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.

The Battlefield Vietnam website has posted the newsletter which was recently sent to subscribers of that list. The developers are gearing up to release the 1.2 patch for the game, which will add three new maps, new weapons and more. Screenshots are included.

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.

PC.IGN also has some shacky cam Battlefield 2 footage, which is looking pretty damn sweet. The WMV movie runs for a minute and 18 seconds.

As promised Electronic Arts has released the World War 2 mod for Battlefield Vietnam. The 300mb download includes three Pacific Theatre maps from Battlefield 1942, using the Battlefield Vietnam engine for improved graphics and also adding a flame thrower.

The WW2 mod is a partial conversion of the original Battlefield 1942 to the updated engine of Battlefield Vietnam. The most popular maps of the Pacific Theater have been transferred to the new engine. This theater comes to life like never before using the overgrowth and undergrowth that made BFV such a hit. All of the characters, weapons, and vehicles have also been redone to make use of the advanced BFV rendering engine. The original BF1942 content married to the gameplay tweaks introduced in BFV combine to create a whole new Battlefield experience.

The official Battlefield Vietnam website has the 18th community update, which offers a link to a debug exe for the game. The EXE helps mod makers and level designers troubleshoot their custom content. It can not be used online, but LAN testing will work.

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.

Electronic Arts has released the long awaited Battlefield Vietnam 1.1 patch. The 130mb update adds new content to the game and also offers a whole bunch of new menu and game features along with bug fixes. Here's what's new content wise

**Maps and Vehicles**
-Defense of Con Thien is a head to head battle across the DMZ separating North and South Vietnam.
Defense of Con Thien features 3 new vehicles:
-OH-6 Loach is a scout helicopter used by the USMarines. It's fast and agile, armed with chain guns and can be used to spot for artillery strikes.
-Ka-25 'Hormone' is an attack helicopter used by the NVA. It carries chain guns and heat seeking missiles, and also benefits from the addition of radar in the nose.
-Stationary M60 emplacements with infinite ammo.

A new Windows dedicated server is available as well.

There is a new community update on the official Battlefield Vietnam website. It mentions the 1.1 patch has been delayed, mentioning that they're adding an additional week of testing and polishing. There are also several screenshots showing off the upcoming WW2 mod, illustrating how different Wake Island, Invasion of the Philippines and Iwo Jima look compared to the BF1942 versions.

PC.IGN, GameSpy, GameSpot and HomeLAN Fed all have new Battlefield 2 articles, offering impressions based on checking out a non-interactive demo.

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

There is a new community update on the official Battlefield Vietnam website, offering a full list of changes planned for the upcoming 1.1 patch. Thanks P-Squid.

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.

Electronic Arts sends along the Battlefield Vietnam 1.02 patch, which takes care of two things: Crash to desktop and disconnect issues have been corrected. An updated Windows server and incremental server patch are available as well.

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.

Electronic Arts has released the first Battlefield Vietnam patch, updating the game to version 1.01. The 16.7mb update comes with several multiplayer changes and improvements. Updated Windows and Linux dedicated server files are available as well. Here are the client fixes

-Sort by Ping fixed in Server Browser.
-Scrollbar fixed in Server Browser.
-Player number now displays properly if more than 10000 players.
-Soldier prediction fixed to remove jerky movements when walking/jumping.
-M60 removed from the LAW kit and replaced with M14.
-M60 and RPD min/max bullet deviation increased when standing/moving.
-M60 and RPD max bullet deviation decreased slightly when prone.
-Rate of fire and velocity of M60/RPD adjusted.
-Player movement speeds on Heavy Assault kits reduced slightly.
-Network overhead of vehicle engines and airlifting significantly reduced.
-Added minimap warning icon when enemies are within capture radius of an opposing team flag.
-The Dedicated Server option in the Multiplayer -> Create Game menu has been removed to fix potential issues with Punkbuster. Non dedicated Internet servers started from this menu will no longer use Punkbuster. As a result of these changes, Punkbuster can only be enabled when using the Standalone Dedicated Server. The required exe's have been included in the client 1.01 patch.

In related news these is a community update on the official website which already has info on the next patch (which will have a new map with two new choppers).

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.