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Just in from Battlefield Bad Company 2 Twitter Feed OfficialBFBC2: Check out our Blog for all information on the new maps! OfficialBFBC2: Check out our Blog for all information on the new maps! More... OfficialBFBC2: Check out our Blog for all information on the new maps!

Just in from Battlefield Bad Company 2 Twitter Feed OfficialBFBC2: VIP Map Pack 7 - http://bit.ly/bB1Zgd OfficialBFBC2: VIP Map Pack 7 - http://bit.ly/bB1Zgd More... OfficialBFBC2: VIP Map Pack 7 - http://bit.ly/bB1Zgd

Just in from Battlefield Bad Company 2 Twitter Feed OfficialBFBC2: We never stopped listening to you guys. We were just working a lot to make this available to our community OfficialBFBC2: We never stopped listening to you guys. We were just working a lot to make this available to our community More... OfficialBFBC2: We never stopped listening to you guys. We were just working a lot to make this available to our community

Just in from EA's Battlefield Blog Oasis and Harvest Day Heading for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/Oasis.png Bring weapons and Wellingtons. Oasis is back. VIP Map Pack 7 is on its way to Battlefield: Bad Company 2. This pack will include four maps never before available in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer, two of them being fan favorites Oasis and Harvest Day. As always, this content is free for PC and console VIP players. Read on for the full story. VIP Map Pack 7 is all about listening to the community. When we ask for your favorite maps from Battlefield: Bad Company, Oasis and Harvest Day always come out on top. We are happy to announce that in VIP Map Pack 7, these two much-loved maps have been reworked for Battlefield : Bad Company 2. This means full Destruction 2.0 (buildings collapsing and micro destruction), enhanced graphics and lighting, and remastered ambient sounds and backgrounds. Below is a full brief of what's included in VIP Map Pack 7: Map 1: Oasis Origin: Battlefield: Bad Company multiplayer Game modes: Rush, Conquest, Squad Rush, Squad Deathmatch Map 2: Harvest Day Origin: Battlefield: Bad Company multiplayer Game modes: Rush, Conquest, Squad Rush, Squad Deathmatch Map 3: Cold War Origin: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 singleplayer Game modes: Rush, Squad Rush, Squad Deathmatch Map 4: Heavy Metal Origin: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 singleplayer Game modes: Conquest, Squad Rush, Squad Deathmatch We met with level designer Cristian Pavel to get his thoughts on the remastering process, and on the popularity of Oasis in particular. Hi Cristian! As a level designer, what is it that you actually do? -- In short, balancing multiplayer gameplay on roughly built levels. -- In detail, I would start with writing on paper the premises for a battle, the location, the setting, and the game mode(s) which suits that location. Then I would set up the level in a rough state, and getting it ready for a playtest. With the help from an artist, the level starts to get nicely shaped and pimped out while I update the gameplay experience according to playtest feedback until we can lock the level. Then it is ready to ship! http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/Playtest.png Road to perdition. How are you transforming Oasis from a BC1 map to a BC2 map? -- We look back at what made the level appeal to such a large number of players in BC1 and then we add even more good stuff so we can deliver an even greater experience. -- We first get a blueprint of the original level, then recreate it in the editor and start replacing the old BC1 assets with the new and optimized ones from BC2. Think about the full destruction buildings and micro destruction materials like wood fences and concrete covers, which I know players love to tear apart. -- Then we dress it up with suitable ambient sounds for each part of the level, new weather settings, a variety of sand storm effects, and an overall war ambient setting around the combat zone to remind you that this is not a field trip -- that you are part of an ongoing war when you play. Are you changing the map in any way? How is it different playing this new version of Oasis from the old one? -- The map has not been changed drastically, so returning players will feel right at home the moment they step into this Oasis. The revised parts of the levels are minor. For example, the gold crates in BC1 were located on the rooftops, which we can't have now that entire buildings can collapse. So we had to put the crates on the ground in some places. Things like that. -- The city part of the level was improved as well, around the main street where the center flag was located in BC1 Conquest. Rush mode keeps the same five bases, and Conquest has the same three flags setup in the center, although in BC2 the home bases cannot be captured like they could in BC1 [Where we had a total of five flags back then -- Editor's note]. We also introduced both Squad Deathmatch and Squad Rush in the city area to make the most of this part of the level. Do you have a favorite feature in this new version of Oasis that you could tell us about? -- When we looked at the last part of the level -- the city area -- it seemed a bit too flat, and we looked at ways to improve it without changing the layout of the buildings too much. We finally decided to raise the hillside of the city by a couple of meters, creating a terrace on one side of the main street. Think about the urban area in Arica Harbor. We tried the same recipe for Oasis now with great success, and I hope you will like it as much as I do. Why do you think Oasis is so loved by so many Battlefield players out there? -- Oasis contains what Battlefield is all about. A variety of vehicles, from helicopters to tanks, jeeps, and boats. It also has enough space to let players show their creativity when driving these vehicles. Oasis switches from open environment to close quarters urban combat in the last bases of the Rush game mode. This type of contrast in environment appeals to players, because it suits all four Battlefield classes, from sniper to assault. And there you have it. Check back this Wednesday for an in-depth look at Heavy Metal, one of the largest multiplayer maps ever for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. For the latest news, make sure you also follow our official Battlefield channel on twitter on www.twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2 Peace // www.twitter.com/zh1nt0 http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=32313 More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed BC1 Maps Coming to BC2 - More Info Tomorrow In a community chat earlier today, BF Community Manager, Daniel 'zh1nt0' Matros said that new information on a Bad Company 1 map pack for... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed BF Play4Free to have Battlefield 3 integrations Twitter user Laserboy found a new video interview with Battlefield Play4Free developer, James Salt. One interesting note is at the end (351), Salt... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed French EA Store Allowing BC2 Vietnam Pre-Orders If you live in France the EA Store is allowing users to preorder Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam. Preorder doesn't seem to be available for... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Bad Company 2 Vietnam Off-screen Footage New Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam videos are popping up all over Youtube. Most seem to be shot from GameX in Sweden. Unfortunately they are all... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Battlefield Play4Free Summary + Offscreen Video Below is a a summary of everything we know currently about Battlefield Play4Free compiled from twitter, the press release, and interviews /... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Battlefield Play4Free Announced That new game EA and DICE are announcing today is called Battlefield Play4Free. 720p Stream HD Download (33 MB)STOCKHOLM From the makers of the hit... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Mysterious BC2 Playtest Screenshot on BF Blog The Battlefield Blog made a post titled "BFBC2 Playtest @ DICE" with nothing but this screenshot. As we posted yesterday, a Bad Company 2... More...

