EA Bringing Even More Multiplayer Maps to Bad Company 2

DICE announced today that two all-new multiplayer maps for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be unlocked on March 2nd when the game launches. This map pack features the Laguna Alta map for Conquest mode, and Nelson Bay for Rush mode. Later in March, DICE will release another map pack for free with new game purchase (this will work similar to how it did in Mass Effect 2, since without a code you can get the maps for $15), giving players a chance to experience the Arica Harbor map in Conquest mode and Laguna Presa map in Rush mode. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be in stores on March 2, 2010 in North America.

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Indie Game Challenge Winners announced

The winners of the inaugural Indie Game Challenge were announced during the D.I.C.E conference last week. The awards were hosted by Adam Sessler. The winners are: Non-professional $100,000 Grand Prize Winner: Gear * Gear was submitted by: Joshua Maiche, team lead; Mike Halbrooke, level designer; Ben Frazier, level designer; Brian Lee, designer, graphics, art and music; and Andrew Hill, level designer. The team members are students at the Digipen Institute of Technology in Redmond, Wash. Gear is a 2D puzzle platformer in which the player controls a robot with the ability to change its hand into a gear. The player has to swing around sockets, ride on rails, swim and even rotate the world in order to get through 10 unique levels and beat the “boss.” Professional $100,000 Grand Prize Winner: Cogs * Cogs was submitted by San Francisco-based Lazy 8 Studios and the three-person team consisting of: Rob Jagnow,

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3 million play Battlefield Heroes

EA’s free-to-play third person shooter has hit a milestone amongst some controversy. EA and DICE announced that they have hit over 3m players that have signed up to play Battlefield Heroes. “Battlefield Heroes continues to grow fast with well over 50,000 new players joining us every week,” Battelfield Heroes’ general manager Ben Cousins stated. The title has had some controversy as they tweak the gameplay to test microtransactions. At the Spike VGAs we spoke with Gordan Van Dyke about all things Battlefield. Look for that video to be up late this weekend or early next week.

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Make Battlefield better by becoming a Game Designer for a day

This has to be one of the cooler contests, especially if you are interested in a career in Game Design. EA and DICE are inviting gamers to submit their ideas for a great in-game challenge in Bad Company 2. DICE wants your help in creating the achievements and trophies in the game. You can submit your ideas here, but you may want to hurry as the contest ends on November 19th. On the site they have a form where you can submit your ideas and some examples of ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta details announced

Over at the Playstation Blog, the awesome Gordan Van Dyke has announced details of the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta. The beta is coming exclusively to the Playstation 3 on November 19. The full release is due out in March 2010. Here are the different ways that gamers can be a part of the beta: * We’ll be holding a special limited giveaway right here on the PlayStation Blog (details TBA) * Pre-ordering the game at participating retailer * Checking out selected gaming sites such as IGN or GameSpot in North America (and hopefully here!). Here is the beta announcement trailer: The PC open beta will be in December.

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Speakers announced for 2010 D.I.C.E. Summit

The speakers for the annual D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Summit have been announced. The Summit is set for Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas, February 17-19,2010. “Our program for 2010 is fast becoming the most prolific line-up we’ve ever produced,” said Joseph Olin, president of the Academy. “From the industry’s most gifted minds behind some of the greatest entertainment properties, to leading edge thinkers steeped in the nature of creativity, there will be alot to talk about at this year’s Summit.” Here is a sampling of the speakers: • Dr Susana Martinez-Conde and Dr. Stephen L. Macknik, Laboratory Directors at The Barrow Institute , whose research and outreach on the neuroscience of illusions have been written up in hundreds of media stories including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired, as well as being on NPR and were recently filmed for the Discovery Channel. • Ken

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EA confirms Mirror’s Edge 2

Electronic Arts confirms that a “small team” at DICE is starting to work on a sequel to Mirror’s Edge. EA’s Euro VP Patrick Soderlund told VideoGamer at E3 that “we have a small team on it and I’m excited about what we do.” Patrick didn’t add any details about the sequel because it’s in such an early stage of development saying, “you will see another Mirror’s Edge for sure. It’s just a matter of when that time is and what we do with it.”

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Battlefield Bad Company 2 trailer and screens

Last week at EA3, we got a first look at the multiplayer of Battlefield Bad Company 2. DICE isn’t showing the single player mission yet but hopefully we’ll see that soon. The maps are massive, and the graphics are even better. It has more team play, and more vehicles. DICE wants to give you more in every aspect and I think it’s working. Below are the first screenshots and trailer from mutliplayer play. Enjoy! [gtrailer]49570[/gtrailer]

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Listen to our Interview with Gordon from DICE about Battlefield Bad Company

Here’s another Lost Files for you to enjoy. Quite a bit ago, Gordon from DICE spent some time with us to give us the following great interview. I didn’t download it in time, but Jon from EA helped us save it from the vault! Gordon is an amazing person and actually moved to Sweden to work at DICE. I only hope we get to meet in person one day! Give the podcast a listen as we talk about Mirror’s Edge Faith, Battlefield Bad Company’s downloadable content, and more in-depth about Battlefield Bad Company. Thank you EA/DICE and Gordon for your time with GamingAngels.com!

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