Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Hands-on: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta

Announced yesterday, the multiplayer beta for EA and DICE's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is going to give PS3 owners (and only PS3 owners) a one map appetizer on November 19 for the main course coming March 2, 2010. The beta features one match type -- Rush, a version of Bad Company's Gold Rush ... only without the gold -- and takes place in the sun-baked seaside locale of Arica Harbor.

Last week, we took part in a 24-player stress test for the beta (the version coming Nov. 19 will support 24 players, as will the final game) and came away rattled but ready for more. You can read about how it all went down after the break.

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JoystiqHands-on: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Hands-on: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta

Announced yesterday, the multiplayer beta for EA and DICE's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is going to give PS3 owners (and only PS3 owners) a one map appetizer on November 19 for the main course coming March 2, 2010. The beta features one match type -- Rush, a version of Bad Company's Gold Rush ... only without the gold -- and takes place in the sun-baked seaside locale of Arica Harbor.

Last week, we took part in a 24-player stress test for the beta (the version coming Nov. 19 will support 24 players, as will the final game) and came away rattled but ready for more. You can read about how it all went down after the break.

Continue reading Hands-on: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta

JoystiqHands-on: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.