Just in from EA's Battlefield Blog BFBC2 Playtest @ DICE http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/Playtest.png http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=31985 More...

Just in from Battlefield Bad Company 2 Twitter Feed OfficialBFBC2: Free Battlefield Play4Free beta signup now open at http://battlefield.play4free.com. Please RT! #beta #freegame #bfP4F OfficialBFBC2: Free Battlefield Play4Free beta signup now open at http://battlefield.play4free.com. Please RT! #beta #freegame #bfP4F More... OfficialBFBC2: Free Battlefield Play4Free beta signup now open at http://battlefield.play4free.com. Please RT! #beta #freegame #bfP4F

Just in from Battlefield Bad Company 2 Twitter Feed OfficialBFBC2: Flame-thrower revealed for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam! Check out our new trailer: http://bit.ly/b6Vq3j OfficialBFBC2: Flame-thrower revealed for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam! Check out our new trailer: http://bit.ly/b6Vq3j More... OfficialBFBC2: Flame-thrower revealed for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam! Check out our new trailer: http://bit.ly/b6Vq3j

Just in from EA's Battlefield Blog Vietnam Hardware #5: See the Game-changing Flame-thrower in Action (Please visit the site to view this media) Welcome to the fifth episode in our in-depth look at everything Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam. We saved a hot number from the weapons arsenal for you. For the first time ever in a major Battlefield game, may we present to you: the flame-thrower. http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/Flame1.png Enemy repellent. This time-typical weapon used in the Vietnam War [and in our 2004 World War II mod for Battlefield Vietnam -- Editor's note] actually changes the way you play the game. Say you are hiding in the tunnel leading to M-COM station B on Hill 137. One way to keep the attackers out is by firing your flame-thrower out of the tunnel in a preventive manner. Any enemy going near will catch on fire and get other things to worry about than arming your M-COM ... ... Which neatly segues into how the flame-thrower affects enemies. Apart from taking taking damage directly by the fire, anyone caught in the blast starts burning health at a steady pace. There are however a number of ways to stop this gradual death from happening. One is using a medkit that you or a friendly medic has administered. Another way is running to the nearest source of water, which also will stop the fire. http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/450x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/Flame2.png I can has tank flame now? As our playtests rage on here at the DICE office, it's clear how much the flame-thrower gives to this expansion in terms of style and sheer aggressiveness. Check out the trailer above for more fire-based action, and remember to come back next Friday for even more info and screens from Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam. For more information on Battlefield: Bad Company 2, visit the Official Site. http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=31995 More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed BF: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Hill 137 + Flamethrower DICE released a new Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam trailer today showing a map called Hill 137. Also new to this trailer is the flamethrower on... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Battlefield Play4Free Announced That new game EA and DICE are announcing today is called Battlefield Play4Free. STOCKHOLM From the makers of the hit arcade shooter Battlefield... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Bad Company 2 Test Server Running Harvest Day Twitter user gBGummyBears discovered that a Battlefield Bad Company 1 map has been spotted running on a Bad Company 2 DICE test server. The server,... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Dogs of War Singleplayer Battlefield 2 Mod MasterChiefRulZ let us know about a new singleplayer Battlefield 2 mod called Dogs of War. More information can found on the Battlefield Singleplayer... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Sells 6 Million Units EA held its Q2 2011 earnings call today revealing that Battlefield Bad Company 2 sold 6 million units. Below is a transcript from the call... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Battlefield 3 & BF1943 PC Info Around the Corner? First news about a new Battlefield title this week and now a tiny bit of info on Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 1943. What more could you ask for?... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed New Battlefield Title Announcement this Friday (Not BF3) Today Ben Cousins, who you might remember from Battlefield Heroes and also head of the new Easy Studios tweeted he is flying to London to announce a... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed Vietnam Hardware #4: Weapons of the 60's In this week's Vietnam Hardware article the weapons of the 60s are examined.Welcome to the fourth episode in our indepth look at everything... More...

Just in from Planet Battlefield - RSS News Feed No Golden Joysticks for Battlefield Unfortunately Battlefield games didn't win anything at the Golden Joystick Awards yesterday. In the Download Game of the Year category,... More...