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EA have no released what’s looks to be the release quarter ( yeah, not date ) for Dead Space 2 & Crysis 2. Looks like the game will hit the end of the fiscal year 2010, which ends around march 2011. We where hoping to see the games this year, But with all the releases we have ahead of us, i’m happy to see some of the good game coming out next year. Will be fun to see how Crysis 2 will act on Playstation 3 & Xbox 360 ( get the controls right Crytek! ). Looking forward to this years E3 where the two titles will make an appearance.

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Congratulations Xbox Live community! The map Coral Sea is now unlocked for everyone on Xbox Live. For Playstation Network the battle still goes on.

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Battlefield: 1943 is now out for the Xbox 360, And will be released tomorrow on Playstation Network. Many PS3 owners was worried about the whole Coral Sea community challenge ( You unlock this map when 43 000 000 kills have been reached over the Xbox and Playstation community ) that they would be behind one day. But don’t worry Playstation 3 owners. The challenge begins on July 10, at 19:43 GMT +1. So it will be fair for both platforms. Let’s just pray EA fixes the servers before this…Since right now the game is rather unplayable.

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We where hinted about this a few month ago, When Crytek showed their new engine that runs on Playstation 3 & Xbox 360. But not it’s been officially announced that Crysis 2 will be available on PC, Playstation 3 & Xbox 360. Hopefully we will get more information about this during E3. So could the original come to the consoles as well?

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The sequel to last years Army of Two got announced today by EA Montreal. This time around Salem & Rios hangs around in Shanghai and will of course end up with problems which only solution is bullets, Lot’s and lot’s of bullets.

And of course the 2 player co-op will return. Which is kinda sad it didn’t get bumped up to at least 4 player co-op. But the game is still in development and aim to ship winter of 09.
Army of “Four” would have been more appealing, But i take what i can get.

The game will be available on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 & PSP

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 We knew it was coming, but didn’t expect a announcement this soon. But today DICE announced the sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company.
Sure it might have to compete with Call of Duty 5 ( No, World at War isn’t a part of the “real” series ) this year. But looking at the one screenshot that has been released i just have to get both games, And treat em both like my newborns.
 

Here is the statement taken from the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 site

DICE today announced Battlefield: Bad Company 2™, the sequel to last year’s blockbuster title. In this installment, the Bad Company crew again find themselves in the heart of the action, where they must use every weapon and vehicle at their disposal to survive. The action unfolds with unprecedented intensity, introducing a level of fervor to vehicular warfare never before experienced in a modern warfare action game. To get ready for the assault this winter, players can prepare for action in Battlefield 1943™, an all-new multiplayer game available this summer via PlayStation®Store, Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace and on the PC. 

In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the ‘B’ company fight their way through snowy mountaintops, dense jungles and dusty villages. With a heavy arsenal of deadly weapons and a slew of vehicles to aid them, the crew set off on their mission and they are ready to blow up, shoot down, blast through, wipe out and utterly destroy anything that gets in their way. Total destruction is the name of the game, delivered as only the DICE next generation Frostbite™ engine can. Either online or offline, enemies will soon learn there is nowhere to hide. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be available for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the PC. 

Using the same Frostbite™ engine, Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII. The game offers endless hours of 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Delivering the award-winning through-the-gun and vehicle warfare online experience DICE is best recognized for, Battlefield 1943 will have players battling in ruthless aerial dog fights and intense trench combat. Players can see the game in action at New York Comic Con (Booth #1441) from February 6th-8th. 

“Bad Company 2 takes everything that players liked in the original and ups the ante – more vehicles, more destruction and more team play,” said Karl Magnus Troedsson, Executive Producer Battlefield Franchise, DICE. “Battlefield 1943 is a new take on a blast from the past classic coming to life with brand new technology that we’re eager to get into players hands.” 

And how do we top of this amazing news? Well with the very first screenshot of course, Enjoy 

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Seems after my little outburst against EA last night got noticed by some EA god. Since now they try to rub me the right way by releasing some info about 2 new games from EA this year.
First off is Mass Effect 2. Late 2009 we get to continue Shepherds story in the cosmos, what we have been told about Mass Effect 2 is that this time around you will be able to visit loads of new planets, which must mean you travel to loads of new galaxies, new races and weapons and pretty much everything you expect from a sequel.

Mass Effect was meant to be a trilogy exclusive for the Xbox 360, but rumors now say that Mass Effect 2 will go multi-platform  ( Xbox 360, PS3, PC ). Which then knocks down the promises from BioWare. And since the game will come late 2009 ( if it’s not delayed…and it probably will be ) that would most likely mean that the trilogy won’t finish on current-gen consoles. Makes me wonder, will we even care about Mass Effect 3? Still i say Mass Effect 2 will see the light of day Q1 2010

Next up is Battlefield – Bad Company 2

Now this is one i been waiting for! When Battlefield – Bad Company was released i thought i had died and gone to heaven! Not only was the multiplayer great but the story mode was hilarious.
So what do we wish they include in Bad Company 2?  To start off online 4 player co-op would be amazing, since co-op is where we are at right now.
Less laggy servers during multiplayer, When the Bad Company was released the multiplayer was pretty much unplayable for 2 weeks due to the insane lag issues.
More weapons! Sure the first game had it’s share amount of weapons but in the end they all kinda where the same. Last but so not least… MORE GAME TYPES!

One thing worries me about Battlefield – Bad Company 2 though, Call of Duty 5 will come out this year, and it will be a Infinity Ward CoD, Battlefield might fall into the shadows due to this.

So EA had some good news for us for once, But it wasn’t all good for EA. It’s been reported that EA during the last quarter lost $641 million, The result of this means that 11% of their workforce will get sacked. Let’s just hope this won’t effect the work on Dead Space 2

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God sometimes i hate having to play on EA servers. The game that got me all pissed off now it’s NHL 09. We are a few friends who play this game online, well started to play online this week. And what do we end up against? Rejects who has done nothing but played this game since launch, which then means they have gotten loads of XP to level up their players. And then a n00b team like us get matched against em, not just once, But every damn night we decided to play. So EA, start to work on your damn matchmaking system. Since it’s sucks BALLS!

A month ago i put my hate towards EA on the shelf due to the amazing game Dead Space. But EA, the gloves have come off again!

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