Battlefield 1943 is real...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/battlefield-1943-bad-company-2-unveiled

EA has officially unveiled Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 1943 for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

The latter will be out this summer as a downloadable PSN, XBLA and PC title. Players will be whisked back to World War II and do battle in tropical locales Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, using period vehicles and weaponry to wreak havoc.

Screenshots and trailer there.

Really not in the mood to go back to a WW2 shooter bud.OoSuperMarioO

It's using Dice's Frostbite engine, which means DX10 and 90% destructible environments.

Might be interesting after all.

Late 2009, maybe? It has to have been in development for some time already.

EDIT: Oh, I totally missed that "will be released summer 2009" part.

I always considered 1942 to be the best in the series...well at least the most fun. With updated graphics and destructable environments it should be a blast. Any word on release dates?dnuggs40

wait a sec, does it say their porting it to consoles? dam shame...LTZH

This isn't battlefield 3. This is just another way to fund the development of Battlefield 3 and keep us waiting.

This isn't battlefield 3. This is just another way to fund the development of Battlefield 3 and keep us waiting.

Wasdie

Cool, while I'd much rather have a Battlefield 2 sequel proper, this might be an interesting/fun diversion for a while.

The fact that it's multiplatform does concern me a little (24 player action possibly have anything to do with this?)...but it is what it is and it's unfortunately not BF3...might still be fun to spend a little time with though ;)

Oh 24 maps? That actually sounds like a lot. How many did the original (1942) have?

I did a little reading and it seems it's only covering the pacific theatere? Is that true? I think that was 1942's strongest maps but I also loved el-amine (sp?) and some others...hope it's not limited.dnuggs40

Yeah, it appears limited to Wake Island, Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima. However, it's also a downloadable multi-player only title, and presumed to be budget-priced. So it's unfortunate, but might be reasonable.

Now where is BF3!!?!! lol

I did a little reading and it seems it's only covering the pacific theatere? Is that true? I think that was 1942's strongest maps but I also loved el-amine (sp?) and some others...hope it's not limited.dnuggs40

24 players? That sucks.thusaha

[QUOTE="thusaha"]24 players? That sucks.OoSuperMarioO

"Battlefield 1943 is a downloadable multiplayer-only title coming to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It will feature 24 player action, three classic Battlefield locations--Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima--and uses the same Frostbite engine that powers Bad Company 2."

Seems like it will be 24 regardless of platform.

Oh 24 players *per* map :P That does stink...1942 had a limit of 48 I think.dnuggs40

Dice has turned they back on me for the last time..

OoSupermarioO: Set course to Dice Headquaters immediatly.

[QUOTE="thusaha"]24 players? That sucks.OoSuperMarioO

"Battlefield 1943 is a downloadable multiplayer-only title coming to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It will feature 24 player action, three classic Battlefield locations--Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima--and uses the same Frostbite engine that powers Bad Company 2."

Seems like it will be 24 regardless of platform.

dnuggs40

[QUOTE="dnuggs40"]

"Battlefield 1943 is a downloadable multiplayer-only title coming to PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It will feature 24 player action, three classic Battlefield locations--Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima--and uses the same Frostbite engine that powers Bad Company 2."

Seems like it will be 24 regardless of platform.

Stoner-Pimp

I found the info I needed, looks like BF:BC2 is on the PC too, realy looking forward to it

the 1943 thing? meh not interested. WW2 is kinda boring already anyway and it being in the pacific makes the things that much worse for me, since I hate the setting. European front is atleast interesting, pacific one not (IMO)

so far i know its only on xbox live and playstasion network and no pc...i am talking about battlefield 1943...Hellboard

Might I suggest actually reading the article?

Actually, you don't even have to do that, reading the first post would have cleared that one up.

[QUOTE="Hellboard"]so far i know its only on xbox live and playstasion network and no pc...i am talking about battlefield 1943...dnuggs40

Might I suggest actually reading the article?

Actually, you don't even have to do that, reading the first post would have cleared that one up.

Um...why does GameSpot's article say, "DICE is releasing the next Battlefield exclusively on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, and we were the first to go hands-on with the game." Notice it says, exclusively for xbox live and playstation network. I thought it was for PC too...what am I not understanding?comstrikeiscool

I am confused, they say that in their article, but they have a PC section for 1943 up...

one would think that if they talked with the developer they would have a tleast a clue on what platforms it is on.

meh BF:BC2 is confirmed for PC so I am happy^^

EA officially announced the game for PC, just to clear up any confusions:

http://www.battlefield1943.com/

Head over to the "about" tab...

EA officially announced the game for PC, just to clear up any confusions:

http://www.battlefield1943.com/

Head over to the "about" tab...

dnuggs40

THats odd on the Gamespot home page it said PS3 and 360 only

Still, I am stoked. I really loved all the BF games, and they have gotten better with time (absolutely loved BF2142), so this should be good.