Da vi i torsdags bragte billeder af Mirror’s Edge, var vi en del som håbede, at Digital Illusions (nu EA DICE) endelig kunne slippe Battlefield og koncentrere sig fuldt ud om nye opgaver. Sådan forholder det sig dog slet ikke. Electronic Arts (EA) har i dag annonceret det næste skridt for “Battlefield-franchisen” og der bliver noget anderledes fremover. Det kommende Battlefield Heroes bliver, som udgangspunkt 100 % reklamefinansieret og du kan dertil benytte dig af “micro-payment”, for yderligere (og ikke specificeret) indhold. EA har nok kigget Valve over skulderen, da Battlefield Heroes til forveksling ligner noget taget fra Team Fortress 2. Herunder følger et uddrag af dagens pressemeddelelse.

Chertsey, UK January 21, 2008 – At the Digital, Life, Design Conference (DLD) in Munich, Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) today unveiled Battlefield Heroes™, an all-new Play 4 Free cartoon-style shooter that will bring classic Battlefield gameplay to an all new mass audience. Available for download at www.battlefield-heroes.com this summer, Battlefield Heroes is EA’s first title that is offered completely for free, and features a built-in matchmaking system to ensure that players of equal skill are paired together for fair play. Developed by DICE in Stockholm, Battlefield Heroes is leading EA’s new web-focused free to download, free to play business model which generates revenue through advertising and micro-transactions. With zero barriers to entry, now anyone can be a hero on the battlefield!

Battlefield Heroes is a brand new game from the team behind Battlefield 1942™ and Battlefield 2™. It’s fun cartoon-style graphics and gameplay caters to players of all skill levels. It is easy to pick up and play but with robust character customization and a deep online meta-game, gamers can spend hours building up their characters and conquering the world.

Battlefield Heroes will be released for the PC as a free download in summer 2008. This product is not yet rated by PEGI or ESRB. For more information on EA DICE, please visit www.dice.se or www.ea.com.

4 KOMMENTARER

  1. det er rimeig langt ude!!! Der er så mange gode alternativer, så det spil skal da indeholde noget helt fantastisk for ikke bare at blive en reklamefyldt tf2 klon…