Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam getting first showing at TGS

by Christopher Grant on Sep 8th 2010 12:45PM

EA has been mum on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam since announcing the multiplayer-only expansion during its E3 press conference three months ago. But Battlefield Community Manager zh1nt0 says that's about to change. "I am going to Tokyo Game Show to showcase Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam for the first time," he said on the studio's Battlefield Blog.

He reiterated the original feature set – "4 brand new maps built in Frostbite, as well as Vietnam specific weapons, vehicles, persistence, unlocks, and achievements/trophies" – and, well, that's about it. We're shipping out to Tokyo next week where we'll rendezvous with the expansion and deliver the intel back here. Still think they're going to hit that "this winter" release window?

Via: Big Download
Source: Battlefield Blog

Tags: battlefield-bad-company-2-vietnam, EA, EA-DICE, Electronic-Arts, microsoft, pc, playstation, ps3, TGS-2010, Tokyo-Game-Show-2010, xbox

Reader Comments (45)

Exactly why MoH's MP will suck. Focus, DICE!

my main question is can I buy just this or must I have already purchased the regular game as well?

@ansalon929

I've been wondering the same thing. We'll know soon enough.

@ansalon929 It's normal DLC, you need the main game.

@ansalon929 Why wouldn't you buy the game anyways? Its freakin' battlefield.

@ansalon929 does "expansion pack" means something to you?

@ansalon929 I recently bought BBC2 Ultimate Edition and in the case it had a little card saying Battle field Bad Company 2 Vietnam and it said must have BBC2 to play

finally(!)(?)

First showing?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlefield_Vietnam

Look guyz! The game details haf been leeked!

@jynxycat that was a previous game DICE made years ago

@jynxycat

hope you were being sarcastic

@SAVL
I think he/she was kidding. How much different could Bad Company Vietnam be from Battlefield Vietnam? They say there's going to be Vietnam era weapons and vehicles, something Battlefield Vietnam already has. The only difference I could see is updated graphics and gameplay elements (like Destruction 2.0).

@Themoreyouknow

I wonder if these are scratch-built maps or just another update of some old DICE maps as they did with Wake Island.

@SAVL THX BRO.

People. Geez.

@jynxycat I hated Battlefield Vietnam. The helicopters were way overpowered. The Vietnam setting sucks as a video game. Something disturbing about theHanoi Jane over the loud speaker telling me my wife was having sex with another guy back home really bothered me.

@FriedConsole
"Something disturbing about theHanoi Jane over the loud speaker telling me my wife was having sex with another guy back home really bothered me"

I think that was the point of her existence.

I actually liked BF Vietnam back when it was fresh.

@Themoreyouknow

What kind of Destruction 2.0 will you have in Vietnam? Grass hut crushing you?

Lame that there won't be any single player.

Oh well.

Does this have a single player component to it aswell as the aforementioned multiplayer??? Anyone??

@oggsy92

i doubt it... not like i'd play it anyway, BF is strictly a MP game to me. :D

@oggsy92

As far as I know, multiplayer only

@oggsy92
Read noobs. The first sentence clearly says and I QUOTE "multiplayer-only expansion"

Calm down chuck.. I just thought they might possibly add alot more than multiplayer to combat call of duty.. Not that ill be buying that anyways..

@oggsy92
It's only going to have 4 maps. It's not a full game, just an expansion. Probably going to be in the $10-$20 range.

4 maps? That's it? I bet they charge an extra 10 bucks to play co-op on these maps even after paying for the expansion pack.

WOW, 4 new maps!

Personally, I think i'll buy BF franchise games used from now on until they give us real new maps in their VIP packages.

@jumpshot And yes I know this is not something that can be bought used. I'm just sayin'.

@Mr Esc is the namesarcasm is my unless they mean four maps from the vanilla game updated with Vietnam weapons... part of me really thinks this too ha

I sure hope that its 4 full maps and not 2 maps in 2 different modes... I also hope it works with Onslaught mode. C'mon DICE!

4 new maps!

Translation:
1 map, 4 different game modes.

@Mr Thur LOL, sadly that could be the case.

But does these 4 maps works in base BC2 too? Cause playing a 4 maps expansion would get old quickly

There better be a scoped M14 in this. Not being able to but optics on the M14 EBR was/is idiotic.

@golfs4panzys

put*

@golfs4panzys

The fact that they teased us in their VIP map pack trailers with scoped G3s' and M14s' was even MORE idiotic if you ask me. Even after the game was out they kept showing videos of scoped M14s' and G3s' , now that's the most idiotic thing ever.

It's just gonna be 4 Laguna Presa maps with different lighting and a full-auto m16. Whoopty shit.

Does it include more dust?

Looks like EA is gonna milk DICE for all their old game assets until their game-producing-udders fall right off.

What I really want is some more 1943 map-love right now.

I almost think this should be free. The whole VIP thing has been a joke. They really have added no new maps. Instead of changing small things about existing maps, they should've spent time making new ones. I'm kind of "over" the game now. I was addicted but got burnt out on playing the two or three cool maps I liked.

@cheetabrad

I just got back to playing it after a break of a few months and am loving it, especially onslaught mode with friends. However, I had gotten burnt out on the same few maps over and over.

The 'map packs' were disappointing to say the least. I guess their man power was going towards the development of this Vietnam expansion and the already released Onslaught mode. I love Battlefield so anything is better than nothing for me but I really do wonder what the higher ups at EA are thinking sometimes.

All game modes better be unlocked on Day 1 when this baby rolls out the carriage.

Yipppeeee more m-60 sniping! I wonder if we can play 60s acid rock on the jeep radio?

Just my opinion, but isn't the concept of an in-game radio station and soundtrack a bit of a disconnect for a BFBC multiplayer game? Sound plays such a huge role in gameplay, I can't imagine listening to tunes while I'm trying to stalk through the jungle. How can you hear the enemy?

Hey, for everyone bitching about map prices ... you play, what? 200+ hours of gameplay on BFBC, and even if the 'Nam expansion is $20, you get four new maps ... do the math. That's pennies per map over the course of the amount of time you're playing these games.

Why are gamers such damn tightwads?

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