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Somalia is in bad shape, you guys. Two back-to-back seasons of inadequate rains have prevented the country's agricultural infrastructure from producing enough food to cover the needs of its people, and as a result roughly 3.7 million Somali citizens are in need of assistance. The situation is so dire in some parts of Somalia that the UN has declared it a famine, which could spread throughout the entire country in as little as two months.

It's bad, and once again, a group of intrepid gamers have taken it upon themselves to help when help is needed most. Battlefield community site Don't Revive Me Bro has joined forces with pro gaming organization Quantic Gaming, fellow community resource Battlefieldo, and DICE's own Daniel Matros to produce First Person Saviors, a 24-hour Battlefield: Bad Company 2 event benefiting Somalia's people.

The event, which started this morning at 9 AM GMT (5 AM EDT) and runs until that time tomorrow, urges players to join specially-marked "Somalian Hunger Relief SHR" servers, rather than their usual virtual homes. Donations will be accepted by Gamers Outreach, 100 percent of which will be passed along to the World Food Programme to aid in their humanitarian efforts.

In addition to the warm, fuzzy feeling you'll get from knowing you've done a good thing, people who donate are also automatically entered into drawings for prizes and giveaways, held at specific donation intervals. The event is also an opportunity to test your mettle against some of the best Bad Company 2 players in the world, as well as actual DICE employees. So get to it! Go kill some dudes, and help save millions.

JoystiqHelp Somalia hunger crisis by playing Bad Company 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 06 Aug 2011 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Squad up for the Onslaught today -- if you're playing on a PS3. Battlefield: Bad Company 2's cooperative Onslaught mode has been "delayed" for Xbox Live, an EA representative has confirmed to Joystiq. The DLC will be available for $10 on PSN as soon as the weekly update occurs later today. We'll make sure to update if we receive any intel on a new date for the Xbox version -- or any date for the PC version, for that matter.

President Hamilton would like you to check out our hands-on before exchanging him for this new mode. We've also placed a new trailer for Onslaught after the break.

Gallery: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Onslaught Mode



[Thanks, Jack H.]

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JoystiqBattlefield: Bad Company 2 'Onslaught' delayed on XBL, still deploying on PSN today originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mass Effect 2 didn't do too shabby, selling 1.6 million units during the quarter in North America and Europe, while Army of Two: The 40th Day sold "over one million units worldwide in the quarter." It wasn't all sequel talk for the core titles,as Dante's Inferno got a mention too, having sold "almost one million units in the quarter" across Europe and North America. Oh, Dante, don't cry! It ain't easy for a new franchise in this world -- just ask EA's new IPs from last fiscal year.

JoystiqBattlefield: BC, Mass Effect, Army of Two sequel sales all top 1 million; Dante's Inferno comes close in Q1 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 11 May 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's worth noting that the map pack doesn't actually include any maps. Instead, it unlocks the Conquest Mode in Arica Harbor and Rush Mode in Laguna Presa. Still, it's essentially new gameplay for free, so it's hard to complain. Unless you aren't a VIP, of course. The DLC releases tomorrow, March 30.

JoystiqBad Company VIP Map Pack 2 trailer (realistically) falls apart originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-companybad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-companybattlefield-bad-company-2dicedlceaElectronic-ArtsMicrosoftXbox-360Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EST<![CDATA[PSA: Activate Bad Company 2's M-COM stations early to avoid picking up kits]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/28/psa-activate-m-com-stations-early-to-avoid-picking-up-kits/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/28/psa-activate-m-com-stations-early-to-avoid-picking-up-kits/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/28/psa-activate-m-com-stations-early-to-avoid-picking-up-kits/#comments DICE informed us at PAX East that it will continue to support its hit title Battlefield: Bad Company 2 with patching -- however, one thing it won't "fix" is players accidentally picking up kits from corpses when trying to activate M-COM stations in rush mode. With millions of copies sold so far, the kit kerfuffle is a problem we've consistently heard and experienced. Little did we know that there's been a remedy to the issue all along, as Bad Company 2 producer Gordon Van Dyke told us that players can press the M-COM activation button early. He expressed that BC2 players should spread the word.

