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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

I posted earlier about the two new PlayStation Eye games that were coming to the PlayStation Store today, and sure enough they’re in today’s update. Sony decided to release the PlayStation Store update today as opposed to the usual Thursday date in light of Thanksgiving, and to celebrate there’s a sale going on with some of the top-tier PSN games.

Until November 29, Calling All Cars, fl0w, Pixel Junk Racers and Everyday Shooter are all dropped to $4.99.

The new PS Eye games – Operation Creature Feature and Aquatopia – are priced at $4.99 and $1.99, respectively.

Additionally, there’s new Rock Band songs, Need for Speed ProStreet content and fl0w downloadable content now available, alongside various trailers and a demo of MX vs. ATV.

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In recent weeks, the PlayStation Store has been treated to Twisted Metal 2, the demo of Uncharted and other great stuff, so this week it’s time to kick back and watch some videos. The two new demos – Blazing Angels 2 and Toy Home – probably aren’t atop your list of games to play, so to compensate there are a ton of new trailers up. Burnout, Ratchet, Battlefield, Uncharted and Pain are all among the assortment of new videos.

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Microsoft is pulling out all the stops to introduce their new line up of blockbuster games with the support of some of the most talented and respected Japanese Developers in the business at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Takashi Sensui, general manager of the Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft Co. Ltd., unveiled a holiday lineup of blockbuster hits and exclusives for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system at the Yebisu Garden Hall during Xbox 360 Briefing 2007.

Developers Tomonobu Itagaki from Team NINJA/Tecmo Ltd. and Hironobu Sakaguchi from Mistwalker and representatives from SQUARE ENIX announced their support for the Xbox 360 platform as they introduced their latest creations. Itagaki highlighted the announcement that Team NINJA will develop NINJA GAIDEN 2, the true sequel to the best-selling and critically acclaimed Xbox original, exclusively for Xbox 360. Sakaguchi revealed pricing and availability for Mistwalker’s upcoming role-playing game (RPG) Lost Odyssey, available Dec. 6, 2007, in Japan, and around the world in early 2008. In addition, SQUARE ENIX took the stage to discuss two new games for Xbox 360: INFINITE UNDISCOVERY and THE LAST REMNANT.

“Gamers around the world can look forward to the greatest holiday lineup in video game history,” said Don Mattrick, senior vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. “We continue to evolve our strong relationships with Japan’s best and most innovative developers, and we’re looking forward to delivering exclusive high-definition titles for consumers worldwide, this year and beyond.”

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