Running from enemy gun turrets, tanks and fighter planes is nothing new for players of "Battlefield," a franchise that fired its first shot in World War II but has since tackled Vietnam and modern combat. Its most recent tour of duty, "Battlefield: Bad Company," has sold 1.6 million units worldwide since June.
The next war "Battlefield" has waged, however, is a guerrilla assault on the free-to-play games business model. The game's publisher, Electronic Arts, is the first major U.S. videogame company to launch a free-to-play game, and it unveiled user statistics on its pilot game, "Battlefield Heroes," Thursday.
Revive Network kept fans happy with a few long dead Battlefield titles, but today that all stops.
A Battlefield Heroes remake is now available. The open beta can be downloaded right now, with players populating servers once more.
Battlefield Heroes is scheduled to shut it's doors on the 14th July.
Due to dwindling player counts EA most likely decided now was the best time to retire the third person shooter of the acclaimed Battlefield series.
Battlefield Heroes officially launched on the 25th June 2009.
Can't wait for this game!
give us the f**king bf2 patch . its been a month since the announcement . support for old game my arse ea SUCKS
...Battlefield: Bad Company I won't be buying another battlefield game. Its not that the game is rubbish in fact, its quite the opposite as I find it a brilliant on-line game. However, with no sign of local servers being established to support on-line play and a lobby system that makes COD4s lobby look comprehensive, I have lost interest and don't wish to give EA any more of my money period.
Sadly, although development of their games seems to be approaching quality, their customer service is worse than ever.