EA has revealed that the new “Onslaught” game mode will be available on June 22, and will cost $10. As expected, it’s only for the PS3 and Xbox 360, as a PC version has been ruled out.

In the above video you can witness the countermeasures (flares) that have been added in the R8 patch — we’ll have more details on the patch soon. Check out another video with some extended Apache action here.

According to a Russian website, which claims to have details on a new patch, Bad Company for PC will be getting an infantry-only mode, alongside several improvements, like a better chat function and the ability to toggle on/off crouch and zoom. Knife-combat is set to be improved as well. Also, there appears to be a new map as well, but this remains unconfirmed (and unlikely, a this point).

We’ll have more details soon, and DICE is expected to make an announcement in a few days time. No news on whether the infantry-only mode will be carried over to consoles as well.

The new game mode for Bad Cmpany 2, Onslaught, has received a lot of attention, and we finally get to see how it works, as in the video above, DICE producer Bjorn Johnsson explains.

DICE has released a few new, small DLCs on the PS3 which were previously available on the Xbox 360. They include the SPECACT kits, which are available as separate kits for $2 per kit, or a bundle of four kits for $5. The kit DLC was released on the Xbox 360 last month, and there is no word on whether it’ll be available on the PC.

A day after releasing the client update, DICE is rolling out the server balance update for Bad Company 2 PC servers. The new update brings a wide set of fixes, including, but not limited to:

• Increased the base range of all Automatic and Semiautomatic weapons for more consistent close range combat.
• Slightly increased the damage of Semiautomatic rifles over long range for more consistent damage output.
• Increased the zoomed burst accuracy of LMGs and decreased LMG accuracy when moving to reduce LMG run and gun.
• Reduced the lethal blast range of the 40mm grenade and M2CG to highlight their role as a secondary weapon against infantry.
• Increased the repair and overheat speeds of the Power Tool. Now overheats sooner but repairs the same amount before overheating.
• Decreased the range of Bolt Action Sniper and Pump Shotgun Slug rounds when using Magnum Ammo for better Kit Balance, especially in Hardcore.
• Slightly increased the Health of soldiers in Hardcore for better Kit Balance.
• Decreased the benefit from Vehicle Reload Speed to balance it against other Vehicle Specializations

You can see the full list of changes here. DICE expects to release this update on the Xbox 360 and PS3 after the patch has been certified by Microsoft and Sony, respectively.

DICE has revealed that the kit upgrade DLC is coming to Xbox 360 tomorrow. The codes for the DLC can be found on certain Dr. Pepper products in the US, while Europeans will have to buy the DLC. PC and PS3 versions of the DLC are expected to be released next month.

The new kits include new uniforms for each class, which feature more camouflage and camouflage for guns as well, including the M95 sniper. The DLC also includes 4 new achievements and 12 new awards.

We know this kinda sounds like a mess — there has been very little official info of the DLC from DICE’s side, and it’s even more difficult to figure out how to get it. But we’ll try and simplify it here:

If you’re in the US, you can only get the DLC through codes on Dr. Pepper products. If you’re in Europe, you’ll have to pay $5 for the DLC for all kits, or $2 for each kit upgrade.

DICE has released the changelog of the upcoming client patch which will (hopefully) be released later this week. Here ar ethe changes which affect the multiplayer portion of the game:

• New Server browser
• Added 15 second spawn timer for Conquest/Rush gamemodes at the start of round to prevent high end machines getting the upper hand before other machines load in.
• Crash fixes relating to ALT+TAB at different times throughout the game
• Hang fix when trying to connect to a full server multiple times
• Deletion of soldiers now possible through the account pages in game
• Removed screen flash during loading
• Added support for colour blind players
• Fixed crashes relating to faulty server banners
• Servers closing during connection no longer cause the client to hang
• Auto team swap reflects correctly in the scoreboard
• Fixed scoreboards when switching teams before spawning
• Rush scoreboards fixed
• Veteran ranks no longer display as “12”
• Isla Innocentes MCOM building fixed where knifing the fence would destroy the building
• Logout/Login button correctly reflects the player status
• Added minimum number of players needed to start a round (you can play and take objectives but you will get no score until 4 or more players join the server)
• Isla Inocentes welcome message on the loading screen now fits the text box area
• Reduced the brightness in Russian vehicles
• Medic gadgets now display correctly if the defib is not unlocked
• Server filter options are remembered
• Punkbuster filter now works as intended
• Scroll bar no longer overlays the Join Server button in the friends list panel
• CANCEL server refresh is implemented
• Zooming in on a friendly using the SAIGA no longer causes the crosshair to disappear
• The chat no longer displays the incorrect player name when appearing
• FoV switches to the default value of 55 when entering vehicles to prevent graphical glitches caused by wider FoV settings. The custom FoV returns when exiting vehicles.
• FoV no longer causes the UAV station to rotate
• Fix to correctly display the unlock progression at the end of round
• Chat functionality will no longer freeze after writing a partial message at the end of round
• One account can no longer connect to the same server multiple times
• Squad Death Match is correctly named during loading
• Server browser no longer gets a bad FPS when filtering Conquest
• Server info banners correctly clear between displays
• Setting display settings which the system hardware can not handle no longer makes the game unusable
• Correct camera collision for vehicles’ heavy machine gun
• Game no longer crashes if the player sends a message in the loading screen
• Trying to join a full server no longer causes the game to hang on Please Wait message
• Most server filter options are remembered it doesn’t remember the setting in dropdowns
• Kit/gadget loadout saved between sessions
• Window on static guns is now transparent on DirectX 9 systems

In addition, several changes for the single-player have also been revealed:

• Fixed crashes when patching and trying to resume a campaign (there is now a message that you need to re-play the latest mission from the beginning)
• Fixed a crash after the “Upriver” mission end cinematic
• Supply create at “Resupply at Flynn’s create” objective now supplies weapon ammo
• Hang fix when reaching the objective “Destroy Enemy Zu23”
• Fixed hang after “Storm Cockpit” objective
• Changed melee attack raycast to be detailed
• Game no longer crashes when transitioning between SP_03B to SP_04A when installed in Polish
• Game no longer crashes when killed by the first two enemies in the trenches on SP_01 when installed in Italian

DICE was supposed to release new client (R7) and server (R10) updates this week, however, a new forum post on the EA UK forums reveals that the patches shave been moved to next week in order to “allow more bug fixes into both client and server before release which we caught before releasing another version”, according to DICE.

A change-log for the new updates will be posted shortly — we’ll keep you updated.

We mentioned last week that DICE would be releasing a new server update this week, it appears now that it has been moved to next week, with some added fixes, including a client update as well.  Details weren’t released, but according to DICE’s Barrie Tingle, they are in the process of testing the Server R9 update — with no word on the client update.