It turns out that if players hold the M-COM activation button (example: the B button on Xbox 360) before the prompt displays, they'll be able to initiate (or deactivate) the station once in range. This avoids the frustration of picking up kits off the stacks of bodies that inevitably pile up next to the boxes. It's a rather simple solution to one of the most frustrating elements in the excellent multiplayer shooter.

JoystiqPSA: Activate Bad Company 2's M-COM stations early to avoid picking up kits originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to CC, due to the variety of other gameplay options (destructible environments, a handful of different vehicles and "adrenaline pumping weapons"), grenade spam isn't the same problem that it is in "competing games of this particular genre." (It probably helps that each class only starts with one grenade too, huh?) Rather than being sponsored by the notorious acronym that closed out Infinity Ward's ad, this one ends with: "Friends Really Against Grenade Spam."

Oh, and for those of you playing along at home, this is at least the second advertisement for Bad Company 2 that directly parodies Modern Warfare 2 promos. We're still holding out hope that all this culminates in a cage match between Robert Bowling and Patrick Söderlund.

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JoystiqBad Company 2 'F.R.A.G.S.' video continues Modern Warfare mockery originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[sugree]

EA assures us via Twitter that, after a rocky launch period, the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 online servers have now been stabilized. Pretty much every iteration of Bad Company 2 has seen issues arise when connecting to EA's servers for online multiplayer, with Xbox 360 kicking some users all the way out to the Dashboard and PC users experiencing authentication issues with PunkBuster.

The developer now says that those issues have been addressed, due in no small part to new servers being added over the weekend. "All new hardware is in place and ready to serve your BFBC2 needs," the tweet reads, backed up by a Q&A on the Battlefield Blog with more info. While some players may still experience a stat loss issue, EA and DICE are actively looking into a fix and encourage anyone who experiences said glitch to report it online. Now, if you'll excuse us, we've got dudes to sneak up on and knife in the back.

Source 1 - Twitter
Source 2 - Battlefield Blog

JoystiqEA completes Battlefield: Bad Company 2 server maintenance originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Both maps aren't new to the game, however neither has been available for play in the "unlocked" game modes noted above. So, that kinda qualifies as a "map pack," right? Regardless, it's free, as DICE boldly proclaims in its jab at Activision and Infinity Ward: "How to avoid 'mapathy' without paying!"

[Thanks, Qwaint]

JoystiqBad Company 2 to offer free March 30 'mapathy' cure originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It wouldn't be the first time a Battlefield game was ported to Mac -- the most recent being Battlefield: 2142 -- but it could be the first Battlefield released on Mac via Steam. Again, Mac gamers, it's a lot to take in. Try to get some sleep and we'll start fresh tomorrow.

JoystiqDICE 'investigating' Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on Mac originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The PS3 isn't the only console having problems. Every platform the game is on has had consistent connectivity issues with BC2 since launch thanks to EA's servers, but the PC version is having significant issues beyond normal network problems. DICE has posted some "temporary solutions for PC gamers" while the developer works on a "permanent solution." Answers to several of those issues can be found on the EA forums. Well, at least it's a great multiplayer game ... when it works.

JoystiqPS3 Bad Company 2 VIP access patch 'hopefully' today; PC issues addressed originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-company-2dicedlceaElectronic-ArtsmultiplayeronlinepatchpsnMon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Review: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (single player)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/08/battlefield-bad-company-2-single-player-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/08/battlefield-bad-company-2-single-player-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/08/battlefield-bad-company-2-single-player-review/#comments You know, it's so rare that my job feels like work. I mean, I play and write about video games for a living -- it's not a terribly taxing gig. I mention this not to brag about how great my life is (Twitter's the only appropriate place for that), but so you have some perspective when I tell you that almost every moment of Battlefield: Bad Company 2's single-player campaign felt like real, actual work.

The campaign isn't terrible, in fact, it's largely competent. But because of a lack of inspiration and a pretty crummy checkpoint system, Bad Company 2's single-player game is just plain not fun.

Gallery: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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JoystiqReview: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (single player) originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A question I've been asked a lot this week: "I barely played and/or didn't really enjoy the first Battlefield: Bad Company's multiplayer. How does this stack up?" The sequel is more Battlefield 1943 than Bad Company. It's a more balanced experience like developer DICE's summer hit, but with a modern setting and delivering the scope one would expect from a full-priced retail experience.

