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Electronic Arts has released a new trailer for Battlefield: Bad Company. The video features the bad boys of B Company; a wayward band of soldiers that are more interested in Gold and personal financial gain than the glory of battle or patriotism. There should be a demo coming up soon for this single-player and multiplayer first person shooter.

Of course since Battlefield: Bad Company is a game for Mature gamers or at least seventeen years old; I can’t include the trailer here. Just follow the link to FileFront, and mind the age gate.

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EA confirmed through a press release this morning that the demo for Battlefield: Bad Company will be available on PSN and XBL on June 5. Players will land on the battlefield as part of the ‘B’ or Bad Company, a wayward band of soldiers more interested in the pursuit of gold and personal financial gain than following the rules. Gamers will get a sneak peek at how tactical destruction changes the way shooters are played, both offline and online in the single player and multiplayer demo.Players can also gain early access to the demo by pre-ordering the game through participating retailers in North America and Europe. More details on this special pre-order campaign can be found here.

Players who missed their opportunity to participate in the closed beta will get a second chance to experience the multiplayer Gold Rush mode on the Oasis map while the single player portion starts gamers at the beginning of their ‘B’ company career. The single player portion of the demo sets the stage for players as they’re introduced to the humorous and sometimes irreverent set of characters that make up the ‘B’ company. As gamers embark on their quest for gold, they’ll gain access to numerous vehicles, weapons and open maps as well as tactical destruction.

Battlefield: Bad Company is slated to hit stores on June 25th in North America and June 27th in Europe for the PS3 and Xbox 360. For more information, check out our previous posts.

Via: Press Release

EA has unveiled a new trailer for Battlefield Heroes that shows just how you’ll be able to craft your own goofy, animated avatar for the game. Since the game’s certainly not going for realism that leaves the character customization options fairly open. You can craft a peg-legged pirate, an Old West bandito, a villain from the silent film era, and just about anything else you can imagine, from the looks of it. It’s almost a little sad how this completely free game already looks more interesting than Battlefield: Bad Company.

No doubt you remember the uproar caused when it was discovered EA planned to charge for certain weapons in the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company. And you probably also remember how EA then tried to temper the ensuing internet backlash by changing their strategy so that five of the extra weapons could be unlocked by leveling up in the game (or just purchasing the Gold Edition), while the other five would be released through different promotions. Well, now it seems they’ve finally revealed what you’ll have to do to in order to get the last five weapons:

• Assault (F2000 Assault Rifle) - Veterans, register your Battlefield soldier name to get this weapon unlock.
• Demolition (USAS12 Shotgun) - Check your Battlefield: Bad Company stats online at launch to get this weapon unlock.
• Support (M60 Light Machinegun) - Sign up for the Battlefield Newsletter to recieve this weapon unlock.
• Recon (QBU88 Sniper Rifle) - Pre-order online or at any participating retailer to receive this weapon unlock.
• Specialist (UZI Submachine Gun) - Download and play the demo to receive this weapon unlock.

Yep, you’re pretty much going to have to jump through a few hoops online to snag each weapon. I guess that’s one way to sucker people into getting involved with your online community.

Via Planet Battlefield

After the whole debacle with EA initially planning to charge for certain weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company, I’d almost forgotten that they hadn’t even nailed down a solid release date yet. Well, now they have, and that date is…June 23. Gamers who’d rather pay for some extra weapons will be able to pick up the Gold Edition of the game for a limited time. That’s also when we’ll probably find out whether that whole weapon-charging business has driven off any potential customers.

Via Press Release

Well, congratulations to every squeaky wheel out there who made a big fuss over the revelation that EA would be charging extra to unlock certain weapons in the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company. EA has now announced that all ten formerly-locked weapons will be available to anyone who purchases any version of the game, with a slight catch. The people who purchase the Gold Edition of the game will have access to five extra weapons right off the bat, while those who purchase the regular version will be able to get them by reaching the final rank in the game. So basically, you can still pay extra for those five weapons if you want to of just work extra hard to unlock them yourself. The other five weapons that were reported as being DLC will be given away for free during a number of marketing promotions following the game’s release. And yes, this is happening because of all the noise people made, according to DICE senior producer, Karl-Magnus Troedsson:

It’s really important for us to get across that we do listen to what people say out there. We don’t have time to run around and comment on everything but we do listen to what people say out in the community. It’s really important feedback and that’s why we make changes like this.

Go ahead, people: cheer, applaud, have your moment and whatnot. Just try not to think about the fact that somewhere, an EA exec is thinking of a way to get that lost profit back one way or another.

Via Kotaku

We may be bad company for some after this weeks episode of the File-N-Forget podcast.

