Sydney, Australia \u2013 February 6, 2009 \u2013 DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced Battlefield: Bad Company 2\u2122, the sequel to last year\u2019s blockbuster title. In this instalment, the Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive. The action unfolds with unprecedented intensity, introducing a level of fervor to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game. To get ready for the assault players can prepare for action in Battlefield 1943\u2122, an all-new multiplayer game available via PlayStation\u00aeStore, Xbox LIVE\u2122 Marketplace and on the PC.<\/p>\n
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In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the \u2018B\u2019 company fight their way through snowy mountaintops, dense jungles and dusty villages. With a heavy arsenal of deadly weapons and a slew of vehicles to aid them, the crew set off on their mission and they are ready to blow up, shoot down, blast through, wipe out and utterly destroy anything that gets in their way. Total destruction is the name of the game, delivered as only the DICE next generation Frostbite\u2122 engine can. Either online or offline, enemies will soon learn there is nowhere to hide. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be available for the Xbox 360\u00ae videogame and entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system and the PC.<\/p>\n
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Using the same Frostbite\u2122 engine, Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII. The game offers endless hours of 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Delivering the award-winning through-the-gun and vehicle warfare online experience DICE is best recognized for, Battlefield 1943 will have players battling in ruthless aerial dog fights and intense trench combat. Players can see the game in action at New York Comic Con (Booth #1441) from February 6th-8th.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBad Company 2 takes everything that players liked in the original and ups the ante \u2013 more vehicles, more destruction and more team play,\u201d said Karl Magnus Troedsson, Executive Producer Battlefield Franchise, DICE. \u201cBattlefield 1943 is a new take on a blast from the past classic coming to life with brand new technology that we\u2019re eager to get into players hands.\u201d<\/p>\n
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To sign-up for the Battlefield Heroes\u2122 beta, players can visit www.battlefield-heroes.com<\/a>. For more information on DICE, please visit www.dice.se<\/a> or www.ea.com<\/a>. For more information on the Battlefield franchise please visit: www.battlefield.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sydney, Australia \u2013 February 6, 2009 \u2013 DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced Battlefield: Bad Company 2\u2122, the sequel to last year\u2019s blockbuster title. In this instalment, the Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal<\/p>\n