Cooperative mode Onslaught getting released on June 22
The cooperative mode Onslaught of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be released by Electronic Arts studio DICE on June 22.
This downloadable mode will be coming on PS3 and Xbox 360 for $9.99.
Up to four players is featured in the cooperative matches with squads. Each of the squad is suppose to complete a series of objectives in this Onslaught mode.
This new mode will also have some new vehicles and some effects across 4 Bad Company 2 maps i.e. Atacama Desert, Nelson Bay, Isla Inocentes and Valparaiso.
It is reported that DICE is also releasing the Kit Shortcuts. Here the players can purchase to unlock some specific weapons and also some vehicle layouts.
Individual kit will cost $6.99. Players can even buy the whole bundle of kits for $19.99.
There has been yet no news as when the Onslaught will debut on PC.
Updates of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Tomorrow
The studio of Electronic Arts (EA), DICE, is going to introduce updates for the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 that is aimed to balance the weapons of the game.
Some of the tweaks in the game are as mentioned below:
The uzis will now be dealing some more damages at long range and the light machine gun MG3 will also be receiving a damage boost henceforth. Few weapons like the semi-automatic rifles will now be a bit faster with the new updates. Between the shots it will be faster than before.
Next Tuesday the update will be going live on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PS3. This time the PC owners need to wait little, but soon it will also be launched for the PC.
This may not be the last patch of the game that console players receive. There has been considerable amount of gameplay being fixed in this update. In the PC version many changes are already implemented in the PC version of the game.
Load times fixed
Are you tired and bored of long load times plaguing your game in BBC2?
Well, if it is so then there has been new driver recently released that is set in the form of the Catalyst 10.4 Preview. It is specifically released to address the players’ long times experienced with Radeon series 5 video cards.
There is a little problem also with this driver. It won’t work with HD5800 Eyefinity 6 products.
The positive side of the driver is that it has a fix for series 4800 cards and according to the twitter message, it is going to hit the market by next week.
Not only this, until Suday the Bad Company 2 in all formats will be available at half price by EB Games.
At just $44.97 gamers can get the PC version and the PS3 & Xbox 360 versions will cost only $54.97.
Tips to take your team to victory
For single-player the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is okay, but on PS3 it is the best online shooter. Here is a bit of tips about how to make sure that you take your team to victory.
01. Balance your squad - It is obvious.
02. Split your classes - Dominating ones class is easy.
03. Take down buildings - Few objectives are well defended in the game such as White Pass and Africa Harbour.
04. Tag your targets - Always be very smart in it.
05. Get your kits out - Don’t ever forget to dump the kits.
06. Fix in a fire fight - If you are in a tank then hop out of it and start fixing it away.
07. Judge when to be helpful - Even if you are able to help, judge well before doing it.
08 - Snipe responsibly
09 - Can’t drive don’t drive
Server details now on website of BBC2
Do you want to know whether the Master server of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is down or not. Electronic Arts now provides easy way to find out such thing. And seriously, it is very easy.
On the top of the official website of the game the server status for all the three version, the PS3, Xbox 360, and also the PC versions are now clearly displayed.
No more gamers have to hunt for this information on the community manager’s Twitter page or the forums of the game. Moreover, now one need not get suckered into cross checking their Internet router.
It now seems that others also should provide such information in such a clear fashion.
3.5m downloads of Bad Company 2 demo
The demo of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is being downloaded by all the fans of BBC across the world. Recently Electronic Arts had announced that the demo of Battlefield: Bad Compnay 2 has been downloaded across Xbox LIVE and PSN for more than 3.5 million times globally.
More than 500 million kills till now have have been notched up in the BBC2 demo. It will be expiring on February 25. Then EA will switch off the server. The game is releasing on March 2.
In the demo the fans may find the wintry Port Valdez map that is in the Rush game mode. This involves a team who is attempting of destroying a series of enemy crates. The fans of BBC can even get a taste of multiplayer progression system in it with six unlocks. The unlocks include new weapons.
There is also one more multiplayer map in the demo. It is the Arica Harbour, available in the PS3 beta.
US PS3 demo of BBC2 due to hit PlayStation Network on 4 Feb
Last week The Play station 3 demo has launched that are enabling up to 24 players to do battle on the Port Valdez map in the Rush multiplayer mode of the game. It’s incredibly military looks to be the same like the Xbox 360 demo. It’s not surprise that it’ll come to play station network soon.
People communicated with EA about the clarification of European PS3 Demo as there is nothing mentioned from them. We heard that The European Play Station 3 demo would go live from 4th February and the American Play station 3 demo would be from 11th February which is really surprised us. Both demos and the PC beta take place in Port Valdez, a vehicle-focused map for 24 players on consoles and 32 on PC.
Now let’s see why this demo’s significance checking out and the stunning new high resolution screens without multi player. We can be sure by checking out our Bad company 2 hands-on as well as from developers comments.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Playstation 3)
Battlefield Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta is presently available on the PlayStation 3 with only single mode and of course a giant map called Arica Harbour. In the Rush Mode of the game, players only need to destroy the tactical points as the offensive party. Yes, the others have to defend these. Earlier this mode was known as Gold Rush, hence there is nothing new.
The destructable environments of Battlefield Bad Company 2 differs it from other shooters. Here, in this game, almost everything can be taken down and because of this there are left no hiding places. The game makes players always on the move.
As in the previous Bad Company, players can here choose from series of vehicles which are used in practical for the offence and also the defense. The speed vehicles such as the quads are in fact ideal to cross the large distances in the game plot and the tanks are the truly power beast in it.
Helicopter can be controlled remotely from the base in the game and it can be used for exploration and also for offensive means. The weapons arsenal are also extended these are adjusted as per ones choice.
Take a walk to E3 conference
In this article let me take you to the E3 conference. While walking into it through the main doors in the West Hall, the first thing seen was a Battlefield 1943 . The booth is beautified with fake plastic foliage. It has crates that were propping up TV monitors in an obvious homage to a World War II bunker.
There was a long line of attendees that stood behind ropes in line to get free copies of the game which was distributed every hour. More rush climbed into this beautified booth to play the game.
This game, Battlefield 1943, is a download-only game that is going to be released this summer to the PS3 and the Xbox 360. In the month of September the company will be releasing the PC version of this game.
When it asked to Patrick Lui, the Lead Designer, about the game for the decision to release the game as a download-only. He said, “This is experimental for us. We want to reach new markets and make the game accessible to a wider audience. But this is the future of downloadable games. There’s nothing like this currently on Xbox Live or the PlayStation Network, not at this price point. We are bringing a real shooter. People see this game and think it’s a retail release.”
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 E3 2009 trailer
The ‘B’ company fight their way through snowy mountaintops, dense jungles and dusty villages in the Battlefield: Bad Company 2. There are also heavy arsenal of few deadly weapons and a slew of vehicles to assist them.
Below is the trailer of the game and it offers a minute and a half of in-engine multiplayer footage. It is due on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this Winter.
