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Gamespot: BattleField PS3 Beta Giveaway

Gamespot writes: "Battlefield: Bad Company 2 brings the spectacular Battlefield gameplay to the forefront of next-gen consoles and PC - featuring best-in-class vehicular combat set across a wide range of huge sandbox maps each with a different tactical focus, and we're giving GameSpot users a chance to take part in the PlayStation 3 Beta Test."

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Blasphemy5288d ago

Sweet I am going to try and get me a key.

Noctis Aftermath5288d ago (Edited 5288d ago )

EDIT: IGN are giving codes away aswell, i got one finally!

Sunny_D5288d ago

OMG! PRAISE THE LOOOOOOOOORD! I HAVE RECIEVED THE HONORARY BETA CODE! b!TCHES! THANK YOU IGN!

whothedog5288d ago (Edited 5288d ago )

I want one give me one how do I get one??

EDIT

WOOP WOOP got it! thanks for the info guys!

xTruthx5287d ago

man its only for users in North America :'(

Raf1k15287d ago (Edited 5287d ago )

I just got one from the IGN site but doesn't work :(

Anyone else had this problem?

edit: It's not because I'm in the UK is it?

ReservoirDog3165287d ago

Wow, I actually got in. I never get in these things. Thanks to everyone especially Saaking for the link.

Bubbles.

UnDone145287d ago

@ Saaking

Bubbles mang! Thanks! This is going to be the first time I participate in a beta!

PSN: UnDone14

sabestar5287d ago

I never care about betas but decided what the hell. I knew my luck was bad, but thanks to Saaking here, I got the code. I'll give it a whirl and see.

evrfighter5287d ago

quick question. as I don't regularly mess with the ps3

when do I enter the key

I put in the code at Playstation Store>Redeem Code but got a invalid error. So I just now got a different beta key with the same thing.

Do I need to wait to the 19th?

ReservoirDog3165287d ago

Yup, wait till the 19th.

Then do what you did. It'll show up.

And I'm sure there'll be a article saying the beta is available for download to remind you.

See you on the beta.

raztad5287d ago

@evr

Yeah, we need to wait till 19. I got my code through IGN, it redirected me to fileplanet though.

Awesome, this is the second beta I got into.

whothedog5287d ago (Edited 5287d ago )

I've been in a few betas now, Uncharted 2, MAG, Socom, MGO and now I get to be in the BF:BC2. Life is good haha

I wish they would of kept my stats for Uncharted 2 because I was a level 25 and than they threw away all the hard work and killing I did :(

Hellsvacancy5287d ago

"North America only" - thats sucks (well it does 4 every1else)

Any1 fancy throwin a code my-way?

:-)

NoBias5287d ago (Edited 5287d ago )

I got in! That almost seemed too easy. I feel like I'm being punked...

Mista T5287d ago

Mr. T gonna bust somebodies lip if it don't work on Nov. 19!!!!!!!!

starcb265287d ago

just make an account on fileplanet you'll get one

DaCajun5287d ago

It won't work until 11pm pacific on the 19th of Nov. so don't waste your time trying to dl it early. I got one that said trying to enter the code early "might" invalidate it, so I'm waiting and not taking a chance.

cyberwaffles5287d ago

you're the best saaking. i was never going back to that site because a while ago it said all public keys were gone.

thanks saaking and IGN.

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Henry Cain5288d ago

I just got mine from IGN no less than 1min ago. If you go over to the site and click on the BFBC2 image you will be prompted to give your email address. I checked all 3 boxes then got my code. DO IT NOW PEOPLE RIGHT NOW!

Ninji5287d ago (Edited 5287d ago )

Can't wait for the beta.

MetalFreakMike5287d ago

Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is a good game but I need different play styles. So Bad Company 2 is a first day buy for me. Can not wait for the beta.

GamerSciz5287d ago

If for some god awful reason you don't own a PS3 and want to try out this game, there will be an open beta/demo for the PC this December. They claim the 360 has no reason to test it so don't expect a beta but possibly a demo closer to launch (not confirmed). Also, launch is March 2010 so it's still quite a ways away.

P.S. I got my beta key for being a subscriber to IGN/Fileplanet. Money well spent.

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20 Amazing Games That Have Completely Disappeared From Storefronts

Cultured Vultures: In the spirit of preserving some kind of history of this industry, we’ve decided to list some of the best games that you just simply can’t get hold of digitally at the minute.

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TheEnigma31377d ago

I just started playing Spec op. I've had it for years on steam and forgot about it. Such a good game.

EvertonFC76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Fantastic game,.so underated

Cacabunga76d ago

Yes great game spec ops! Since the time we’ve been asking sony to make one:/

Auto Modelista.. a PS2 capcom racer!! A blast to play and great graphics!
Maximo!
Rival Schools!

LordoftheCritics76d ago

Spec Ops: The Line was super dark.

Incredible story.

SheenuTheLegend76d ago

all the games in the above list are bang on. this is the only reason we need backwards compatibility and physical presense of games for the upcoming future, no matter what.

Yi-Long77d ago

Honorable mention to the excellent Driveclub, one of the best racing games of all-time and one of my favourite games ever.

melons77d ago

yes! incredible rain effects; so good to drive along in rain with your Spotify playlist blaring

Skuletor76d ago

I really wanted a MotorStorm using the same engine, Driveclub is easily one of the best looking games on PS4 and I'm surprised they didn't even give it a PS4 Pro patch.

ravens5276d ago

Yes indeed. May just install it on my PS5. You know, physical copy and all.

monkey60276d ago

I adored Driveclub and the Bike expansion. I also loved Motorstorm. Evolution shutting down was a crime

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darthv7276d ago

Outrun Online Arcade, Sega Rally Online Arcade, After Burner Climax... all good stuff. I keep my 360 hooked up to play these as well as the TMNT games that were also delisted.

