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by **John Callaham** Jul 2nd 2009 @ 5:30PM

Electronic Arts has released a new gameplay trailer showing the Guadalcanal level of Battlefield 1943, the upcoming downloadable multiplayer shooter from developer Digital Illusions. The PC version of the game is due to be released in September following the console versions which will be available to download next week

Download the Battlefield 1943 Guadalcanal trailer (121 MB) at Big Download

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by **John Callaham** Jun 30th 2009 @ 2:00PM

Like everyone else we were shocked and sad to hear about the premature death of Michael Jackson at the age of 50 last week. The news of his death was apparently enough to bring down parts of the Internet as tons of users hit news web sites reporting on his demise.

Since then the media has been paying tributes to Jackson's life with retrospectives, specials and the like. Those tributes are now extending to games. The just launched Battlefield Heroes free-to-play shooter from Digital Illusions and Electronic Arts is offering folks a chance to purchase some new in-game outfits for their characters. As you can see on the the right, those suits look an awful lot like Jackson's costumes in his 1980's music videos. The suits are just available for the month of July.

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by **John Callaham** Jun 25th 2009 @ 10:15AM

With little to no fanfare, the "closed beta' test for Battlefield Heroes ended today, marking the official launch of the free-to-play shooter from developer Digital Illusions and publisher Electronic Arts. The game, which is set in a cartoon-style alternate universe where WWII apparently never ended, was supposed to be released last fall but the team delayed its release until today.

As we have reported before the game contains two playable sides, each with four character classes, along with four playable maps. While you can play the game completely for free you can also purchase "Battlefunds" that will allow you to add special clothing items for your character along with ways to level up your character faster.

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by **John Callaham** Jun 19th 2009 @ 3:00PM

If you have been wondering if Digital Illusions has any plans to release an open beta for their upcoming downloadable multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 the bad news is that there is no such beta planned. It's not all bad news, however as a Eurogamer chat brings word on an upcoming free version.

The game's producer Gordon Van Dyke stated during the chat, "No beta, but we have a trial version that lets you confirm what you already thought - that this game is the best USD 15 I will ever spend!" The game, which is basically a remake of several maps from Battlefield 1942 but using DICE's new Frostbite graphics engine, will be released for the PC in September following a console release this summer.

by **Steven Wong** May 29th 2009 @ 12:30PM

Players will unlock the Coral Sea map after achieving 43,000,000 community kills in Battlefield 1943. That means players will have to all come together and shoot each other in an effort to unlock this airplane only map for everyone. So, people better get going when the game releases for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles in June. With a little luck and hard work, maybe the map will already be unlocked for PC players when it releases for the platform in September. That's right, take advantage of the console people.

Download HD Battlefield 1943 'Coral Reef' Trailer (84 MB)
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by **John Callaham** May 29th 2009 @ 11:00AM

PC Gamers may have to wait until September to download and play Battlefield 1943 but the developers of the downloadable multiplayer shooter at Digital Illusions and EA are making the wait a little less painful with the announcement today that a fourth map will be added to the game when it's launched.

There's a twist, however. The fourth map, Coral Sea, won't be made available to players immediately but will be unlocked when the community reaches 43 million kills in the game. This will be an airplanes-only map, by the way. The game is scheduled to be shown in full at next week's E3 2009.

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by **Steven Wong** May 14th 2009 @ 1:30AM

In Battlefield 1943, players will be able to square off against each other in muliplayer combat. The map featured in this video is Iwo Jima, the island where the famous Battle of Iwo Jimo was fought, ultimately leading to the iconic statue, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. The game is scheduled to release on consoles in June and for the PC in September.

Download HD Battlefield 1943 'Iwo Jima' Trailer (75 MB)
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by **John Callaham** Apr 23rd 2009 @ 9:00PM

This morning Electronic Arts announced that while Xbox 360 and PS3 owners will be able to download and play the upcoming multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 in June, PC gamers will have to wait three months later to get their port of the game. So why are PC gamers waiting until September?

The game's producer at Digital Illusions Gordon Van Dyke made a statement on the Battlefield message boards where he tried to quell the horde of angry PC gamers. He states, "PCs are an open platform requiring additional features, support, technical consideration, and can't just be thrown out there using copy/paste. We have thought very carefully about this decision and in the long run felt it was the right choice." He added that they knew the decision would not be popular with fans but added, " . . . we feel once you play the first Frostbite PC game ever from DICE you'll see why we put this extra time and care in on the development making all right again in the universe."

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by **Steven Wong** Apr 23rd 2009 @ 5:45PM

This trailer shows off some of the gameplay and units for Battlefield 1943, the WWII-themed game that will support up to 24 players. The game also uses the same Frostbyte graphics technology that is used in developing Battlefield Bad Company 2. Battlefield 1943 will release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in June and for the PC in September.

Download Battlefield 1943 'Wake Island' Trailer (62 MB)

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by **John Callaham** Apr 23rd 2009 @ 10:00AM

Earlier this year Electronic Arts announced their plans for Battlefield 1943, a partial graphical remake of Digital Illusions' Battlefield 1942 game. Today EA announced that the game will be available for digital download this September for the PC and will cost $15 to download (the game will be released in June for the Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles).

As we have reported before, Battlefield 1943 will contain new versions of three of Battlefield 1942's maps (Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima) but revamped using their in-house Frostbite engine (the same one they created for the Battlefield: Bad Company games) which will allow for more destructible environments. The game will support 24 player online matches when it is released. Keep in mind that EA plans to release the PC-only free-to-play FPS Battlefield Heroes in open beta sometime this summer.

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