EA announces Battlefield Vietnam

From the press release:

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 18, 2003 - Lock and load your M-16 and grab your flak jacket, it’s time to hit the jungle in Battlefield Vietnam™. Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS) announced today that Battlefield Vietnam for the PC is under development and expects to debut in early 2004. The title will be published and distributed by Electronic Arts under the EA GAMES™ brand.

The Battlefield franchise is entering a new era with more firepower and beautiful yet ferocious new combat settings. Staying true to the over-the-top, action-packed multiplayer style that gave Battlefield 1942™ its critical and commercial success, Battlefield Vietnam will drop players into some of the Vietnam War’s fiercest battles. Fighting in theatres from jungles surrounding the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the city streets of Hue, players will choose from two well-equipped forces, the United States or the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong.

Offering an arsenal of weapons and vehicles authentic to the Vietnam conflict, players will battle in first-person perspective. The workhorse vehicle for the U.S. during the conflict was the helicopter and it will serve the same purpose in Battlefield Vietnam. The NVA will be outfitted with many Russian-made vehicles including the T-54 tank and Mig-21 jet. Taking a step forward from its franchise predecessors, Battlefield Vietnam will allow passengers to fire from moving vehicles and players will have the ability to airlift other vehicles via helicopter. The game will also deploy new rendering and sound engines that will help take players deeper into the 1960’s mindset.

Battlefield Vietnam, like its brethren Battlefield games, allows players to join forces on teams in games up to 64 players over the Internet, or jump into single player action. Battlefield Vietnam is being developed by Digital Illusions Canada, a subsidiary of Sweden-based Digital Illusions.

Sweet.

Cool…

BTW, I’m playing the Mature version of Vietcong and so far this game kicks ass. I love it when the drill sargent scream’s…

“You fucking jack ass!! So you had to do it your way? I’m going to come down there and skull fuck you, you fukin piece of shit!”

Hahaha… The M version rocks!

Damn it, cut that out. :-)

I have the T version and I’m desperate for a patch to get the cursing. I don’t care about the gore, but I really miss the soldier-appropriate language.

Damn it, cut that out. :-)

I have the T version and I’m desperate for a patch to get the cursing. I don’t care about the gore, but I really miss the soldier-appropriate language.[/quote]

lol…

Actually the M version of Vietcong is cheaper then the T version. Go check GoGamer.com The M version is 7 bucks cheaper. But if you allready have the game I guess you don’t need to purchase the M version.

And…

I can’t believe they took out the blood and cursing. It’s a fukin war, not Sunday school. That’s the biggest gripe I had with Medal of Honor. EA watered the game down way too much. It’s a fukin war for christ sakes. If I got shot and was still living you better believe that I’m going to be screaming “FUCK”!

:D

Wow. We were just talking about the lack of Vietnam games last night at Shoot Club, too…

And men of valor is coming too.

Trendy EA.

I’m not usually one for online games but if someone creates a ‘Predator’ mod for this game I’ll be soooo fucking there.