Patrick Bach, senior producer for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has revealed that the game has an in-game store, which will let people download additional content for free, or for a fee. The better news though, is that you'll be able to download some on day one of the games release.

In an in-depth interview with WorthPlaying, Bach said;

"One thing that's also very interesting is how we see our customers. We see the game as the first step to a longer experience. We have an in-game store where you get free content or you can buy new content to the game, so it's a very integral part of the game that we will have a long post-launch campaign. I think people will be thrilled to see what's in that already. On day one, you will get some really cool stuff."

If you want to see some more interesting news on the game (warning: spoilers), click here. Otherwise, the games released for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC early next month. The online multiplayer demo is now available to download.

   * Squad Deathmatch is played 4 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4. The first team to reach 50 points wins. The Squad game is played 4 vs 4 vs 4 vs 4. The first team to reach 50 points wins. There is only one tank on the map and you spawner near your squad. There is only one tank on the map and you spawner near your squad.
    * Squad Rush is very similar to the way Rush's first episode: attackers must destroy the two boxes that protect the defenders. The Squad Rush is very similar to the way Rush's first episode: attackers must destroy the two boxes that protect the defenders. The big difference here is that The Game is played only 4 vs 4 and there is no vehicle. The big difference is that here the game is played only 4 vs 4 and there is no vehicle. Inevitably there will be the main mode of play in competition. There will inevitably be the main mode of play in competition.

Dr. Pepper is holding a promotion giving out certain EA products. The prizes list Bad Company 2 DLC leading to believe we might be seeing this in the future.

The studio behind Battlefield: Bad Company has admitted that it made it "too hard" to kill people in the game - and revealed that it has toned down the difficulty in the second installment.

The shooter was released by EA back in 2008 to a warm critical reception.

But developer DICE said this week that it didn't think the 'pacing' of the game was right.

Producer Gordon Van Dyke told PC Zone that the problem had been rectified for the second title in the series - due out on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 in March.

"I think we made it too hard to kill people [in the first game]," he commented.

"In a shooter game people want to kill people. So we've upped damage and the pacing is a lot better, it's tuned more.

"I think Battlefield as a whole, we've been doing it so long we're like a chef who knows the exact amount of spice to put in if they want it a little bit spicier, or how to make it a little more savoury or a little more sweet."

Assault: AEK-971, XM8, F2000, AUG
AN94, M416, M16

Engineer: 9A91, SCAR, XM8C, AKS74u
UZI, PP2000, UMP45

Medic: PKM, M249, QJY88, M60
XM8LMG, MG36, MG3

Recon: M24, QBY88, SV98, SVU
GOL, VSS, M95

All Kits: M9, M1911, MP443, MP412
TRCR-4, M93R, M1A1
870MCS, S20K, SPAS12, T194
USAS12, NS2000, SPAS15

Assault: Under-barrel Grenade Launcher, Under-barrel Smoke Grenade Launcher, Under-barrel Shotgun
Ammo Pack

Engineer: Drill, Anti-tank Mine
RPG-7, M2CG, M136

Medic: Health Pack, Health Pack Upgrade 1, Health Pack Upgrade 2
Defibrillator

Recon: Sensor 'grenade', Target auto-marker
C4, Mortar Strike

All Kits: Grenade, Knife

Assault: Red Dot, ACOG, Grip

Engineer: Red Dot, ACOG, Silencer

Medic: Red Dot, ACOG, Stabilizer

Recon: ACOG, 12x Scope, Red Dot

All Kits: Sprint Upgrade, Increased Ammo Capacity, Increased Grenade Capacity, Reduce Damage Taken
Improved Accuracy, Increased Explosives Damage, Increased Explosives Capacity, Increased Shotgun Accuracy
Vehicle Sensors, Armor Plating, Increased Vehicle Damage, Increased Shotgun Capacity
Faster Vehicle Reloads, Vehicle Countermeasure, Improved Vehicle Optics (Zoom), Extra Vehicle Weapon

You cant get dmg for 1.6 seconds on spawn to prevent instant death, especially from explosions. Short so it doesn't slow the game

The rumors of the Bad Company 2 Playstation 3 beta were correct. Official press release, video, and two new screenshots below. The press release states the Playstation 3 beta will start November 19th, while a PC open beta will begin in December.
 
Update: Lead BC2 designer / writer, David Goldfarb tweeted why Xbox 360 users won't get early access to BC2.
 
