EA announce Battlefield: Morden Combat for PS2

If you can understand French then read ahead But from what I can gether..

- 24 players online with voice chat.
- 70 weapons
- 3 side to choose from USA, China and Russia, I think
- Release date Autumn 2004
- Vehicles - cars, helicopters, tanks etc.

EA et les suédois de Digital Illusions annoncent officiellement le développement de Battlefield Modern Combat sur PS2. Communiqué !

Approvisionnez, chargez, soldat… Il est temps de vous préparer à livrer une guerre totale sur les champs de bataille que recèle le monde contemporain. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ : ERTS) annonce que Battlefield, série aux multiples récompenses, sortira sur PlayStation 2 avec Battlefield : Modern CombatÔ. Ce jeu, dont le développement est en cours et dont le lancement est prévu pour le début de l’automne 2004, sera édité et distribué par EA sous la marque EA GAMES™.

Cette première mouture de Battlefield sur console plongera le joueur au cœur de la bataille, sur des lignes de fronts très actuelles, et lui permettra d’entrer dans l’ère de la guerre moderne en bénéficiant d’une puissance de feu accrue et d’environnements riches et inédits. Equipé d’armes dernier cri, il pourra prendre le contrôle d’une bonne trentaine de véhicules – chars, hélicoptères, engins d’assaut, etc. –, s’engager dans des conflits majeurs et croiser le fer avec un maximum de 24 joueurs à l’occasion de quelques-unes des plus grandes batailles en ligne qu’il ait été donné de voir sur PlayStation®2 (ces parties en ligne nécessitent une console PlayStation®2, une connexion à haut débit, une memory card et un adaptateur pour PlayStation®2). Les communications en voix off sont également prises en charge via casque USB. Le joueur combattra sous les couleurs de trois superpuissances au choix : les Etats-Unis, la Chine ou la très récente coalition du Moyen-Orient.

Conçu par la société suédoise Digital Illusions, Battlefield : Modern Combat propose des environnements vastes et variés, entre trame urbaine et forêts lointaines, sur quelques-uns des points les plus chauds et les plus notoires du globe. Il permet en outre au joueur de livrer, en mode multijoueur, des batailles susceptibles de faire la une des journaux du lendemain. Battlefield : Modern Combat comprend, en outre, plus de 70 armes et systèmes d’armes ultramodernes, dont les missiles à guidage thermique et les bombes à ciblage laser. Au fil de ses succès, le joueur montera en grade et glanera des promotions dans un univers toujours connecté.

3 sides to choise from ...wonder if it will be on.

USA Vs China Vs Russia

Cool if it did what with 8 per team...

Its official..

DICE has put up a press release (in Swedish).

http://www.dice.se/press/pressreleases/?article=fdd3f4c6-9b42-403d-81b8-303fd2f08f55

3 side to choose from USA, China and Russia, I think

USA and China, correctomundo.. But instead of Russia they have a newly formed middle-eastern-coalition.

30 vehicles are also in.

MORDEN KOMBAT!!!!!!!!!

*cue techno music*







sorry.  

looks kinda like socom but with vehicles and larger areas

could be cool

Here it is in Swingrish!

EA AND DIGITAL ILLUSIONS ANNOUNCE DEVELOPMENT OF BATTLEFIELD: MODERN COMBAT FOR THE PLAYSTATION 2
Award-winning Battlefield Franchise Comes to Console for the First Time

Chertsey, UK. – April 15, 2004 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the award-winning Battlefield franchise is coming to console for the first time with Battlefield: Modern CombatTM for the PlayStation®2. The title, which is currently under development by Sweden-based Digital Illusions, is scheduled for release in late 2004 under the EA GAMESTM brand.

The first-ever Battlefield console installment will drop players into the heat of battle on the high tech frontlines, entering a new modern era of combat with more firepower and new expansive environments. Armed with the latest modern weaponry, players can take control of over 30 vehicles, including tanks, helicopters and fast attack vehicles, to engage in major conflicts with up to 24 players in some of the largest online battles on the PlayStation 2 console. (Online play requires the PlayStation 2 console, a broadband connection, memory card, and network adaptor for the PlayStation 2). Voiceover communication is also supported via USB headset. Players will choose to fight for one of three military superpowers: the United States, the Chinese, or the newly formed Middle East Coalition.

Developed by Sweden-based Digital Illusions, Battlefield: Modern Combat features large and detailed environments, from city streets to remote forests, in some of the globe\'s most notorious hot spots, allowing players to engage in multiplayer battles that could be ripped straight from tomorrow\'s headlines. Battlefield: Modern Combat also includes over 70 state-of-the-art modern weapons and advanced weapon systems, including heat-seeking missiles and laser designated bombs. Additionally, with in-game success, players increase their rank and garner promotions in a persistent online world.

About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world\'s leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, EA posted revenues of $2.5 billion for fiscal 2003. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers and the Internet. EA markets its products under three brand names: EA SPORTSTM, EA GAMESTM, and EA SPORTS BIGTM. EA\'s homepage and online game site is http://www.ea.com. More information about EA\'s products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

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Electronic Arts, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, and EA GAMES are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Battlefield Modern Combat is a trademark of Digital Illusions CE AB. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.