Battlefield 2 Modern Combat

El33tonline writes: Every year (and every few months), EA shuts down online server support for a selection (and in same cases, an entire crop) of its games to make way for the support of future online-enabled titles, ostensibly to provide better features and support for the new blood. Last year, the biggest shock was the discontinuation of server support for EAs Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth strategy games, and this year the list of games set to be without official online features includes games from the Battlefield, Need For Speed and Tiger Woods franchises, amongst others.

Major Nelson's Blog writes: Content: Call of Duty 4 Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Japan and United Kingdom Content: Battlestations: Midway Availability: All regions except India and Japan Content: Battlefield 2: MC Availability: Now available in Australia, Europe and New Zealand

YourEMGN: The release date is still unknown but an EA Spokesman has confirmed the beta rumors. As for the beta, we'll have more details later this week. By details, EA probably means the release date, console or how to earn a spot in it.

The Battlefield Podcast will reach its 100th episode this Saturday, June 28th, 2008. To celebrate this event, the show will be streamed online at www.tuxmedia.tv/live beginning at 2pm PST and lasting for several hours. The afternoon and evening will be spent shooting the breeze with fans of the Battlefield Podcast as well as guest from the Battlefield community. The mics and webcams will be open for most of the duration of the live show, allowing visitors to chat with the Battlefield Podcast hosts and have their audio/video be streamed live online. The best live moments will be saved and edited into the 100th episode. To contact the live show, add the Skype username tuxmedialive or the Stickam username bfpodcast. Join the chat at www.tuxmedia.tv/live after 2pm PST to watch and chat with other viewers. Throughout the event we are expecting several prominent guests from the Battlefield community, such as the hosts of the Inside Battlefield Show from NetGameRadio.com, and more. A giveaway contest is also scheduled during the evening that will result in the giveaway of several copies of Battlefield Bad Company. In order to receive a copy you'll have to watch the live show and look for instructions. The final release of episode 100 is scheduled for early next week. Visit us at www.tuxmedia.tv or www.battlefieldpodcast.com. For more details on the event, visit this frequently updated forum thread: http://www.tuxmedia.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=524 TuxMedia was formed by the original creator of the Battlefield Podcast and specializes in producing audio and video podcasts focused on any variety of subjects. With over a year and a half of experience in all aspects of Podcasting, the TuxMedia executive team is targeting the new media industry and a very focused audience of attentive viewers.

If you're a fan of the Xbox 360's Platinum Hits line up, then you'll be glad to hear that four more games will soon be added to that list. According to Xbox Japan, the Platinum Hits line will now include: Chromehounds Burnout Revenge Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Perfect Dark Zero

• Battlefield 2: Modern Combat beach party movie (WMV, 21.2MB) - right-click to download Thursday 30 March 2006 As the next-gen release of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat rumbles ever closer - it'll be out for Xbox 360 on 14 April - publisher EA has bombarded us with a generous helping of new images. We've also got our hands on a movie - which you can see by clicking the link above - that shows the game's natty 'HotSwap' feature in full effect. Already a hit on PS2 and Xbox, developer

EA has released a payload of new shots of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for 360. Developer DICE is attempting to make the 360 version a much more hardcore experience than the previous console versions by toughening up enemy AI in single-player. The game also has a harsher edge thanks that will require a lot more HotSwapping (teleporting between active soldiers) than previous current gen versions. The 360 version will support 24 players on Xbox Live and will include the four extra maps that

EA have released a ton of new shots of Battlefield 2: Modern Combat for Xbox 360. Developer DICE is attempting to make the 360 version a much more hardcore experience than the previous console versions by toughening up enemy AI in single-player. The game also has a harsher edge thanks to the high-res and realistic graphics. The 360 version will support 24 players on Xbox Live and will include the four extra maps that were downloadable for the Xbox version. Battlefield 2: Modern Combat will

EA has been showing off its stunning visuals for the Xbox 360 version of its console shooter Battlefield 2: Modern Combat. Rather than just porting the Xbox version over to the new console, as it did with several of its sports games, EA, along with developer DICE, has ramped up the polygon count for every object in the game and increased the amount of texture detail to ensure the game looks its best on HDTVs. It's not just the graphical quality that has changed, as now the mid-battle