A announces <a href="http://battlefield.play4free.com/beta.php#signup" target="_blank">Battlefield Play4Free</a>, a new free-to-play multiplayer shooter to launch in the spring as the new Battlefield game announcement they <a href="http://www.bluesnews.com/s/115645/battl ... ent-friday" target="_blank">teased earlier this week</a>. They are currently accepting applications to participate in closed beta testing of the game, which they say will offer 32-player online warfare and the chance to experience the career of a professional soldier. There's also <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/41672/LGC-201 ... t-consoles" target="_blank">a story on MCV</a> quoting EA's Ben Cousins saying this has a chance to "disrupt" the triple-A console market: "At what point do the hardcore gamers switch over from spending $60 a month on console games to spending that much a month on microtransactions for an online title?" Cousins asked the audience at the London Games Conference. "There's an opportunity in the next two to five years to cause a significant disruption to the traditional triple-A console market. I want someone considering buying a game on a Microsoft console to think 'But these games are free over here'." This <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlCPhYZfy3g" target="_blank">teaser trailer</a> offers a glimpse at the game, and here's a bit from its announcement:
Combining the most popular maps from Battlefield 2 with the familiar classes and powerful weapons of Battlefield: Bad CompanyTM 2, players have access to 16 vehicles including the Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter, its nemesis the F35 VTOL jet fighter, the massive Russian T-90 main battle tank, and the hard to catch LSV light strike vehicle. Players progress through the game to learn new combat skills, and earn in-game currency to spend on a massive array of devastating weapons and equipment.
Battlefield Play4free Announced
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