Less than 1 hour from now at 4pm PST additional BFBC beta keys will be handed out from the sites listed below on a first come first serve basis.
IGN writes: "After speaking with spokesperson for EA, IGN has learned a few more details on the intended pricing structure for the weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company. There has been some public outcry that EA is trying to "scam" customers as screens of the BF:BC Beta indicated that some weapons might have to be purchased off of Marketplace, thus giving some an advantage over the rest of the playing field.
Planet Battlefield writes: "For those who didn't make the cut during the first wave of beta keys are in luck today. We have opened the second key release form for those still trying to enlist in this amazing beta program for Battlefield: Bad Company. So hurry up and click the graphic below to secure yourself in the beta program and to grab your beta key. Hustle soldier, keys are limited!"
Battlefield: Bad Company BETA Starts March 25th for USA, Canada and Europe only. Get Your Codes now from the site below....NOW!!
Battlefield fanatics are far and wide, and while I have always believed that the series is a bit overrated, there is no doubt the series is one of the more popular first-person shooters out on the market. So if your drooling over every screenshot to come out of Bad Comapny, here is some good news for: looks like Bad Company will be keeping you indoors this summer. The game's senior producer, Carl Magnum, released some details on the upcoming shooter in a recent podcast:
Geekpulp reports people have already started accessing the Beta for Battlefield Bad Company and it seems that there are already people in an outrage at something that has appeared. There is screen showing 20 locked guns, 10 of them can be unlocked through playing the game (like in CoD4) while the other 10 display the following message
New screenshots from EA's Battlefield: Bad Company can be seen on this very page. Bad Company has been built from scratch with DICE's brand new Frostbite engine, which not only significantly ups the stakes graphically and where the game's physics are concerned, but also finally allows Battlefield to offer a single-player Campaign every bit as free, involving, impressive and satisfying as the infamous multiplayer always has been. The greatest ...
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Planet Battlefield writes: "Listen up soldiers... This is your chance to land yourself in the Battlefield: Bad Company multiplayer beta test. This beta will give players a chance to revisit the glory of the battlefield and enter an exciting mission to recapture the rewards of war and the agony of defeat. You will be able to battle through two new diverse maps, access new infantry kits and vehicles as well as experience the new tactical destruction in Battlefield: Bad Company that is aiming to change how first-person shooters are played."
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.¿ March 13, 2008¿ DICE, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. today announced the multiplayer beta test for Battlefield: Bad Company on the Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft. Battlefield: Bad Company will launch on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 in June 2008.
From the article: "DICE/EA has announced the multiplayer beta for their upcoming FPS, Battlefield: Bad Company, currently scheduled for a June release. IGN Founders Club and the IGN Insider will offer beta keys to members starting March 17th. Keys will be available from IGN/Fileplanet websites such as IGN, GameSpy, TeamXbox, and more (check the release)."
Planet Battlefield is proud to present a live irc developer chat with Battlefield: Bad Company Senior Producer, Karl-Magnus Troedsson. Have a question to ask about BFBC? Join us this Friday at 12pm PST in #BFBC on Gamesurge irc.
PAL release schedule for 2008 from EA for PS2, PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP and Xbox 360. Includes releases for Battlefield: Bad Company, Boom Blox, Ninja Reflex and UEFA EURO 2008.
Ripten:
EA has announced holiday quarter results of $1.5 billion in sales -- the largest in its history, driven by sales of Madden, Rock Band and The Simpsons, but losses of $33 million, and delays for Battlefield: Bad Company and Mercenaries 2: World in Flames to an undetermined time after spring.
EA and DICE sent out an email making it official Battlefield: Bad Company has been bitten by Smash-Haze bug (Super Smash Bros and HAZE).
Lazygamer.co.za reports: "Well this is quite sad, I just got off the phone with someone from EA Games South Africa.
Yet some more themes, gamerpics and video's have been released onto the Xbox Live Marketplace. Not a lot but still something so let's take a look.
Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey picks what he believes will be the biggest sellers of 2008.