EA has just sent out the latest and greatest Battlefield 1942 patch for everyone to play with. You can now update your BF1942 install to v1.45 via a incremental patch or just re-grab the whole thing. Here's the files:

- BF1942 v1.4 - v1.45 patch
- BF1942 v1.45 patch
- BF1942 v1.45 Windows server

Version 1.45 of the Linux server release for Battlefield 1942 has been released, preparing for the upcoming 1.45 client patch. The file is mirrored on FileShack.

There is a new Battlefield Vietnam Q&A today, on fan site BF42.de. Armand "Aj" Marini gets to answers questions about the helicopters, the new game features, realism vs fun, use of a physics engine and environmental destruction.

BF42.de: Is BF Vietnam heavily based on the code of BF 1942, or did you more or less reinvent the wheel and wrote a new engine from scratch ? In that context, what does BF Vietnam mean for Mods? Start from scratch, too?
Aj: We didn't completely reinvent the wheel, but the game is completely new to a great extent. Some systems are carryovers, but most of them have been modified. As I mentioned above, the control point system is one that has been changed and there are many more systems that have been changed. The rendering engine is new and everything the player sees in game has been created using new systems and methods. As far as what this means for Mods, I can say that to a fair extent, Mods will need to be recreated in order to work with the BF Vietnam system.

There's a new community update on the official Battlefield 1942 website, offering information for mod authors regarding the upcoming 1.45 patch. Basically every mod map will require a change of the "game.setmapid" property.

GameSpot is the latest site with a preview of Secret Weapons of World War 2, EA's newest expansion pack for Battlefield 1942. There's an overview of all the new features and 27 new screenshots.

EA has sent out an updated build of Battle of Britain which addresses an issue that would have come up in the upcoming v1.45 release of BF1942. Thanks GamersHell.

PC.IGN has posted another Secret Weapons of World War 2 article, this time offering a look at the eight new maps which will be included with this Battlefield 1942 expansion pack. Plenty of new screenshots included.

As promised, Electronic Arts has released the Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of World War 2 demo allowing you to try out this new expansion pack. The demo comes with a single map, several vehicles, guns and of course the jetpack, and does NOT require the original game to be installed.

If you just can't wait for that Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of World War 2 demo which will be out today, there are several new movies from this new expansion pack on PC.IGN.

The official Electronic Arts website has been updated with a new Quicktime movie format showing off the Secret Weapons of World War 2 expansion pack for Battlefield 1942. You can grab the movie on FileShack as well. Thanks Blues News.

EA's Battlefield 1942 website has been updated with the news that a demo of Battlefield 1942 Secret Weapons of World War 2 will be released this Friday. The demo will contain one mission, ten weapons, the jet pack and several vehicles. Some new screenshots from the expansion have been posted as well. Thanks n0v4. Update: EA sends along three more screenshots.

GameSpy's preview of Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII is now online. There's an overview of new features and brief impressions of those new items being used on two of the expansion pack's maps.

Computer & Video Games has a new Battlefield Vietnam Q&A, asking producer A.J. Marini about the new game's setting, singleplayer improvements, new gameplay elements, new multiplayer modes and plenty of other things.

EA has released an updated Battlecraft editor for Battlefield 1942. You can read about new features and tools here.

Milking that single day CampEA event for all its worth, GameSpy now has posted their impressions of Battlefield Vietnam which was on display there as well. It's a good overview of what the game will have to offer in case you hadn't read much about it just yet.

Battlefield Central has posted a Q&A with AJ Marini of Digital Illusions Canada, asking this producer & designer about the upcoming Battlefield Vietnam. Topics include the improved graphics, new game features, hiding in vegetation, new vehicles and new classes. Thanks HLF.

Computer & Video Games has posted a Secret Weapons of WW2 Q&A, asking EA producer Jamil Dawsari a few questions (why secret weapons, what is the objective mode all about, etc) about this new Battlefield 1942 expansion pack.

Electronic Arts has released the newest official Battlefield 1942 map Battle of Britain and you can grab it from FileShack. If you run a server you want this file as well. In this level, the Germans must disable the Royal Air Force's four coastal radar towers as well as the Harwich Weapons Factory. The Germans have the Junkers Ju88 bomber to help them, while the British get the Radar Tower to spot the incoming enemy. Note that this map requires Battlefield 1942 1.4 to be installed.

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