Thanks to the graciousness of Electronic Arts, Shawn Ron and Gaming Today PR Czar, Daniel Perez all had an invite to play and discuss the Xbox Live! Beta for the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company. We cover what impressed us and what didn’t and even got to enjoy Ron’s pained Rant about finally shelling out the cash for an Xbox Live! Gold membership.

This weeks show is available by direct download here.

As always, you can get past episodes from our podcast page at http://podcast.filefront.com, and you can send your comments, questions, suggestions, or snarky comments to podcast@filefront.com.

File-N-Forget is also available on the iTunes Music Store.

Ever since EA revealed that the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company would feature weapons that had to be purchased before they oculd be used, I’ve been waiting for someone out there to make a parody video about it. Thankfully, Sarcastic Gamer has delivered with this hilarious spoof of a video game ad. I’d explain it, but the video really just speaks for itself. They’re also calling for a boycott of the game, but it still looks too sweet to pass up to me. “EA: It’s in the game!”*

*Just not all of “it”…

Via Sarcastic Gamer

Missed out on getting a key to the Battlefield: Bad Company beta going on right now? Well if you’re the illegally-minded sort of person who doesn’t worry about the risk of having your 360 blocked from Xbox Live, the internet may hold a solution for you. Rumor has it that a copy of the beta has leaked online and can be played through a burnt DVD-R. However, several download sites are also claiming you’ll have to modify your console in specific ways in order to get it to run, which could void your warranty. Of course, there’s also the fact that things could go very bad if you are discovered. Microsoft is not very kind when it comes to people breaking their terms of service.Via Xbox 360 Fanboy 

Since the Battlefield: Bad Company beta starts today, it seems EA has decided to commemorate this by releasing a new trailer for the game. Luckily, this video is just pure gameplay footage, and it makes the game look pretty awesome. So far, it kind of looks like Call of Duty 4, just with vehicles and destructible buildings. And that really isn’t a bad thing in my book. Guess we’ll have to wait and see what news we hear from the beta.

You may recall a few days ago when it was discovered through the Battlefield: Bad Company beta test that some weapons in the game were ominously locked and labeled “Available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace.” Naturally the internet erupted in an uproar, because, seriously, who wants to have to pay extra for something that should just be available right out of the package? Well, EA decided to respond to this and give their own take on it.

“In addition to the core set of weapons, Battlefield: Bad Company will release five unique weapons free of charge through five different promotional programs prior to launch. EA will again make these weapons available to players free of charge after launch, in case anyone missed the pre-launch promotions.

At launch, EA will release a Gold Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company which will feature an additional five new weapons. For players who do not purchase the Gold Edition of the game, they can still buy the five weapons at a small individualized price per item. All weapons are balanced for gameplay. More weapons offer players more choices but do not create an advantage/disadvantage for players who do not opt to buy new items.”

So you can get five of these weapons by buying the Gold Edition (for a higher price probably) and get the other five through special promotions following the game’s release. You know, this wouldn’t be a big deal if they offered the weapons for pay download a couple weeks after the game had launched. At least then, gamers could feel like they’re actually getting something extra rather than a disc with a lot of locked content on it. This sort of move just makes it seem like EA is some money-grubbing corporation who thinks their customers will complacently buy anything that’s shoved down their thoats, because they really don’t have much choice…oh, right.

Via Kotaku

Want proof that we live in a world filled with microtransactions? Then look no further than Electronic Arts because apparently they will be charging for additional weapons for the Battlefield: Bad Company Beta via XBL Marketplace.

Ten different weapons in the beta show up as locked and next to them is the message: “Available for purchase on Xbox Live Marketplace”. Five weapons of the weapons are listed as available for purchase, while the other five are listed as available via the gold edition or for purchase. This raises quite an issue with people, especially ones who play multiplayer games and who do not have the desire to download additional weaponry. What if these weapons give your opponent an major advantage over you because you do not have the same weapon? How would this be fair to the other players who either A) did not want to download the extra weapons, or B) cannot afford the MS points (yes, there are some out there). Plus, this is the beta, not the actual game so are they going to give credit to the beta testers towards said weapons when they purchase the full game?

Paying for extra content is fine when it is maps, new songs, skins, new characters, or something that helps enhance the overall gameplay. I do not have a problem with that because if it is extra content not included with the game originally, the developers and publishers should - by all means - get compensation for their product. My main concern with this is that while extra content should be paid for, extra guns, cannons, bows and arrows, shields, or anything else that would give you an unfair advantage over another player is just wrong; plus these items could easily have been included in the original game the first place. Why not make them unlockable by completing certain missions or earning achievements like all of the other games?

