Although it was in development for what seemed like forever, Team Fortress 2 managed to charm gamers with its quirky visual style and fast-paced action. It offered a nice change of pace from the super serious Call of Duty 4 and Halo 3 type games that currently dominate the online space.
Though they made their mark developing realistic war games, D.I.C.E. is taking a stab at the sillier side of full scale conflict with Battlefield Heroes, a game that follows in TF2's rather sizable footsteps. GamePro was on hand at a recent GDC event where they got to see the game in action, and early indications are, it may have what it takes to carve out its own cartoony niche.
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.