    @locust9 Any early access on 360?
 
    @wkerslake sadly no.. MS's holiday slate was totally booked. Really wanted to, though!

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 multiplayer beta exclusively on the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Starting November 19, PlayStation 3 gamers will be able to experience the unprecedented action, destruction, vehicular warfare, squad play and open sandbox environments that only Battlefield can deliver. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 provides a true all-out war experience like no other modern warfare game. For beta key distribution details go to www.battlefield.com.
 
“This is an outstanding opportunity for PlayStation gamers to get early access to one of the most action-packed and polished shooters in the marketplace with Battlefield: Bad Company 2,” says Rob Dyer, SVP, Publisher Relations, SCEA. “We’re happy to help DICE achieve their superior level of multiplayer excellence in the game.”
 
“With Battlefield: Bad Company 2 we’re looking to raise the bar across all aspects of our multiplayer experience, setting a new standard for online play,” says Patrick Bach, Senior Producer on Battlefield: Bad Company 2. “From the graphics to the vehicles, weapons and destruction, we are delivering the best online multiplayer game next year, and we want gamers to experience it themselves by playing the beta and demo.”
 
The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer beta will feature the Arica Harbor map, where up to 24 players can compete in one of the game’s four intense multiplayer modes called Rush. This new map displays a superb balance of vehicle and infantry combat, as the American assault unit attacks the Russian army base with full force, advancing further through a beautiful desert town and towards the industrial area in a desperate attempt to overtake the Arica Harbor. Heavy vehicle warfare on the first bases gradually turns into an intense infantry fight as the level progresses, showcasing this best-in-class online war experience.
 
In December 2009, DICE will invite players to participate in a PC open beta. Then, early next year, all players worldwide will get to experience this premier shooter when DICE releases a Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer DEMO on the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation 3 and PC.
 
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be in stores on March 2, 2010 in North America and March 5, 2010 in Europe for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC. The Limited Edition is available now for pre-order at participating retailers worldwide (while supplies last).

You cant get dmg for 1.6 seconds on spawn to prevent instant death, especially from explosions. Short so it doesn't slow the game

The Quickfire Q&A is our schizophrenic antidote to over-worded, boringly constructed articles, giving you all the key info plus a joke or three in snappy question-answer format.
 
Next between our cross-hairs is the follow-up to the fun but flawed Battlefield: Bad Company, in which men in padded camo helmets fire RPGs at walls to knock them on top of other men in padded camo helmets.
 
So what were you playing?
 
A 10-man round of Capture the Flag on an arid seaside map called “Flag Map C”. Probably a provisional title, yes. It was an Xbox 360 build.
 
Where were you playing it?
 
Ooh, can’t tell you that. Bit embarrassing. Let’s just say I was at an event in London run by a certain “E. Gamer”. No wait, that’s too obvious – how about “Euro. G”.
 
What’s Flag Map C like then?
 
Seems to be an old industrial port town near a dried-up river delta – think abandoned shipping containers, old sailboats sunk to the oarlocks in sand. I saw an entire tanker high and dry in the dunes, just like the start of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. On the outskirts of the town you get low brickwork houses, but there are two or three storey buildings further in. Plus a lot of corrugated metal fencing and bombed-out cars.
 
You know what would be cool? A multiplayer map aboard a ship you can actually sink.
 
You know what would be cool? A multiplayer map aboard a ship you can actually sink.
 
Your immediate impressions on picking up the controller?
 
It didn’t feel too different from Bad Company, really. The combat knife is now on left bumper rather than being buried in the weapon select, which makes it easier to melee kill. Other than that, business as usual. Left trigger for iron sights, click the left stick to sprint, right trigger to fire.
 
Can you lie prone this time, or is it still just standing and crouching?
 
The latter. It’s hard to spot other players in Bad Company 2 even when they’re standing – few primary colours or clean edges, lots of incidental detail, and damaged buildings generate huge, lingering clouds of dust – so I guess they didn’t want to make it too noob-proof.
 
What about the freeform destruction part? Did the game look like it was working harder than its predecessor in that respect?
 
Not that I noticed, but then I spent a lot of my time at the controller crashing helicopters. The man behind was most amused. Objects seem to come apart in smaller pieces, and I was able to level buildings with airstrikes, but you can’t knock them to the floor, piece by piece, with things like RPGs and rockets.
 
Never bring a chopper to a tank fight.
 