Personally, I think that EA is trying to nickle and dime the gamer to death in the day and age of downloadable content. It is bad enough that once we purchase the content we cannot play it unless we are “logged in”, but to start charging for things like weapons that should have been included in the game to being with is nothing short of exploitation and borders on the unethical. But look who I am talking about - since when has EA been considered “ethical”? Add to this equation the monopolistic Microsoft and you have yourself a New World Order so be prepared gamers, your wallets will be crying before too long.
The beta for Battlefield: Bad Company launches on March 25.

Source: Videogaming247

Dice has released a new trailer for their upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company. This time around, they’re giving more attention to the single player campaign (i.e. actually giving it something other than a bunch of bot matches). Of course, there’s still going to be a fleshed-out multiplayer component, which is discussed here. These matches will involve one team trying to capture “boxes of gold” while the other team tries to stop them. Yeah, it’s pretty much like the control point setup from past Battlefield games, except one team starts out with all of them. Hopefully they don’t focus their efforts too exclusively on the single player.

Looks like Battlefield: Bad Company will not be headed our way in April after all. According to a recent podcast, DICE senior producer Carl Magnum stated that the shooter will be coming in the Summer instead, although he failed to mention when exactly. Same goes for the beta - its coming, but we have no idea when.

So hold on just a bit longer folks, it will be gracing your PS3 and Xbox 360 before you know it. In the meantime, you can check out our previous posts on the game while you listen to the full interview by clicking on the podcast link below which, consequently, is the same podcast containing Fable 2 information that was posted earlier.

Thanks: Major Nelson

There are a handful of new screenshots for Battlefield: Bad Company up on FileFront, and they look simply awesome. Particle effects and shadows look particularly impressive in the screenshots, so I can only imagine what the final product will look like in motion.

In typical Battlefield fashion, there are guns, explosions, boats and trucks to be seen. So if Battlefield Heroes isn’t up your alley or you’re just excited for a new, more traditional style Battlefield game, these screens will have you very excited for Bad Company.

View the rest of the screenshots here.

Another announcement to come out of EA’s recent conference call regarding Q3 earnings was that both Mercenaries 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company have been delayed into fiscal year 2009. In other words, the soonest either title will come out is April 1, 2008.

“We’ve made the decision to move Battlefield: Bad Company and Mercenaries 2 into fiscal 2009,” said John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts. “Both titles are looking great, and we believe with additional polish, we will build a better consumer experience and thereby maximize our economics.”

Riccitiello made it very clear that he would be willing to delay titles to ensure that they were high quality – something gamers will certainly appreciate, especially from a company like EA that is normally pegged as pushing things out the door to make money.

via 1UP

I was kind of expecting something a little more lighthearted from Dice after their last two quirky videos for Battlefield: Bad Company. But at least they’ve got a cool game to show off and keep things entertaining. In this developer diary, some of the team discusses how environmental destruction will play into the overall gameplay. No longer will you have to run around walls and buildings; you can just blast your way through them. I’ve seen a number of games come close with this idea, but this one looks like they may have perfected it. Either way, there isn’t going to be anywhere to hide form a tank in multiplayer matches.

I’m starting to look forward to new videos from the Battlefield: Bad Company team, even when they don’t involve any actual game footage. Those guys just seem to have a quirky sense of humor. This “video blog,” for example, features a random soldier recording a tape to send home to his mother. Throughout the tape, he reveals that he’s, well, a moron that really likes to blow things up. For more bizarre humor from the Dice team, be sure to check out their last developer diary as well.

The focus of this week’s PlayStation Store Update is clearly High Velocity Bowling. The partially motion controlled bowling game will be a nice counter to all of the fast-paced action PS3 owners will be enjoying in Unreal Tournament 3, Uncharted, and Ratchet & Clank.

The promised Folklore add-ons we talked about here has also arrived, along with the weekly Rock Band DLC fix – Black Sabbath is the featured artist. All three songs – “War Pigs,” “Sweet Leaf,” and “N.I.B.” – are covers; so, fair warning.

A handful of videos – including today’s brand new GTA IV trailer – are up, and to round things out there’s a multiplayer demo of TimeShift and the PS one Classic Wild Arms.

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I just woke up, and I’m already fairly certain this is the strangest video I’m going to see today. In this video, Dice, the developers of Battlefield: Bad Company, give a strange tour through the game and it’s Frostbite engine. Most of the time, that would mean some guy throwing out a bunch of technical jargon over clips from the game; but Dice went with something different. They got different members of their team acting (I assume) like weird, off-beat characters and put them in a variety of different locales, including the game itself. The result is pretty hilarious.