EA has announced that Battlefield: Bad Company Conquest Mode will go live this Thursday, August 7th. The new game mode forces players deplete their opponent’s tickets by one point per kill and can cause their opponent’s tickets to spiral downwards by capturing control points. The game mode will be available on all four maps which support goldrush game mode.

Along with the announcement, the developers have also released a preview trailer and four new screenshots. You can check out all the new media over at Planet Battlefield.

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Heroes Blog: "Well We Didn't Expect This"

Monday 4 August 2008 | Post a comment

The words "Well we didn't expect this" rang especially true for Battlefield Heroes techs this morning, as a large amount of traffic knocked the official website offline for several hours. With the release of new beta keys over the weekend, the increased number of players coming to download the game overwhelmed the Battlefield Heroes servers and actually managed to crash the site for a brief period of time this morning. According to the Battlefield Blog, everything is back up and running now, and the techs are looking into the issue to avoid a repeat of the chaos in the future.

"Turns out there were so many people waiting to win a Beta key that the server basically...up and croaked.

Talk about things going horribly right.

We'll be doing some maintenance over the next day or two; we want to make sure that the site can handle all you Battlfield Heroes enthusiasts.

Apologies for the delay, but don't worry, we'll be back!"

Battlefield 2142 Mac Update Released

Friday 1 August 2008 | Post a comment

If you have a Mac and happen to play Battlefield 2142, then a new update has been released that may interest you. EA has released v1.50 of Battlefield 2142 for Mac users. The changelog is the same as the PC version just ported to OS X. Check out the necessary details below.

"We are happy to announce the release of Update 1.50 to our Mac players. The update contains two community created maps; Wake Island 2142 by The Sir. Community (www.sircommunity.com) and Operation Shingle by Jason Brice (www.MGXCLAN.com).

To install this update on your Mac just follow this simple guide:

1) Click on one of the links provided to download the Patch
• Firefox users will have the patch download to their desktop
• Safari Users will need to click the magnifying glass icon next to the download to ‘show in finder’ (This takes you to the location of the downloaded file)

2) Double Click on the Patch ‘Battlefield2142-485and941A-to-1512’

3) Click on ‘open’ if you see a warning about opening a file downloaded from the internet

4) The Patcher will open your applications folder with Battlefield 2142 highlighted. Click the ‘update’ button to patch the game."

You can download the update from Planet Battlefield below:
Download Battlefield 2142 V1.50 (Mac) Update Here

New Heroes Beta Keys Up For Grabs

Thursday 31 July 2008 | Post a comment

With the Battlefield Heroes closed beta in full swing, DICE has decided to put new beta keys up for grabs. Simply by commenting on upcoming news stories posted on the official blog, you can earn yourself a free preview of the game. For all the details on the contest, check out the post below, or head on over to the Battlefield Heroes Blog.

"Since there were a couple of disappointed comments to our recent news of delay (very glad to see so many people are looking forward to our game), we've decided to give away some extra Beta keys.

Starting next week and ongoing for 4 weeks, we'll be posting a news item twice a week, at a random time.

Why is this so special, you might ask.

Well, here's the thing:
the first 20 people to comment will get a Beta key sent to them within a couple of days.

A cool side effect of this is that those people will then be able to enter our weekend Beta key contest and win even MORE keys to give out to friends.

Please keep in mind that once you win a key you cannot enter again. Let's give everyone a fair chance."

New Comic-Con 08 Interview

Thursday 31 July 2008 | Post a comment

EA has posted a new interview from Comic-Con featuring DICE Producer, Aleksander Grondal. The interview focuses on Battlefield Heroes, and can be found at the Planet Battlefield Website. Enjoy!

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Heroes Release Delayed Until Late 2008

Thursday 31 July 2008 | Post a comment

During an investor conference on Tuesday, EA CEO John Riccitiello released news that Battlefield Heroes would be delayed till the end of this year. While no new release date was confirmed, the title will not be meeting its original summer of 2008 release date.

"EA DICE's upcoming free-to-play PC shooter Battlefield Heroes has been delayed and is now expected to arrive late this year, publisher Electronic Arts announced today.

The ad-supported, web-based shooter was previously expected to launch this summer. During a conference call today, EA CEO John Riccitiello revealed that the game is now "launching at the end of the calendar year."

"We decided to increase its focus on some of the social networking features," Riccitiello noted, stressing that the studio hopes to incorporate beta tester feedback and implement new features. "The last thing we want to do is jab it in the marketplace."

Riccitiello seemed optimistic about the title's development despite the delay, adding that Battlefield Heroes "still feels like it's progressing much like we anticipated.""

There has also been a new post on the Battlefield Heroes Blog which addresses the release date being pushed back. The post confirms the delay, but also reassures players that the Heroes closed beta has gone into full swing and the next phase will be opening up very soon.

"As you may have heard, the official release of Battlefield Heroes has been delayed until later this year.

Have no fear soldiers, we're moving into the next beta phase very soon and we will be offering a LOT more beta keys over the next few months.

Stay tuned for more details.

We have also started weekly weekend tournaments. Current Beta testers get to compete and win extra Beta keys to give out to friends!

Goodman
Global Community Manager"