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To celebrate the imminent launch of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam, here is one final piece of trailer to set that unmistakeable Vietnam mood.

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Ah, Friday! Just a few more days before the launch of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam now. And to whet your appetite, here’s some ingame mayhem from maps Hill 137 and Vantage Point, as played by the team here at DICE. Nothing fancy as far as cinematic trailers go, just the awesomeness of playing the game in its rawest form. Hope you enjoy it!

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam releases on Dec 18 on EA Store/Steam, Dec 21 on PS3 in North America and Xbox 360 world-wide, and Dec 22 on PS3 in Europe.

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam — Join the Battle for Hastings on December 21!

Today, we are happy to announce a fifth multiplayer bonus map in our upcoming expansion pack Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam!

Concentrated awesomeness. You have to earn this map, though.

This bonus map joins the previously announced Hill 137, Vantage Point, Phu Bai Valley and Cao Son Temple for a total of five maps in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam. Some of you might recognize the setting, as this is the classic Operation Hastings map made famous in our PC game Battlefield: Vietnam from 2004.

If you didn’t play it back then, it’s one of the favorites among our fans, featuring everything awesome in one fantastic arena: boats, helicopters, tanks, jeeps, temples, and the signature bridge dividing the map into two strategic areas. To make things a little more interesting, we’re giving you, the players, the power to unlock this fifth map!

So what do you need to do? Easy. You and all your friends playing on PS3, PC, or Xbox 360 need to perform 69 million team actions across Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam. So what’s a team action? Well, it’s any and all of these: resupply, revive, heal, spot, and repair. We start counting on December 21st, so make sure you contribute from the start!

This is how we roll.

For an action packed preview of the map and this community challenge, just watch the video at the top of this post.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam is out December 18 on EA Store and Steam (PC version). December 21 world-wide on Xbox 360. December 21 on PS3 in North America, and December 22 on PS3 in Europe.

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If you are having problems with choppy play/lag, you may need to manually update PB after the latest patch. You can find directions and the download at www.evenbalance.com

Thanks to our supportive fans. See you online. <3    

Source: Battlefield Blog

Hi Battlefield fans! Glad you liked yesterday’s news.

Today, we’d like to inform you that as of now, PC players can get the SPECACT kit upgrades for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. These kit-specific uniforms and camouflaged weapons are sold in a bundle on EA Store for $5,50 / £3,99 / €4,99.

It’s not just about winning. It’s also about looking cool while winning.

You wanted release dates for VIP Map Pack 7 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam? Why didn’t you just say so? 🙂

No, seriously — VIP Map Pack 7 goes live tomorrow! This is your chance to relive the awesomeness of fan favorite map Oasis, plus three more maps never before available in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer. For a complete rundown of everything VIP Map Pack 7, here are some posts we prepared earlier.

Also: December 21. Save the date. That is when Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam will launch (December 22 for PS3 in Europe). If you prefer your battlefielding on PC, you can get a three day headstart on EA Store and Steam, where it will be available on December 18. Need a reminder on why you should be excited? Here’s our latest trailer. It has flame-throwers.

So. Who’s on for some serious VIP 7 multiplayer action tomorrow?

Source: Battlefield Blog

For PC users:
Hey, BAttlefield fans! As the title says, there is an update coming for the PC platform, and it contains multiple changes to the game.

This update is in preparation for Map Pack 7 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam which is why the update will be approximately 2,6 GB in size. some of the fixes for the Xbox 360 were already rolled out in the previous PC patch. To see a full description, click here.

PC players might encounter some temporary outages or suffer from lag during the server updates (between GMT 08:00 2010-11-30 and GMT 08:01 2010-12-01).

Also make sure you run PBsetup.exe after updating to the latest version of the game.

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How to get the game client updated
* If you are using Steam: the Steam client will automatically begin updating your game client once November 30th, 6:00 AM (GMT) has passed by.
* If you are non-Steam user : then the game’s online updater will find the version online at the same hour and ask you to patch.
* If you are not using Steam: You can get a manual patch from several places…

*Links will be posted shortly

– The main EA CDN: http://static.cdn.ea.com/dice/u/f/bfbc2/Static/BFBC2_PC_Client_R10_602574_Patch.exe

– Here’s a mirror in Australia: http://www.ausgamers.com/files/details/html/55988
– And here’s a mirror in Croatia: (requires you to create an account first) http://www.diabolic-servers.com/board/downloads.php?do=file&id=135
– And a mirror via Fileplay.net: http://www.fileplay.net/file/12110/bfbc2-pc-client-r10-patch

Here is a complete list of all the fixes for PC in this update:

– Acog and Red dot scope now equippable on MK-14 and G3.
– Fixed an issue where the Bullet Tracers wouldn’t display
– Fixed an issue where Play Now wouldn’t work
– Added Ticket Count for Conquest end of round.
– Added the server info to the objectives screen.

For Xbox 360 users:

Here is a complete list of all the fixes in the Xbox 360 Update:
– Acog and Red dot scope now equippable on MK-14 and G3.
– Fixed a bug on PC where the G3 would do less damage than intended.
– Reduced VADS push back and damage to balance it with the ZU23.
– Fixed a bug where Vehicle Countermeasures would fail to remove tracer darts at high speed.
– Reduced the reload time for Vehicle Countermeasures.
– Slightly increased the AT4’s damage vs armor to emphasize its anti vehicle role while keeping it balanced vs armor.
– Increased the AT4’s top speed and acceleration so users spend less time exposed when firing.
– Increased the AT4’s splash damage so it competes with other AT weapons vs infantry. The AT4 still has the least splash damage of all AT weapons.
– Reduced the splash damage of the Carl Gustav to bring it in line with other explosive weapons. The Carl Gustav still has the most splash damage of all AT weapons.
– Increased the 1 shot kill range of the M95 body shot to counter its lower rate of fire.
– Fixed a bug with the SVU that gave it better close range damage than other semi auto weapons.
– Reduced all weapon damage to the MCOM by 50%.
– Fixed a C4 vs MCOM exploit on Atacama Desert.
– Fixed a bug with FOV when aiming the M1911.
– Lowered the close range damage of the AN94 to highlight its long range role.
– Increased the accuracy of the F2000 on the move to highlight its role as a mobile AR.
– Increased the close range damage of the shotguns to give them a greater advantage vs slugs.
– Slightly lowered the damage of the M60 to balance its accuracy advantage vs other LMGs.
– Slightly lowered the damage of the MG3 at close range to balance it with other high rate of fire weapons.
– Slightly increased the damage of the UH6

Xbox 360 players might encounter some temporary outages or suffer from lag during the server updates (between GMT 09:00 2010-11-30 and GMT 09:01 2010-12-01).

If you have any questions regarding the patch, feel free to contact me on my Twitter.

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Peace!

Source: Battlefield Blog