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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Getting Two New Maps And Two Old Remakes

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Will be getting a new patch in the coming days or weeks that will include both Harvest Day and Oasis from Battlefield: Bad Company 1 and Two new Maps never before seen "Map Pack 7" Will be free on the VIP system, stay tuned for updates and information!

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OneSneakyMofo5347d ago (Edited 5347d ago )

Finally. This bull crap with the rehashing of the older maps and reclaiming them as a new map pack needed to stop.

zeksta5347d ago

It was frustrating, at least now we'll be able to enjoy a few REAL NEW MAPS.

The_Claw5346d ago

YESSSS! Oasis and Harvest Day FTW!!!!Plus two new ones and the soon to be released vietnam expansion!?!? Lookin like BC2 is back in business!!

BattleAxe5346d ago

This is great news, this game really needs these maps in a bad way.

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wwm0nkey5346d ago

Well looks like im going back to some good old Bad Company 2 :)

Blaster_Master5346d ago

I think its bullshit that they just dont add in all the maps from previous games anyways? The reason why I sold BC2 in the first place is cause I got sick of playing the same maps over and over again. There were instances that I played the same maps 3 or 4 times in a row too. Also, it pisses me off that COD games dont do the same. We could have like 100 maps to play, most of my favorite maps are from COD4 and WAW anyways. Its fuckin stupid!

mrv3215346d ago

Are you a game developer? Do you have any idea how hard it is to input a old map into a new game? It's probably harder than making an entirely new map.

The engine changes
The textures will need revamping
The weapons and balancing are different

wwm0nkey5346d ago

shhhh common sense isnt allowed here mrv321 lol

Blaster_Master5346d ago

No im not a dev. But I've had hard jobs, working under extreme conditions, actual physical hard labor, working for months straight without a day off with 12 hour shifts. I think sitting on your ass in A/C in the summer and heat in the winter working on a new gaming engine is hardly considered hard work. Actually I think most people in the gaming industry and media are a bunch of pussies, and their definition of hard work is what I would have considered a day off in my book.

BabyTownFrolics5346d ago (Edited 5346d ago )

you having a bad day buddy?

"I think most people in the gaming industry and media are a bunch of pussies, and their definition of hard work is what I would have considered a day off in my book."

just because the labor is not physically demanding does not disqualify it from being labor. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, spent most of his life laboring in a lab. Yet his work could destroy cities in a split second, more than one man with a shovel can do in a life time.

oh and hurray for free maps!

Moragami5346d ago (Edited 5346d ago )

@ Blaster_Master That was a WHOLE lot of words. Wouldn't it just be easier to type, I don't know what I'm talking about?

I'd like to see you wrap your tiny mind around even one facet of game design. Because if it's too HARD for you to do it, then I think its' fair to call it hard work.

PS, DICE is awesome.

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solar5346d ago (Edited 5346d ago )

quantity of maps is not = to quality. BC2 has great maps and id rather have it that way.

plus, blame developers for not letting PC gamers make maps with mod tools. mod's keep games going on for years. see: CS 1.6 and CSS as an example.

and Master Blaster

who the hell are you to tell someone what hard work is? video games dont appear out of thin air that works on the PS3, 360, and PC. it's hard work. you make yourself look like a whiny baby with that logic mate.

iceman065346d ago

Way to show appreciation for someones long hours and hard work. Just because they aren't lifting and laboring in the sun doesn't mean that the work can't be grueling just the same. We should be happy that they are continuing to support the game at all. In today's industry, it would be much easier to just drop the game on our collective doorsteps never to be touched again (even by a patch in some cases). Would I like to have a map a month? Sure! But, I don't begrudge the devs for not being able to do that. These decisions are supported by the higher ups that have to actually FUND these projects. There is only so much money allocated to a given project. Providing maps costs money. Thus, we should at least respect the fact that DICE pushed to provide some extra content.

Ares84PS35346d ago

I will go back to BFBC2 anyway. Since there isn't a decent shooter out there and won't be for a while.

MGRogue20175346d ago

Nice, That'll bring some players back to it.

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20 Amazing Games That Have Completely Disappeared From Storefronts

Cultured Vultures: In the spirit of preserving some kind of history of this industry, we’ve decided to list some of the best games that you just simply can’t get hold of digitally at the minute.

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TheEnigma313492d ago

I just started playing Spec op. I've had it for years on steam and forgot about it. Such a good game.

EvertonFC492d ago (Edited 492d ago )

Fantastic game,.so underated

Cacabunga492d ago

Yes great game spec ops! Since the time we’ve been asking sony to make one:/

Auto Modelista.. a PS2 capcom racer!! A blast to play and great graphics!
Maximo!
Rival Schools!

LordoftheCritics492d ago

Spec Ops: The Line was super dark.

Incredible story.

SheenuTheLegend491d ago

all the games in the above list are bang on. this is the only reason we need backwards compatibility and physical presense of games for the upcoming future, no matter what.

