Electronic Arts has released ten new Battlefield 2 screenshots, showing a few different units and vehicles from the modern warfare action game.

Hidden at the end of the community update on the Battlefield Vietnam site is word that Lawrence Brown has been hired as Mod Support Coordinator for Battlefield 2. Lawrence will provide feedback to EA and DICE about mod tools, and will write tutorials to be made available before Battlefield 2 ships.

As part of their September Newsletter, there is an in-house Battlefield 2 Q&A on the EA Games website. Lead designer Lars Gustavsson answers a few questions about the game which is due out early 2005.

EAGAMES: How easy will it be for a Battlefield 1942 or Battlefield Vietnam player to jump into Battlefield 2 and play?
LARS: They say that you should never change a winning formula, but in our case we feel that there are still so many things that could take the Battlefield experience another step forward. If you have played any of the previous products there is no doubt that you will feel "at home" in Battlefield 2. We have tried to add additional layers of gameplay depth, instead of totally changing the experience. This means that you can play more or less as you did in Battlefield 1942 (with the addition of loads of new features like ducking in turrets, stabilized vehicle guns, new communication interface etc). But if you want to, you can go one step further and try a new game mode, join or even create a squad so that your gaming experience gradually grows until you sit there as the Commander to watch your troops conquer the world... Muhahaha!

In other Battlefield news, there's a new community update on the Battlefield Vietnam site with further information on the upcoming 1.2 patch among other things.

EA sends along an updated version of the Battlefield 2 movie they released yesterday. It shows the same footage, but its now 640x480 in resolution meaning you can see all the action a lot better.

EA sends along the ultra-wide resolution Battlefield 2 E3 trailer, which was shown on a video wall during the May event. The Quicktime format video shows nearly two minutes of cinematic in-game footage.

New on Games Domain this morning is this Battlefield 2 preview, describing the game and features shown to them during a recent EA press event.

As part of their Hot Summer Nights 2004 press event Electronic Arts has released several new Battlefield 2 screenshots. Unfortunately they are rather underwhelming in size at 425x319, but here ya go

A Battlefield 2 movie is now available, showing 38 seconds of ingame footage from the multiplayer shooter sequel. Thanks GenGamers.

BF1942Files has posted a Q&A with Battlefield 2 producer Sean Decker. Reader submitted questions are about the Battlefield Commander feature, CTF, the destructable environment, mod support, and game testing.

There's an article based Battlefield 2 interview on Computer & Video Games which was previously subscriber-only (thanks HomeLAN). Producer Lars Gustavsson talks about the new graphics and sound engine, the two new classes, improved communication, and the new squad features.

New on HomeLAN Fed today is this Battlefield 2 Q&A with Scott Evans of Electronic Arts. There are questions about the modern day setting, playable sides, locations, unique gameplay features, the new graphics engine, mod tools and demo plans.

Totalvideogames is asking some questions about Battlefield 2, the modern warfare 'sequel' to Battlefield 1942 based on a new engine. The demo we saw at E3 looked great.

There's a Battlefield 2 Q&A on Games Fusion, asking several DICE employees about the recently announced modern warfare action game. Topics include the graphics engine, research when it comes to weapons and vehicles, flight physics, locations and the commander mode.

Q. What will the new game engine bring to Battlefield 2? And what features have you implemented to bring the game up to date with other competing titles?
A. To achieve our goals and expectations for Battlefield 2 we had to raise the bar for visual quality several notches from our previous titles. The new rendering engine, developed from scratch for BF2, is completely shader driven, and is written to utilize the full potential of next-generation graphics hardware. One of the major improvements over the first Battlefield installment is that in the new rendering engine, every pixel you see on screen is dynamically lit and shadowed from multiple light sources ...

GameSpy is the first site with a Battlefield 2 Q&A, asking executive producer Scott Evans about the modern combat title which was announced yesterday. Questions are about the gameplay, differences between the three sides, technical improvements, scalable maps, improved bots and the release date.

GameSpy: We've heard that Battlefield 2 will feature scalable maps that change size according to the number of players. Can you elaborate on this?
Scott Evans: That's correct. Ever joined a Gazala server to find 16 people running around looking for action? As a server option, the maps in BF2 will dynamically expand and contract to concentrate the players and vehicles to help ensure the action is always hot.

Update: PC.IGN also has a Q&A posted.

The Digital Illusions website now has a Swedish language press release, officially announcing Battlefield 2 following last week's CGM story. The press release features a few details such as an early 2005 release date, and China, the United States, and the "Middle Eastern Coalition" as playable sides. Despite the similarities between this game and the PS2 game Battlefield: Modern Combat (announced last week), they are seperate projects. Thanks GameSpot. Update: you can find an English language press release right here.

The Computer Gaming World website has a story posted mentioning that the next issue of the magazine will feature a preview of Battlefield 2. Like the recently announced Playstation 2 game Battlefield: Modern Combat, BF2 (working title) is about modern warfare and will have the "latest in modern small arms, heavy weapons, and fighting vehicles". The preview can be found in the July issue (due out soon), which will also feature a first look at Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2. A small screenshot can be found at the end of the story.