Skuletor76d ago

I have quite a few of these. Timed licenses suck.

Terry_B76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

wow...I have all of them except the Nintendo ones either in physical or digital version.

Also..Deadpool the Game is missing on that list.

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EA’s best multiplayer games have now shut down for good

Battlefield Bad Company 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 3, and a handful other EA games have finally had their online services shut down.

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OtterX151d ago

I had no idea that Bad Company 2 was still running, and only now that I know, I want to jump on! 😥

SonyStyled150d ago

I was able to find games in the Vietnam dlc on ps3 the last week. There were articles on here about the server closure when it was announced in April

DaReapa150d ago

BF1943 is the only online MP game that I was genuinely interested in. Been playing since launch 14 years ago. Hate that I couldn't put in as much time to play as I'd hoped for during the final week.

Inverno150d ago

I got really into 43 when I bought Bf3, and preferred it. Everything that I disliked or found annoying about Bf3, wasn't an issue in 43. Too bad they never bothered releasing it on PS4 or PC.

1nsomniac150d ago (Edited 150d ago )

Dead Space 2...... I wasn't even aware that had multiplayer. Nevermind that it was apparently one of their best multiplayers!

anast150d ago

Once people stop buying micros, these companies close the doors.

Xenial150d ago

Dead Space 2 multiplayer had been hanging on for years - I'd boot my PS3 up to see some familiar names in lobbies. This will definitely be missed!

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Battlefield Legacy - Sunsetting Announcement

EA: "As we close in on 15 years since the release of Battlefield 1943, and Bad Company™ 1 & 2, we are announcing that their journey is coming to an end."

darthv72415d ago

This reminds me... I have ME on my PS3 hdd. Never really played it, but it was free.

XiNatsuDragnel414d ago

Digital future ppl is good they say nope imo

Eidolon414d ago

And it still says nothing about being able to downloaded even when it's off the storefront, that's a huge ouchie for some who somehow still have it in their backlog...

Shane Kim414d ago

Dont make it an issue when it's not. If you haven't played it in 15 years, chances are you'll never play it.

isarai414d ago

That all digital future sure looks great!

/s

zidane1341414d ago (Edited 414d ago )

Online game servers shut off eventually all the time. Doesn’t matter if you have the disc or not. Even if you have the disc, it’ll be just paperweight unless the game lets you connect directly to a friend or LAN play.

isarai414d ago (Edited 414d ago )

Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.

zidane1341414d ago

@israrai, you can still buy the disc for less then 10$. Hardly a loss.

TheEnigma313414d ago

You shouldn't have to buy the disc, that's the issue.

OhReginald414d ago (Edited 414d ago )

Some brilliant minds created servers to keep these old online games alive. A lot of ps2 and ps3 games that had there servers shut down a long time ago have been restored by fans to keep it going. Warhawk, killzone 2, socom 2/ confrontation, resident evil outbreak series, etc.

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DankSinatra414d ago

The disc still exist. I don’t understand the issue. You guys are upset about that “all digital future” yet these games are not “digital only”. Hell digital only is a minority in the gaming world and so far we haven’t moved into it, the only digital only games are games as a service or online only games, which end up failing in the end.

This is no different than a store that stops selling old games, just go and buy a copy somewhere else. So which is it, you hate all digital or you like it? Make up your mind.

isarai414d ago

Talk about missing the point entirely. I'm not going to sit here and explain it to you, figure it out.

DankSinatra414d ago

Talk about whining about something and not wanting to explain from an off handed sarcastic original comment.

I got the point just fine. You’re literally complaining about something that has an easy alternative to it.

ManMarmalade413d ago

I don't think you got the point

DankSinatra413d ago (Edited 413d ago )

@ManMarmalade

No I got it, it has to do with the push towards a future of all digital and reprocussions of losing games. Something I already stayed that hasn’t happened nor is it large enough right now to cause any issues as the games that are all digital are online only to begin with or make up the minority of games

So I’ll say it again, the disc still exists for these games that are over a decade old and can still be played easily. You guys are contradicting the whole “we don’t want a digital only future” crying when the dude I originally responded to stated:

“Read the article bro. They are delisting the games, including mirrors edge which is an offline game. Online servers i can understand, not being able to buy/download the games anymore? Completely separate issue, especially seeing as how some these games had lengthy sp campaigns and not just mp.“

So again, which is it? Do you hate all digital or do you want it?

Inverno414d ago

On PC I don't think it's much of a problem but I'm sad to see BF43 being shut down. I haven't played it in a while since it's stuck on PS3, but i preferred it way more over BF3. It was the lack of invisible barriers which made it better for me.

badz149414d ago

BFBC2 was still the best overall package offered by the franchise so far IMO

porkChop414d ago

Absolutely. BC2 was such a great game. It's a shame we never got BC3.

P_Bomb413d ago

I had a great run on Bad Company 2. Pound for pound, as solid a BF package as there’s been.

InUrFoxHole414d ago

Does anyone play the last BF anymore? I searched crossplay servers and it was 20 people the most on all the servers? Can never find a game

SonyStyled414d ago

The last BC you mean? I was still able to find 10v10 on ps3 2 years ago on NA servers during the evenings. I have all the free and paid dlc installed, but there want any matches in the Vietnam dlc.

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