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Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 2 Announced

by Maarten Goldstein, Feb 05, 2009 6:19am PST

Electronic Arts studio DICE today confirmed that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is in development, as Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello revealed a few days ago. In addition, the company revealed the development of Battlefield 1943.Unlike the first Bad Company, which was only released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Bad Company 2 will also get a PC release. DICE promises a "level of fervor to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game."

Left - Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Right - Battlefield 1943

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is not expected until early next year, but gamers will still get their Battlefield fix this year as Battlefield 1943 will be released this summer.

A presumably budget-priced release, Battlefield 1943 is a downloadable multiplayer-only title coming to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It will feature 24 player action, three classic Battlefield locations--Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima--and uses the same Frostbite engine that powers Bad Company 2.

"Bad Company 2 takes everything that players liked in the original and ups the ante - more vehicles, more destruction and more team play," said Battlefield franchise executive producer Karl Magnus Troedsson. "Battlefield 1943 is a new take on a blast from the past classic coming to life with brand new technology."

DICE is also working on the free-to-play Battlefield Heroes, which is expected by April.

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This is stupid. BF2 was such a lame followup to BFVN and Battlefield 1942. They overcomplicated things and the maps were nowhere near as good as the classic BFNV and 1942 maps.

I'd like to see a remake of both games with current graphics and the bugs worked out. 1942 was simply the greatest MP FPS I ever played.

Feb 05, 2009 10:16am PST

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I love the trend that seem to approach: Remaking classics with better graphics. Hope this is as awesome as it looks.

Feb 05, 2009 8:44am PST

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Even if they had a press release for BF3 today that would be PC only and hold up to 128 players and come with 65 maps, most of you would find something to bitch about. People on this site are nothing but spoiled brats that can't find anything good to say about what developers are doing. 90% of these comments are negative towards EVERY GAME talked about on here. Its amazing when you haven't even played it.

Feb 05, 2009 6:18pm PST

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Um so... Why is a sequel coming to the PC when the first game wasn't even released?

Feb 05, 2009 11:07pm PST

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Um so... Why is a sequel coming to the PC when the first game wasn't even released? : fade2black244
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- Why not? : Mad BH

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I don't know how to feel...

On one hand, more Battlefield on the PC is awesome.

On the other hand, I really want a "true" Battlefield 3. Higher player limit, new features, something that really innovates from the original Battlefield formula. (Like what Battlefield 2 was to 1942)

Oh well. I'm still really happy that we'll have 3 Battlefield games on the PC this year.

Feb 05, 2009 9:31am PST

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So what's going to be different in 1943 other than the facelift and weapon rebalance from 1942 and all the expansion packs that I already own and paid for?

I'm not buying. :(

As for all the people being 'fine' with these three maps being played over and over again, I liked the map variety. I liked being able to play "That one Air Map" that was devoted to air combat, and whoever sunk the other team's ship won.

I liked Aldebaran and the heavy tank combat in the wide open desert.

I liked the horrifying challenge of Iwo Jima and attempting to take the final mountain.

I wish this game release didn't seem like such a lazy money pump, but maybe the infantry and squads will have new abilities we didn't see in BF1942.

All I'll say in favor of this right now is that it'll have interesting air to air combat! So enjoy that, those of you that didn't get to play BF1942! :O

Feb 05, 2009 9:25am PST

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So what's going to be different in 1943 other than the facelift and weapon rebalance from 1942 and all th... : Seannao
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  - EA/DICE's stance on widescreen support in many of the BF games is that it's unfair to people without wide... : Seannao
  - Same. All I WANT out of 1943 is an updated version of 1942. I'll gladly pay for that! : thetangent

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3 Maps? That's it?

Feb 05, 2009 6:31am PST

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This had better be available on Steam.

Feb 05, 2009 9:39am PST

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- This right here. : FatBaby
- fact, if its like $10 on steam it could be worth it. : Turd Ferguson

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WAKE ISLAND

WAKE ISLAND

WAKE ISLAND

Man, one of the best multiplayer maps for any game, ever. I played that demo for weeks on end. And if it hadn't been for Battle of the Bulge, I probably would have kept playing Wake exclusively after I got the full game.

Can't wait to see how '43 turns out.

