Digital Illusions has been running a closed beta for several months for their free-to-play shooter Battlefield Heroes. Yet that seems to be enough to call the game "released', according to DICE producer Ben Cousins. While a recent announcement by EA CEO John Riccitiello said that the game was being delayed from a summer to a late 2008 release, Cousins claims that isn't the case at all.
In a new chat at gamesindustry.biz, Cousins states, "What's interesting is that we never announced a date, we talked about the game being released in the summer of this year and that's still the case. Actually, we're in the closed beta already, so the game is already out and you can't delay a game that's already been released and already been played by people." Cousins adds that they plan to ramp up the closed beta to the point that "every hardcore gamer in the world will probably be able to get a key if they want to."
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