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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!
DICE has released new dates for the up and coming Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam and map pack 7! Today’s patch included both Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam and map pack 7, and both will be released/unlocked on the following dates:
DICE has released a new patch today for Battlefield Bad Company 2. If you do not have a good download speed then look away now as the patch is 2.6 GB in size!
Information from the official blog:
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).
VIP Map Pack 7 is on its way to Battlefield: Bad Company 2. This pack will include four maps never before available in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer, two of them being fan favorites Oasis and Harvest Day. As always, this content is free for PC and console VIP players.
DICE have released new information on the up and coming R9 patch for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. All game servers will need to be taken down for updates. The maintenance period starts on Friday, October 29th at 06:00 AM GMT. Most of the servers should be back up by 10:00 AM GMT. The patch is roughly 900 MB in size.
How to update your copy of Bad Company 2
DICE have revealed that Bad Company 2: Vietnam will be priced at $14.99 (USD) when it is released at the end of this year. It looks like DICE have gotten the pricing for this game just right, and could be another massive hit for them this year with the franchise.
You can view the exclusive trailer for the announcement below:
More information has been released for Battlefield Bad Company 2: Vietnam over at planetbattlefield.com. The game is to include 4 new maps for the expansion pack along with 6 new vehicles, and 15 characteristic weapons such as Navy SEAL XM22, M79 “Blooper” Grenade Launcher.
The game will also include an in-game radio with 8 channels featuring 29 era spefic tracks such as “Ride of Valkries and “Fortunate Son” There will also be 10 new achievements/trophies such as blowing up Vietnamese propaganda speakers.