Feb 05, 2009 7:38am PST

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WAKE ISLAND WAKE ISLAND WAKE ISLAND Man, one of the best multiplayer maps for any game, ever. I ... : rudds
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- I wasn't a fan of Wake Island. But I loved Guadalcanal, so I'm happy. : Shadsy
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  - God yes, I played SO FUCKING MANY times on Q2DM1. Such a solid map. Good for FFA, good for 1v1. : MacemanInTW

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So disappointing, I was looking forward to a proper Battlefield 2 sequel. I hated Bad Company. Battlefield 1943 looks cool though, and I presume it will be around a $20 price point or so.

Feb 05, 2009 7:26am PST

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    You are dreaming, sorry Dantastic. I tend to agree with you in general with most of your remarks but the... : wytefang
    - The gameplay is the same though. You can easily adapt the PC for this. You make it sound impossible. The ... : TrptJim
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      You could only destroy little huts in Crysis though...which sucked big time. : Wisp!
      
      It's a start, though. And Crysis didn't do it to the extent that BC does. : TrptJim
- I have to agree with Helios on this one. I found Bad Company to be a poor mans console version of Battle... : rheroux

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I went from "0_0!!!!" to "meh...." so fast on this announcement :( Agree with everyone else that what we really need is a modern, PC-only Battlefield game!

Feb 05, 2009 4:42pm PST

I went from "0_0!!!!" to "meh...." so fast on this announcement :( Agree with everyone else that what we... : PenicillinX57

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Weak on 43 having only 3 maps. The Forgotten Hope 2 mod for BF2 is already around, being expanded, albeit slowly.

Feb 05, 2009 9:12am PST

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    - I know it's fixed for BF2142. It hasn't been done for BF2? That's a shame. : TrptJim

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Great to see PC getting some love this time. I just have to wonder the rationale behind BC2 PC release. People have been eagerly waiting for true BF2 successor, and now we get the sequel for a bastardized console BF spinoff, and another crossplatform WWII game...?

Oh well, thumbs up for 1943 then. Classib BF on Frostbite sounds like a win, hopefully...

Feb 05, 2009 6:40am PST

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Aww man... I thought it was a full blown sequel to BF3. Godamnit EA, why??? I can already see it: People will try it, play it for a few weeks, and go back to whatever they were on. Anyway, we'll see.....

Feb 05, 2009 2:06pm PST

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- Why do you see it as not? Did you play Bad Company? I hate controllers but the BF:BC IS essentially BF3... : BigShay77

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1943! FUCK YES.

Feb 05, 2009 6:35am PST

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  - fine don't buy it ... but then enjoying weeping when you reading threads about the shackbattles :) : flasher 907
  - i think the missed the budget price part : senor135

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Wake me when we get to Battlefield 3. :[

Feb 05, 2009 2:58pm PST

Wake me when we get to Battlefield 3. :[ : Noobler

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This is better than nothing on the PC but we still need a real Battlefield 3 or Battlefield 2142 follow-up. IE there better be an actual squad and commander system in the Bad Company 2 for the PC or don't bother. Bad Company was in many was falling back and not an improvement to what previously made the game great.

Feb 05, 2009 2:00pm PST

This is better than nothing on the PC but we still need a real Battlefield 3 or Battlefield 2142 follow-u... : JasonReece

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BF2 has 11 maps and 64 players.

what a step backwards...oh but this has trees that fall down. jeez what loser executives came up with the idea of shipping such an obviously incomplete game?

Feb 05, 2009 10:47am PST

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  - wait, does the jeep take off? : kungfusquirrel

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hell yeah.
The things that mostly bugged me about BadCompany is that the maps are quite small, now this will probably change that !!! yeah, although I don't care about the WWII setting, I don't mind as big open maps = crazy fun, add the wonderful frostbite engine with sound to die for.

Feb 05, 2009 9:30am PST

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- rofl. if you think the maps will be bigger, guess again. you ever try playing 24 players on large scale b... : k1ld0r

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Godamnit, I was hoping for Battlefield 3... :( So much for that 'leaked' BF3 document from last year, hey! Well, it was good to dream...

http://www.digitalbattle.com/2007/10/09/breaking-battlefield-3-leaked-info/

Feb 05, 2009 9:34am PST

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT BF1943!!! YESYESYES! I think I just came at work.

Though the 3 maps thing sucks, as long as it's just an updated version of 1942 I'll be stoked. And I'm sure there will be more maps released.

Feb 05, 2009 10:27am PST

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Ugh WW2 is so played out to me. I am a huge fan of the Battlefield series though.

Bad Company 2 on the other hand sounds fantastic. Most likely I'll be playing Killzone 2 or Bad Company up until that releases and switch.

