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EA just said in its Q3 conference call that both Mass Effect 2 and a Battlefield: Bad Company sequel will release in the first three months of 2010.
CEO John Riccitiello appeared to confirm a multi-platform release for Mass Effect 2, suggesting that it will hit both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at launch, and possibly PC.
The first Mass Effect was a 360 exclusive. Expect the fanboys to go crazy ape bonkers.
The Bad Company sequel is presumably the DICE game that was supposed to be shown this week in the UK.

this week eh? cant wait...

update:

A new and unannounced console game from DICE was set to be unveiled in the UK yesterday, but record levels of snowfall have prompted EA to postpone the announcement.

In the past two days parts of the UK have seen its heaviest snowfalls in 18 years. The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings as more than 3,000 UK schools closed yesterday, with more expected today. Roads and rail lines have been heavily disrupted by the fall, and it is thought that over six million Britons didn’t turn up for work yesterday.

EA confirmed to VG247 that the weather had cancelled the publisher’s plans to unveil its “console-only DICE project”, though implied the game was not going to be a new Battlefield or Army of Two title. Late last week EA announced a new Need For Speed trio of games that the publisher hopes will breathe new life into the flagging franchise.

is this bfbc2 or something else?

I meant to ask you this morning Seddon, any chance you cn post these 2 bfbc topics to the blog on the front page please.
You'd need to register (sorry m8e, just a humble truck driver :great in over my head :idduno )

Seddon wrote:update:

A new and unannounced console game from DICE was set to be unveiled in the UK yesterday, but record levels of snowfall have prompted EA to postpone the announcement.

In the past two days parts of the UK have seen its heaviest snowfalls in 18 years. The Met Office has issued severe weather warnings as more than 3,000 UK schools closed yesterday, with more expected today. Roads and rail lines have been heavily disrupted by the fall, and it is thought that over six million Britons didn’t turn up for work yesterday.

EA confirmed to VG247 that the weather had cancelled the publisher’s plans to unveil its “console-only DICE project”, though implied the game was not going to be a new Battlefield or Army of Two title. Late last week EA announced a new Need For Speed trio of games that the publisher hopes will breathe new life into the flagging franchise.

is this bfbc2 or something else?

Not the S word!

It looks like BFBC2 gets some bad luck already, and they haven't even started yet. Bad sign...

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/ar ... ?id=207413


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Battlefield: Bad Company sequel confirmed
Wednesday 4-Feb-2009 4:30 PM DICE sequel gets early 2009 launch timeframe
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Speaking about EA's release schedule for next fiscal year, company CEO John Riccitiello has confirmed a Battlefield: Bad Company sequel.

"In Q4 Battlefield: Bad Company will be back on consoles from our DICE studio in Stockholm," he said.

We're guessing this was the new DICE game we were due to see at EA's UK digs on Monday before the snow sent Britain crazy.

Either way, we're hoping to get a look at it sooner rather than later, now that we know it's due for release between January and March next year.

360 and PS3 FPS Battlefield: Bad Company was well-received when it released last year. It featured decent single and multiplayer modes, and was praised for its destructible environments powered by the hardware-pushing Frostbite Engine.


I'm sure we all know this, but it seems to be getting more and more clear every day.