One of the first things we noticed in the internal multiplayer tests during production is that repetition and the patterns of iconic sounds are completely devastating to a believable soundscape. A gun shot might sound good when you design it and play it back in its own, but together with 50 other weapons and fired thousands and thousands of times you have to start thinking about all guns at the same time, and be very careful to treat them as individuals. All the weapons have to become one but still have identity, and they need to sit in the world. We worked a lot with reflections layers and identity of place. We expanded on the way the weapons sounds in different environments going though urban, forests, canyons, open fields and indoor areas. It was key to build diversity on top of the identity of each weapon.
They share their footprint in the place they are fired, so in this way we could keep key signatures that built identity for specific weapons. The shared firing layers and reflections builds a believable homogenous lingering sound while the core weapon sound is there as a vital identity for players to identify.
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The EA Poland twitter has spilled the news that Battlefield 1943 for PC will be coming out in June. The game will be sold in stores as a code in a box.
[Translated]: Battlefield 1943 in stores as a "code in the box" in June.
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As planned, the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 map pack 2 is released today. Server owners should now be able to add the two maps to their mapcycle. (Arica Harbor (Conquest) & Laguna Presa (Rush).
Arica Harbor Conquest Mode: Take to the streets and put your infantry skills to the test! Capture strategic town positions as Arica Harbor is enhanced with Conquest Mode.
Laguna Presa Rush Mode: Capture and secure M-COM stations in Laguna Presa’s Rush Mode and discover all-new areas of the maps to take on the enemy.
The map pack is available with the VIP code which is included in every new copy of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Players that do not have a code can purchase one via the in-game store, PC players will get the content as a game update. VIP status is also available to those on consoles without a VIP code through Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network.
To access the map pack content on console with your VIP status, go into the in-game store of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and select the VIP Map Pack 2. The maps will get added to your available map list so you can get straight into the servers and play. PC players will automatically have these maps added to the map rotation by the server providers.
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The new map pack for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which is set for release for owners, that's tomorrow March 30th. PC Gamers: receive this upcoming content as a game update!
Bringing Conquest Mode to Arica Harbor and Rush Mode to Laguna Presa, the map pack will be available to those that bought or redeemed "VIP Membership" on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360--a one-time use code for "VIP Membership" comes with every new copy of the game, leaving second-hand players to pay 1200 Microsoft Points, $15 to obtain the otherwise free content.
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NVIDIA has released a set of WHQL drivers supporting GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, 200 and 300-series desktop GPUs and ION for Windows XP/2k, Windows Vista and Windows 7.
You can find the full driver notes here. Downloadable here.
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A more extended Medal of Honor trailer is released. As well as a video interview with Medal of Honor Executive Producer Greg Goodrich, posted on Gametrailers last week. Watch them both below...
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World of Warcraft Patch 3.3.3 is now live. One of the features of this latest patch is the "Random Battleground System", which allows players to earn bonus PvP rewards. Other highlights include increased Honor accumulation rates, many class changes and profession improvements, a new way to access holiday bosses, UI improvements, and more.
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is available worldwide in stores on all platforms (PC,Xbox 360,PS3), and downloadable in the Steam Store. Late news? It is, but not to late!
- The game automatically download the latest update, if there is one.
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