Never bring a chopper to a tank fight.
 
What about classes and loadouts?
 
You’ve got Assault, Engineer and Recon roles as before – no Specialist or Support this time, though the new Medic class retains some of the abilities of the Support class. Assault players get rifles and grenades, Engineers pack shotguns, repair tools and anti-vehicle rockets, Medics get those chest-zapper revival things and Recon troops are the snipers.
 
Your prognosis, then?
 
I liked the original Bad Company, and the sequel’s dancing to the same tune. Could face serious competition from MAG though – there’s the same rough-and-ready urban warfare vibe, but MAG supports more players per side and gives you more unique, interesting ways of organising them.
 
The game’s out on 2nd and 5th March 2010 in North America and Europe respectively for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

The perk system is immense and you unlock more as you go. From what I've seen there are no stupid perks like in CoD4, they all have a purpose to fit your playing style. All perks and unlocks are mostly tailored for your class though.
 
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Each class has 6 tweaks. Primary weapon, secondary weapon, additional weapon, soldier perk1, soldier perk 2, vehicle perk. Then there is also class gadget that is not changeable.
 
Primary weapon is mainly class specific, Sniper rifle for Recons, LMG for Medic, SMGs for Engineer, assault rifles for Assault. Shotgun goes to more than one class though.
 
Secondary weapon, mainly pistols, as well as tracer gun for Engineer.
 
Additional weapon included C4 and mortar strike (air strike?) for snipers, C4 and grenade launchers for Assault, mines and RPGs for Engineer, and for Medic? I didn't check that one properly, Symonator did though. I guess defib, I was revived few times and it felt fantastic! You don't see lalalalalavived you though as you're facing opposite direction when are getting up for some reason. A bit unfair. But then you have to run for cover because if you don't you're brown bread again and possibly your Medic mate too
 
Perk 1 usually the weapon perk, like red dot scope or more ammo carrying or more hand grenades, better accuracy. Perk 2 is soldier perk, more health, become lighter and faster etc.
 
Vehicle perks I've seen were better armour, sensor radar, some other undefined perk that didn't have a name yet. The extra armour really worked though on my heavy. It could withstand many rockets providing you jump out and keep repairing it. But UAV can destroy a heavy tank with 1 hit. I think you call AC-130 for a missile strike(don't panic it is nicely balanced with long reloads) .
 
Non selectable gadget is also class specific. Drill for the Engineer, medpack for medic, ammo for assault, I suppose sensor for Recon, because it wasn't selectable on the screen but it was shown as unlocked. Didn't play Recon sorry.
 
As for vehicles, UAV was my favourite I can see a lot of TKs over it, but Friendly Fire was completely off, which was rather disappointing.
 
One thing I have to say is that Extra Ammo carrying perk is also available to Assault which kinda irrelevant as you can dish ammo packs anyway by default. I guess this all will be tweaked more after the BETA.

is it rush mode or conquest or even both?

I got to see some good online play, i played bfbc for 3 hours as i was also playing other cool games that were there..
 
- loved the new rank up/unlock system
- Rc helicopter was funny to see flying around, didnt get chance to use it though.
 
I toppled a building which had a few snipers in it, 2 of them died the other one jumped and saw his parachute
Im not sure at one point if i blew the crate and the building fell down or the building fell on top of the crate aftera few tank rounds and that took it out- was unsure about that
 
No more run/reload animations, they are fixed too.. but KK has answered load sof questions already my pictures are on my website of the event, but no actual bfbc pics because they were watching like hawks
 
Also killcam was a good feature added aswell as getting rid of film grain, also prone feature isn;t in, same as BC - but even if you want prone u won't need it, the map always have plenty of action too.
also regen health aint an issue, u deffo will be throwing them med packs!
 
all vehicles have had tweaks - the tanks feel like tanks now and not a cardboard box lol.
The atv was GREAT! lol, they will be used alot and i welcome them to
BC2.  

You carry 1 initially but with a grenade perk you can carry more, don't know exact number as I used more ammo perk since I just wasn't dying often enough and was running out of bullets periodically.
 
Grenade launcher has more, maybe 5?
 
Yeah there are dots on screen and even names but they do not stay long and disappear pretty quickly from minimap too.
 