Squads. It's one of the most important elements to Battlefield and a feature that has gotten better through each iteration. A squad is your mini-team within the game; working with them just makes sense, since you'll be respawning with them when you die. In previous Battlefield games, squad members would sometimes be switched to the other team, even as total strangers were inserted in your squad. (As one comrade-in-arms aptly put it this week: "It's like being invited to a Rock Band party, but you're accidentally given the address next door and they're playing Guitar Hero. Sure, it's almost the same, but that's not the party you wanted to attend.") Thankfully, the biggest problem with making a squad is resolved in this outing.

Gallery: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

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JoystiqReview: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (multiplayer) originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefield-bad-companybattlefield-bad-company-2diceeaelectronic-artsMicrosoftreviewreviewsXbox-360Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:41:00 EST<![CDATA[Metareview: Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/metareview-battlefield-bad-company-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/metareview-battlefield-bad-company-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/02/metareview-battlefield-bad-company-2/#comments While not quite the 94 review average that Modern Warfare 2 eventually ended up with, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is off to a generous start on Metacritic, averaging a 90 as of this writing. The developers at DICE have certainly kicked up some dust in challenging the monolithic multiplayer of MW2, but it remains to be seen what will eventually shake out online. For now, we've got the single-player reviews for you, just below:
  • GamePro (5/5 Stars): "Bad Company 2's unexpected emphasis on survival skills caught me completely off guard ... The radical change in pace forced me to think and react differently to the situation than I normally would, and it made for an incredible experience. Bad Company 2 definitely has the necessary chops to give the current king of, well, modern warfare, a run for its money.."
  • GameDaily (9/10): "Combat is both intense and exhilarating. Nothing beats unloading a few grenades at a house and watching the ammo tear chunks from it while dead bodies sail through the air. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is an immensely entertaining shooter that demands your attention"
  • Official Xbox Magazine UK (8.0/10): "While the likes of Call of Duty and Gears of War lead you into bottlenecks where they can dazzle you with explosions and special effects, Bad Company 2 feels more like a diluted sprawl of ideas across a large canvas. This variety ensures things stay interesting but it makes it a solid rather than spectacular effort. You'll enjoy it, but will find that you struggle to recall any standout moments once the credits finally roll."
  • Totally Video Games: (7/10): "While Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (on previous-gen machines) and the original Bad Company both featured standalone single-player campaigns, both fell well short of the kind of gameplay we've come to expect of the Master Chief or Sergeant 'Soap' MacTavish. Unfortunately, DICE still hasn't turned the corner with its single-player design in Bad Company 2."

Gallery: Battlefield: Bad Company 2

JoystiqMetareview: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Erwan Cario]

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, EA's marketing team (at least the one that handles the company's French ads) was really, really trying to flatter the French military with its latest Bad Company 2 ads. Adopting the slogan "Devenez Plus Que Vous-Meme" for its website ("Be More Than Yourself"), EA has seemingly borrowed the French military's strikingly similar "Devenez Vous Meme" ("Be Yourself.")

"We are clearly in a situation of abuse of slogan ... So far, our campaign is working very well, we have very good returns," French army general Philippe Pontiès told Écrans. Allegedly, the posters will be altered sometime in the coming weeks, with the French military and EA reaching an agreement amenably. Perhaps unsurprisingly, EA has chosen not to comment.

[Via GamePolitics]

JoystiqFrench Bad Company 2 ads ape military ad slogan originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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BC2 Senior Producer Patrick Bach claims, "These first two map packs are just the beginning. We're planning ongoing support for the community by always keeping the experience fresh and ensuring the best possible gameplay experience." This is where Battlefield 1943 fans wipe the tears from their faces as they march toward a more modern battlefield.

JoystiqBattlefield: Bad Company 2 getting two DLC maps on day one, more coming in March originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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That said, even if you're a strident console-only gamer, the above walkthrough also gives us our first eyes-on with "Valparaiso" -- a multiplayer map apparently set in the Chiléan city. Here's a shocker: it looks just as impressive as everything else we've seen from the game thus far (even more so, graphically speaking, as it's running on a presumably tricked out PC). Bad Company 2 arrives on your console of choice (minus the Wii) in early March.

