Two New Battlefield Games Coming to PC

Two New Battlefield Games Coming to PC

BF1943 will feature planes!

Two new Battlefield games have been announced for release on the PC, Battlefield 1943 and Bad Company 2. Hit the jump for more details, images and a video.

Bad Company 2 features current British weather

This is the first time that game in the Bad Company series will be appearing on the PC, Bad Company 2 will be based on the Frostbite engine which means we will have some destructive environments to play about it. It will have both offline and online components and is scheduled for a “winter” release.

1943 will also feature...a road?

Battlefield 1943 is the follow up to the original Battlefield 1942 and will see up to 24 players fighting on Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Like Bad Company, 1943 will be using the Frostbite engine so there will be plenty of opportunities to blow stuff up, though only in multiplayer, there is not singleplayer mode. 1943 is due for a release sometime this summer, in the meantime you can check out a video of it here or watch the embeded version here:

Press Release follows:

Guildford, UK – February 5, 2009 – DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the development of Battlefield: Bad Company 2™, the sequel to last year’s blockbuster title. In this installment, the Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive. The action unfolds with unprecedented intensity, introducing a level of fervor to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game. To get ready for the assault this winter, players can prepare for action in Battlefield 1943™, an all-new multiplayer game available this summer via PlayStation®Store, Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace and on the PC.

In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the ‘B’ company fight their way through snowy mountaintops, dense jungles and dusty villages. With a heavy arsenal of deadly weapons and a slew of vehicles to aid them, the crew set off on their mission and they are ready to blow up, shoot down, blast through, wipe out and utterly destroy anything that gets in their way. Total destruction is the name of the game, delivered as only the DICE next generation Frostbite™ engine can. Either online or offline, enemies will soon learn there is nowhere to hide. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be available for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the PC.

Using the same Frostbite™ engine, Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII. The game offers endless hours of 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Delivering the award-winning through-the-gun and vehicle warfare online experience DICE is best recognized for, Battlefield 1943 will have players battling in ruthless aerial dog fights and intense trench combat. Players can see the game in action at New York Comic Con (Booth #1441) from February 6th-8th.

“Bad Company 2 takes everything that players liked in the original and ups the ante – more vehicles, more destruction and more team play,” said Karl Magnus Troedsson, Executive Producer Battlefield Franchise, DICE. “Battlefield 1943 is a new take on a blast from the past classic coming to life with brand new technology that we’re eager to get into players hands.”

To sign-up for the Battlefield Heroes™ beta, players can visit www.battlefield-heroes.com For more information on DICE, please visit www.dice.se or www.eagames.co.uk For more information on the Battlefield franchise please visit www.battlefield.com

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