Before Rejoining the 'B' Company, Players Go Back to WWII in
Battlefield 1943
STOCKHOLM, Feb 05, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced Battlefield:
Bad Company 2(TM), 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(TM), an all-new multiplayer game available this summer via
PlayStation(R)Store, Xbox LIVE(TM) 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(TM) 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(R) videogame and
entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system
and the PC.
Using the same Frostbite(TM) 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(TM) beta, players can visit www.battlefield-heroes.com.
For more information on DICE, please visit www.dice.se
or www.ea.com.
For more information on the Battlefield franchise please visit: www.battlefield.com.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded
in 1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular
handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EATM, EA SPORTS
FreestyleTM and POGOTM. In fiscal 2008, EA posted
GAAP net revenue of $3.67 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than
one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
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