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JoystiqBattlefield Bad Company 2 PC walkthrough gets into the nitty gritty originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-company-2chilediceeaElectronic-ArtsfpsMicrosofttrailervalparaisoXbox-360Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[ESRB outs WWII-based opening of Bad Company 2]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/07/esrb-outs-wwii-based-opening-of-bad-company-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/07/esrb-outs-wwii-based-opening-of-bad-company-2/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/07/esrb-outs-wwii-based-opening-of-bad-company-2/#comments The original Bad Company spinoff in the Battlefield series kept the franchise's setting firmly in modern times, but if the Bad Company 2 ESRB description is true, you'll be seeing a return to WWII in the sequel. At the very least, the game's opening will bring players back to the Pacific side of the war, with the ESRB description saying, "In single-player mode, players conduct missions on an unnamed Japanese island during World War II and then move into the modern day through jungles, deserts, and snowy terrain."

Just like we've discovered in our way too many hours with the game's multiplayer demo, the description details the inclusion of "melee attacks with a power drill" (yes, seriously) and the characters use of profanity "during cutscenes and in the heat of battle." And yes, we're just as excited by the former as you might imagine.

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JoystiqESRB outs WWII-based opening of Bad Company 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-companybattlefield-bad-company-2campaigndiceeaElectronic-ArtsesrbMicrosoftsingle-playerwwiiXbox-360Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Battlefield: Bad Company 2 MP demo coming to 360 ... NOW]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/28/battlefield-bad-company-2-mp-demo-coming-to-360-now/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/28/battlefield-bad-company-2-mp-demo-coming-to-360-now/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/28/battlefield-bad-company-2-mp-demo-coming-to-360-now/#comments It's time for the masses to try out Battlefield: Bad Company 2's multiplayer, as EA has seen fit to deploy a demo on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The 1.4GB download will see fierce fighting on the Port Valdez map in "Rush Mode." Access to the demo ends February 25, 2010, a week before launch.

For those interested in learning more about the single-player campaign, check out our hands-on of the solo experience with Preston, Sweetwater and the rest of B company.

Update: PlayStation 3 users will receive the demo on PSN February 4 in Europe and February 11 in North America.

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JoystiqBattlefield: Bad Company 2 MP demo coming to 360 ... NOW originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-company-2demodiceeaElectronic-ArtsfpsMicrosoftXbox-360Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Bad Company 2 loses smooth tunes, keeps hardcore explosions]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/22/bad-company-2-loses-smooth-tunes-keeps-hardcore-explosions/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/22/bad-company-2-loses-smooth-tunes-keeps-hardcore-explosions/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/22/bad-company-2-loses-smooth-tunes-keeps-hardcore-explosions/#comments During tonight's season premiere of Gametrailers TV, EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was at center stage with first footage and details of the game's single-player experience. The episode revealed the original B Company would return, with players reprising their role as Private Preston Marlowe. The single-player story, which takes players from Alaska to South America, sees the rambunctious squad attempt to locate a devastating weapon system the Russians have uncovered.

Of course, destruction once again plays a major role in the game, but sadly the smooth soundtrack that accompanied the original game seems to have been replaced by a generic "epic" score. Hopefully it'll be the least of our concerns when the estimated "10 hour" experience lands on consoles and on PC on March 2, 2010.

According to the episode, a new multiplayer demo will land some time in February (perhaps the rumored demo date is accurate?) When contacted for an actual date for the new demo, an EA representative told Joystiq details would be revealed soon. Check out the single-player trailer after the break.

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JoystiqBad Company 2 loses smooth tunes, keeps hardcore explosions originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-company-2diceeaelectronic-artsMicrosoftXbox-360Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:30:00 EST<![CDATA[GTTV revealing Bad Company 2 campaign this week]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/gttv-revealing-bad-company-2-campaign-this-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/gttv-revealing-bad-company-2-campaign-this-week/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/gttv-revealing-bad-company-2-campaign-this-week/#comments This Thursday at 12:30am ET, the new season of GameTrailers TV is set to debut with a look at Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Specifically, the trailer for this week's episode promises that the show will display the first footage of the game's single-player campaign (we've seen multiplayer already, after all). Beyond the Bad Company 2 footage, GTTV will also have a clip from the upcoming Halo Legends anime collection. This might be a stretch, but we're guessing there will be Spartans in it.

As always, expect any juicy details to wind up here on Joystiq once the episode airs.