Feb 05, 2009 11:20am PST

Ugh WW2 is so played out to me. I am a huge fan of the Battlefield series though. Bad Company 2 on th... : phinn

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Now do Battlefield 2143.

Feb 05, 2009 11:13am PST

Now do Battlefield 2143. : Cliffzorz

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Dudes at EA: Need PROPER sequel to BF1942, not halfassed crap one. Please take note.

Feb 05, 2009 10:59am PST

Dudes at EA: Need PROPER sequel to BF1942, not halfassed crap one. Please take note. : locater16

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As usual Dice is the center of gang-rape by EA's constant release schedule. I was excited when I read 1943 but the details oh god the details are just pathetic.

24 player max? really? 3 maps that obviously only include the mediocre Guadal Canal to use one texture set... what is this shit. for fuck's sake Dice buy out your contract and make something that rocks the world again. that kind of thing happens in the game industry right? oh wait....

Feb 05, 2009 9:55am PST

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it's going to be hard going back to BF1942 game mechanics after playing BF2

Feb 05, 2009 10:29am PST

it's going to be hard going back to BF1942 game mechanics after playing BF2 : retarded talking dinosaur

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Sounds awesome, but also sorts of strange. Just 3 maps, no hype machine for the game? They probably just retrofitted the maps to the new engine. Which is ok, BF42 was the awesomest in the bunch.

Feb 05, 2009 6:49am PST

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So, in the next year or so, the Battlefield IP looks like this:
- Battlefield: Heros (web-based, free to play)
- Battlefield: 1943 (XBLA/PSStore/PC, probably budget-priced)
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (cross-platform, AAA)

Very thorough.

Feb 05, 2009 7:14am PST

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- That's too many SKUS! : Sailor of Fortune
- I see a lot of Battlefield in my future. : Bumpmapped

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ksdhaksjfhkjasf perfect idea, WE WILL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT!

Feb 05, 2009 8:48am PST

ksdhaksjfhkjasf perfect idea, WE WILL SEE HOW IT PLAYS OUT! : Luminair

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YYESSSSS! OH GOD YES! It's been far too long. This is awesome. An updated BF1942 AND Bad Company for PC? AWESOME. Sure, more than 3 maps would be nice... like really nice... but if they provide an SDK quickly that won't be a problem for PC users.

Also screw the haters. You will buy this and YOU WILL LIKE IT.

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- I'm at work DANCING right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for the PC love once again... : BigShay77

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So 1943 is being released via digital distribution on 360 and PS3? Wow, if it's only 20-30 dollars that would be awesome!

Feb 05, 2009 7:09am PST

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- for only 3 maps... I'd say 10-20 would be more like it. : Crastabule

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This is the best gaming news I've seen in a long time. BF1943 looks badass (though the 24 player limit is kinda blah) and I played the hell out of BF:BC so I'm definitely looking forward to the sequel.

Feb 05, 2009 8:26am PST

This is the best gaming news I've seen in a long time. BF1943 looks badass (though the 24 player limit is... : SatansFist

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I want the shit out of Bad Company 2.

Feb 05, 2009 7:58am PST

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- will be a rare launch day buy for me. yeeeah : johnwissinger

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Bad Company was/is a great game. If my 360 didn't crap out on me I'd still be playing it. Yeah it has some problems (and so does BF2), but if you didn't give it much of a chance because you went into it thinking it's a "bastardized version of BF2", or you had some preconceived notions of console shooters in the first place, I suggest going back and really giving it a fair shake. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

The good news, for everyone, is that it appears Dice is going to use the Frostbite engine for their Battlefield games from here out. If there is a true PC sequel to BF2 that hasn't been announced yet, then be hopeful that it too uses the Frostbite engine.

Feb 05, 2009 7:57am PST

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I am a bit leery of the 1943 announcement.
I would love it to be good, but....

and why guadalcanal? The other two were fun (minus the whole grounding the battleship), why no Europe maps? :(

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only 24 players? What happened to 64 player battlefield games?

Feb 05, 2009 7:24am PST

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some pc love finally

Feb 05, 2009 6:24am PST

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This announcement rocks. We get both bf1942 and bf2 sequels. I thought it was going to be one or the other.

Feb 05, 2009 7:20am PST

This announcement rocks. We get both bf1942 and bf2 sequels. I thought it was going to be one or the othe... : Bumpmapped

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fuck PC or 360... AAAAAAAAH

Feb 05, 2009 6:52am PST

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- 1943 on PC, Bad Company 2 on 360. That's how I'll do it probably. : nomaad

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