Yi-Long492d ago

Honorable mention to the excellent Driveclub, one of the best racing games of all-time and one of my favourite games ever.

melons492d ago

yes! incredible rain effects; so good to drive along in rain with your Spotify playlist blaring

Skuletor492d ago

I really wanted a MotorStorm using the same engine, Driveclub is easily one of the best looking games on PS4 and I'm surprised they didn't even give it a PS4 Pro patch.

ravens52491d ago

Yes indeed. May just install it on my PS5. You know, physical copy and all.

monkey602491d ago

I adored Driveclub and the Bike expansion. I also loved Motorstorm. Evolution shutting down was a crime

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darthv72492d ago

Outrun Online Arcade, Sega Rally Online Arcade, After Burner Climax... all good stuff. I keep my 360 hooked up to play these as well as the TMNT games that were also delisted.

Skuletor492d ago

I have quite a few of these. Timed licenses suck.

Terry_B491d ago (Edited 491d ago )

wow...I have all of them except the Nintendo ones either in physical or digital version.

Also..Deadpool the Game is missing on that list.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX566d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled566d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa566d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno565d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac565d ago (Edited 565d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast565d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial565d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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Battlefield Legacy - Sunsetting Announcement

EA: "As we close in on 15 years since the release of Battlefield 1943, and Bad Company™ 1 & 2, we are announcing that their journey is coming to an end."

darthv72830d ago

This reminds me... I have ME on my PS3 hdd. Never really played it, but it was free.

XiNatsuDragnel830d ago

Digital future ppl is good they say nope imo

Eidolon830d ago

And it still says nothing about being able to downloaded even when it's off the storefront, that's a huge ouchie for some who somehow still have it in their backlog...

Shane Kim829d ago

Dont make it an issue when it's not. If you haven't played it in 15 years, chances are you'll never play it.

isarai830d ago

That all digital future sure looks great!

/s

zidane1341830d ago (Edited 830d ago )

Online game servers shut off eventually all the time. Doesn’t matter if you have the disc or not. Even if you have the disc, it’ll be just paperweight unless the game lets you connect directly to a friend or LAN play.

isarai830d ago (Edited 830d ago )

Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.

zidane1341830d ago

@israrai, you can still buy the disc for less then 10$. Hardly a loss.

TheEnigma313830d ago

You shouldn't have to buy the disc, that's the issue.

OhReginald829d ago (Edited 829d ago )

Some brilliant minds created servers to keep these old online games alive. A lot of ps2 and ps3 games that had there servers shut down a long time ago have been restored by fans to keep it going. Warhawk, killzone 2, socom 2/ confrontation, resident evil outbreak series, etc.

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DankSinatra829d ago

The disc still exist. I don’t understand the issue. You guys are upset about that “all digital future” yet these games are not “digital only”. Hell digital only is a minority in the gaming world and so far we haven’t moved into it, the only digital only games are games as a service or online only games, which end up failing in the end.

This is no different than a store that stops selling old games, just go and buy a copy somewhere else. So which is it, you hate all digital or you like it? Make up your mind.

isarai829d ago

Talk about missing the point entirely. I'm not going to sit here and explain it to you, figure it out.

DankSinatra829d ago

Talk about whining about something and not wanting to explain from an off handed sarcastic original comment.

I got the point just fine. You’re literally complaining about something that has an easy alternative to it.

ManMarmalade829d ago

I don't think you got the point

DankSinatra829d ago (Edited 829d ago )

@ManMarmalade

No I got it, it has to do with the push towards a future of all digital and reprocussions of losing games. Something I already stayed that hasn’t happened nor is it large enough right now to cause any issues as the games that are all digital are online only to begin with or make up the minority of games

So I’ll say it again, the disc still exists for these games that are over a decade old and can still be played easily. You guys are contradicting the whole “we don’t want a digital only future” crying when the dude I originally responded to stated:

“Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.“

So again, which is it? Do you hate all digital or do you want it?

Inverno830d ago

On PC I don't think it's much of a problem but I'm sad to see BF43 being shut down. I haven't played it in a while since it's stuck on PS3, but i preferred it way more over BF3. It was the lack of invisible barriers which made it better for me.

badz149830d ago

BFBC2 was still the best overall package offered by the franchise so far IMO

porkChop830d ago

Absolutely. BC2 was such a great game. It's a shame we never got BC3.

P_Bomb829d ago

I had a great run on Bad Company 2. Pound for pound, as solid a BF package as there’s been.

InUrFoxHole830d ago

Does anyone play the last BF anymore? I searched crossplay servers and it was 20 people the most on all the servers? Can never find a game

SonyStyled830d ago

The last BC you mean? I was still able to find 10v10 on ps3 2 years ago on NA servers during the evenings. I have all the free and paid dlc installed, but there want any matches in the Vietnam dlc.

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