JoystiqGTTV revealing Bad Company 2 campaign this week originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While we await a response from EA, we're going to keep watching footage of the stuff we hope to do in Battefield: Bad Company 2. Look for it on shelves in March.

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JoystiqUK retailer dates Battlefield Bad Company 2 demo originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to producer Gordon Van Dyke in an interview with Eurogamer, the reasoning doesn't have to do with profits so much as protecting "the game's integrity on PC." Van Dyke also indicates that DICE's "authorized hosts" have already been chosen worldwide, though he notes that the studio "will see where the game goes and support it post-launch." At very least, PC gamers will get a chance to find out if the rental fee is worth it when the game goes into PC beta on January 28.

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JoystiqDICE explains Battlefield Bad Company 2 dedicated server rentals originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Intat believes that if any studio can take on Modern Warfare, it's DICE. He reiterates that the "shooter" genre is important to the publisher and that EA is "certainly working on how [it] can get that crown back." Meanwhile, Bungie sips a mocha and buffs Halo 3 on the mantel.

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JoystiqEA Euro boss: Bad Company 2 is 'first strong attack' on Call of Duty originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-company-2eaelectronic-artsmcvMicrosoftXbox-360Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Bad Company 2 multiplayer trailer portrays ideal gaming experience]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/bad-company-2-multiplayer-trailer-portrays-ideal-gaming-experien/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/bad-company-2-multiplayer-trailer-portrays-ideal-gaming-experien/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/07/bad-company-2-multiplayer-trailer-portrays-ideal-gaming-experien/#commentsFiction: Wow, so, we were totally on the back of this ATV, bullets going everywhere and then jumped this ramp. Oh yeah, and then when we landed I went right up to this tank's butt and blew it up with an RPG, it was awesome! Then we ran into this factory, and we were like "woah," cause there were all these bullets whizzing by. Then we captured the zone, ran down some stairs and were staring down the barrel of another tank, but we were lucky 'cause our chopper blew it up from the sky. I totally didn't get hit by any bullets, it was like playing with nOObs!

Reality: F*ck, man! I bet you it's some 12-year-old who keeps sniping us every time we get on these vehicles. Gawd, hold on, waiting to respawn. Oh, there's a tank over there, let me run up to it with this RPG. DAMN! Got too close, stupid proximity from blast killed me. Yup, I'll respawn with you guys in a sec. WHOA, whoa, whoa, what's with all the shooting, where'd those ... dead. Wait up, one sec. OK, let's get this other tank. Why isn't that helicopter helping us? Down here, helicopter! Come on, down -- dead.

Rebuttal: Perhaps Battlefield: Bad Company 2 won't be like the "reality" described and it'll be more like the video. Or, just maybe, we're being shown in the video what the game will look like once the Modern Warfare 2 hacking community starts playing it.

JoystiqBad Company 2 multiplayer trailer portrays ideal gaming experience originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-company-2diceeaelectronic-artsMicrosoftXbox-360Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Master Arica Harbor with these Bad Company 2 beta tips]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/29/master-arica-harbor-with-these-bad-company-2-beta-tips/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/29/master-arica-harbor-with-these-bad-company-2-beta-tips/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/29/master-arica-harbor-with-these-bad-company-2-beta-tips/#comments If you find yourself coming up short in your quest for victory in the PS3-exclusive multiplayer beta for Bad Company 2, the development team at DICE has a few pointers to help reduce the gap between your win and loss statistics. Bad Company 2 level designer Inge Jøran "Pirelli" Holberg posted a laundry list of tips for attackers and defenders for the beta's Arica Harbor map.

With the map's design in mind, Holberg's tips feature a slew of ideas on how you can destroy specific areas of the map to redirect adversary foot traffic -- right into the sights of your favorite firearm. Our tips? Keep shooting people on the other team and you're bound to win eventually. We're professionals here, folks.

JoystiqMaster Arica Harbor with these Bad Company 2 beta tips originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefield-bad-company-2betadiceeaelectronic-artstipsSun, 29 Nov 2009 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC beta starts early 2010]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/26/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-beta-starts-early-2010/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/26/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-beta-starts-early-2010/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/26/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-beta-starts-early-2010/#comments Battlefield: Bad Company 2's associate producer and dedicated server of official blog updates, Gordon Van Dyke, has assured fans that the PC beta will still happen -- though later than expected. "With the huge success of the PS3 Beta we decided to drastically increase the PC Beta's capacity to insure as many people as possible could participate," Van Dyke wrote. "Unfortunately this meant we had to delay the Beta to very early next year giving us more planning time to make it happen and implement more optimizations."