The weapons in this game are SUPERBLY balanced. If anything, the weapons are the game. They feel good, shoot good, sound good, kill good. You can pick any weapon and own with it, I mean it, any. Demize99 has truly succeeded in his magic. There is recoil, you need to shoot in burst for increased accuracy. Mags are only 30 bullets now and if you spray and pray you will run out of ammo before you even manage to hit the barn from inside.
 
The airstrike is cool you hear planes then you see them flying low over your head then BOOMBOOMBOOM. Haven't tried it myself because it is unlock that wasn't available, but someone had it.

movement (running) and walking is just like bfbc
 
turning seems faster imo

Everything feels like it has more weight to it in comparison to BFBC. There is a perk that makes your soldier lighter and faster, then it feels exactly like in BFBC. But the extra weight is not too bad, though I'd personally would want it exactly like in BFBC.
 
Tanks and humvees all feel heavier. Although it actually feels better for humvee, I was slightly disappointing with heavy tanks. I only could assume it was first PS3 build and the vehicle mechanics wasn't polished. I got stuck so many times in a heavy, it would just refuse to move like suddenly all power drained off. Maybe there is a future perk to counteract that I dunno. A good thing about tanks they go faster as they go, then you really feel all that power. Driving through buildings? LOL not in this build.

grain filter is out and much better for it.
(can see some nice details, i think the grain filter was an AA technique but im not sure)
 
quads are very fast and versatile.. indeed going to be fun
Yer they manage to geta round quite well.. hummers are such an improvement you will notice it as soon as u get in and drive.

Le système de perk est super bien foutu. On débloque au fur et à mesures.  
 Chaque classe à 6 slots de pour le customiser .
 
1 - Arme principale  
2 – Arme secondaire ( principalement des flingues mais aussi le traceur pour le spécialiste)
3 – Arme Supplémentaire (C4 et airsrtike – C4 et lance patate – mines et rpg – défibrillateur et autre chose le mec s’en souviens plus ^^)  
4 – Soldier perk 1 : (point rouge, plus de munitions, plus de grenades …..)
5 - Soldier perk 2 : (plus de vie, courir plus vite ….)
6 – Vehicule perk (radar, blindage renforcé etc …)
 
En plus de cela, il ya un emplacement pour des gadgets qu’on ne peut pas changer et qui sont spécifique sur chaque classe. Medpack - toubib, munition pour assaut, perceuse pour ingénieurs, boules radars pour les snipers
 
Tout les véhicules peuvent être customisés
Le système de vie est bien foutue (comme bf 43 mais encore mieux car on peut récup de la vie grâce aux toubibs). Par contre, on regen moins vite 50 % de tps en plus pour full regen (une dizaine de secondes)
 
Les parachutes sont bien la et ils fonctionnent même en sautant d’un immeuble
 
Plus de run/reload (pour les noobs,lancer le un rechargement, courir et l’arme continue à charger)
 
On a qu’une seule grenade mais avec le perk grenade, on en porte beaucoup plus
 
Quand on lance un airstike, on entends et on voit les navions.
 
Les déplacements sont similaires à BF BC 1  
 
Les tanks et humvee semblent plus lourd à diriger
 
Plus de grain sur l’image
 
Système de squad similaire à BF43
 
Il ne faut plus 1 chargeur pour tuer un mec  
 
Ils ont remplacer l’artillierie par une sort de drone : ( UAV Station )On a une vue globale de  la map, comme une vue satellite. Si on trouve une position ennemie, on peut balancer un strike dessus mais il faut rester positionner dessus quelques secondes. Le tps de rechargement pour les missiles est long
 
Splash dommage amélioré
Nouvelle « interface » le hud (comme on peut le voir sur la dernière vidéo)
 
Micro destruction pour les décors.
 
l’arme supplémentaire se sélectionne avec le dpad, mais apparement, les contrôles seront customisables.
 
Les coups de knife ressemble à ce qu’on a pu voir dans cod 4
 
Les dogtags sont de retours !
 
On peut pas désactiver la killcam mais, elle est apparemment pas handicapante
 
Pas de tearing
 
Le traceur est plus rapide
 
Y a du sang.
 
Système de point revu : par ex : Vehicle damage +30, vehicle kill +100 kill +50
 
C’est du gold rush. 5 bases et 2 caisses en même tps. LA map est immense.
Chaque base “défenseurs” une no man’s land pour les attaquants pour que les défenseurs puisse spawner.
 
Pour finir, un ptit mot du producteur :  
« you wouldn't want to play BFBC1 again after this baby”