Displaying stories with the tag "Battlefield". Subscribe to this URL for an RSS feed of this tag. Want more news? Click here for the Shacknews frontpage.The buildings on the ground are only futuristic by virtue of having metal plating on the outside; otherwise the environments feel mostly like a re-skinning of Battlefield 2 rather than a brand new arena. With few exceptions, the hand weapons are very conventional, not really taking advantage of the possibilities offered by a sci-fi setting. Granted, the setting and its atmosphere are perhaps not the most critical elements in a competitive multiplayer game, but following Battlefield 2's contemporary desert combat and Battlefield Vietnam's lush jungles and 1960s music, the world of 2142 feels cold and characterless. Of course, whether this is an issue at all depends a lot on your personal preferences.
In case you hadn't yet, be sure to grab the demo and make up your own mind about the game.
EA and DICE are pleased to announce that Battlefield 2142 has gone gold. Meaning that after months of internal testing and balancing, the game has been handed over to the quality assurance team for final testing. Congratulations to everyone involved, and a big thank you to everyone involved in the Beta testing.
Shack: Recently, EA announce that, among other games, Battlefield 2142 will include in-game advertising. This seems like kind of an odd thing, given that the game is so far in the future. What steps are being taken there? Kristoffer Bergqvist: The biggest issue for me is that the ads should not take you out of the game in any way. So, you won't see a pop-up ad or something. We have things like in-game [billboards], and they're very much in the art style of what Battlefield 2142 is, they're dirty and they fit with the world. We also have control of what ads are sent out, so of course we're going to try to have things that are appropriate with the game world.
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