DICE has released the second map pack for Bad Company 2, which includes a Conquest mode for Africa Harbor and a Rush mode for Laguna Presa.
For server owners, add the following commands to add the maps: levels/mp_009gr (Laguna Presa) and levels/mp_006cq (Africa Harbor).
A few players on the EA UK forums spotted the new Rush maps Laguna Presa (which was previously available as conquest) on Russian servers. The maps are set for release on March 30, and appear that they were already part of the game files, which leads us to believe that the maps were already present in the retail version of the game, but were locked out.
Game publishers — including EA — have been doing this for a while, locking out content already available and then offering it as DLC, or rather, unlock codes. We previously reported that there were a number of map files which didn’t correspond to DICE’s official map count, which further adds to the notion that some content was locked out.
On a lighter note, the upcoming DLC doesn’t include completely new maps, but rather, includes variations of two already available maps. Also, keep in mind that the DLC will be for free for those who purchased a new copy of the game, while those who bought it used will have to pony up.
Having said that, the DLC still doesn’t appear as “DLC”, but rather, just an unlock for content already present.
Here’s the deal of the month, quite literally: the EA Store has Bad Company 2 for only $20. The game is already discounted by $10, and if you use this promo code (without the “”) “PAXEAST842″, you’ll get another $20 off, making the game cost only $20 (regular retail price is $50). Act quickly, because the offer will most likely expire very soon. EA Store link.
According to statistics from GamerDNA, who monitors both MW2 and BC2 play stats (among a ton of other games), it appears that a lot of Modern Warfare 2 players have switched over to Bad Company 2. Their stats show MW2 usage has been falling steadily ever since BC2 was released. You can view the full stats here.
DICE has released a new Bad Company 2 dedicated server update, which fixed a few issues.
As you can see, most of these won’t affect your gameplay, but it’s good to know that even the smallest things that can be fixed will be fixed.
Just like many other popular multiplayer Steam games, Bad Company has received a four-pack deal, called Squad pack, where you can buy four copies of the game for $150 — which comes out at $37.5 per game — and share among friends. Or, you could simply find three other friends who’d like to play and save yourselves some cash by buying in bulk. You can find the squad pack here.
EA has announced via the EA UK forums that a small update to the PC version of Bad Company 2 has been released. The update includes the following changes:
The update is available now.
DICE has finally updated the Bad Company 2 Veterans pave at battlefieldbadcompany2.com, where users can now register in the Veterans program and see their stats online, alongside awards and leaderboards as well. There is still no official word on whether there will be an official, public stats feed and API. You can login to view your soldier here.
EA has proudly announced that Battlefield Bad Company 2 has sold 2.3 million units so far this month, making it by far the best selling game in March. The game was released on March 4, and EA and DICE have been strongly promoting it ever since. Sales are expected to top 3 million by the end of March across all platforms.
EA has released quite a funny “Grenade Spam” Public Service announcement, where a well know baseball pitcher talks about nade spamming and how it’s not as effective in Bad Company 2 as in other games.
