No further plans for Battlefield 1943, 'another type of 1943' possible in future

by Alexander Sliwinski on Mar 26th 2010 6:30PM

Just exhale if you've been holding your breath for any Battlefield 1943 DLC, because it seriously sounds like the sun has set on the Pacific war. Speaking with DICE producer Gordon Van Dyke at PAX East, we asked if he could finally end the hopes and dreams that its successful downloadable experiment would receive more content. He informed us, "There's no plans. There's no plans for DLC." However, the PC version is still planned, and there is a patch incoming to address console issues, including mic problems on PS3.

Van Dyke told us that Battlefield 1943 was a cool way to express a classic game like Battlefield 1942 using the company's Frostbite engine. He said that it opened up a lot of eyes to showing off what an older Battlefield game could be like with the new engine.

When asked to elaborate if other classic Battlefield games would receive a reimagined bite-sized release he said, "I can't. There's no specific plans. The success of [1943] has given it an existence within our lineup, in our thoughts. You could possibly see another type of 1943 in the future. But it doesn't mean it's going to be based on 1942." When pressed, he continued, "Seriously, all options are open. We haven't closed our mind off to anything and we haven't locked down that we'll do anything specific."

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Tags: 1943, Battlefield, battlefield-1943, Battlefield-XBLA, dice, ea, electronic-arts, Microsoft, pax-east, pax-east-2010, Xbox-360

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"Get away from my house," Van Dyke screamed, his raised voice subdued only by the thick plexiglass of his patio door. "I've just called the police, you better get the hell out of here," adding: "ya freak."

"Later that evening, I met with Van Dyke to further discuss the likelihood of Bad Company being re-released with the original BF: 1942 engine. He replied, 'There must be a mistake. We didn't order one pizza, let alone the six you're holding. Wait a second, are you the...Cindy! Call 911! He's back!'"

"I could tell that Battlefield Bad Company 2 would remain Van Dyke's focus. The game's title screen could be glimpsed as his desktop wallpaper, in his home, through the high-powered sniper scope I'd purchased to complete my replica Dragunov rifle."

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