The PC version of DICE's first-person, military-person shooter will boast full support for DirectX 11, a maximum of 32 active players (Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions go up to 24), clans, friend lists and dedicated servers, which is that controversial thing we referenced in the previous paragraph.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will arrive on store shelves in March 2, 2010. It's the one that ups the lone-soldier-walking-towards-you ante with some helicopters, a tank and another soldier that is slightly farther away.

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JoystiqBattlefield: Bad Company 2 PC beta starts early 2010 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bad-company-2battlefieldbattlefield-bad-company-2betadiceeaElectronic-ArtsfpsMicrosoftXbox-360Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Battlefield: Bad Company 2 'Moments' trailer is obscenely awesome]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/30/battlefield-bad-company-2-moments-trailer-is-obscenely-awesom/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/30/battlefield-bad-company-2-moments-trailer-is-obscenely-awesom/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/09/30/battlefield-bad-company-2-moments-trailer-is-obscenely-awesom/#commentsThere's one major thing Battlefield: Bad Company 2 possesses that its insanely hyped competitors lack: A liberal dose of good old fashioned profanity. Of course, we haven't played said competitors, but we can't imagine another game's characters drop bombs of the "S" and "F" varieties as freely as those seen in the trailer above. Well, except for the two agents in House of the Dead: Overkill, but that's a special, special exception.

Fortunately, it looks like there's some solid action in there to accompany all the dirty words. Check out the trailer for an uncut, uncensored and unsuitable for work gameplay chunk from a multiplayer match in BBC2. The game, that is -- not the brainy British television channel.

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JoystiqBattlefield: Bad Company 2 'Moments' trailer is obscenely awesome originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Such fantastic, eloquent wordplay! Man! You see, the headline says that developer DICE's latest first-person shooter marches into the early 2010 battlefield ... because March is when the vehicular, open-world mayhem begins (that's the 2nd in North America, the 5th in Europe). Perhaps it went over your head: "march" is what soldiers do ... into a battlefield. Woah ... but isn't that also the name of the franchise? Oh, snap, it's Battlefield!

So, let's recap: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is marching this March into a video game battlefield because that is what soldiers do and this is a video game called Battlefield about soldiers in a battlefield. This March. Battlefield.

Field of battle.

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JoystiqBad Company 2 marches into Q1 2010 battlefield originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Light on gameplay but heavy on murder the first trailer for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 got "world exclusive" status on this week's GameTrailers TV (after the break).

Showcasing the cycle of "smoke a cigarette, kill a dude, get killed yourself" in a MadWorld-esque aesthetic, we can't help but wish for actual gameplay footage from the game -- the first Bad Company 2 screen was madness! We'll expect to hear more from publisher EA and developer DICE as we near E3 2009 in June. More on murder, that is.

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JoystiqFirst Bad Company 2 trailer light on gameplay, heavy on death originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Listen up, fans of slow elevators and shooting everyone in sight. EA's recent financial earnings call divulged information indicating the publisher is readying sequels to BioWare's sci-fi RPG, Mass Effect, and DICE's multiplayer-driven FPS, Battlefield: Bad Company. There isn't that much else to report, other than EA CEO John Riccitiello saying that Mass Effect 2 would be available on "multiple platforms" and Bad Company would be "back on consoles" in Q4 of fiscal year 2010, which translates into normal people speak as sometime between January and March 2010.

We'll try to corner more information on these two titles and update as soon as we can.

Update: First screen of Bad Company 2 released.

JoystiqEA confirms multiplatform Mass Effect 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company sequel originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In a move that isn't likely to shock readers of this website, EA's Frank Gibeau recently told Variety that Electronic Arts is planning sequels to Battlefield: Bad Company, and Army of Two. Dead Space executive producer Glenn Schofield also confirmed that a Dead Space sequel is in the works as well. Dead Space fans will also be happy to hear that Dead Space novels and toys are under consideration. We're hoping to see some Necromorphs with limb popping action. No concrete details on any of the sequels, such as when we might expect them, were given.

JoystiqEA talks Dead Space, Bad Company, Army of Two sequels originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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