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DICE Taking Hacking More Seriously with BFBC2

DICE is looking to help make sure servers and gamers are protected from the inevitable hacks that will be made for Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

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Umbrella Corp5862d ago

DICE,reliability and quality,everything Infinity Ward is not.

chak_5862d ago

hmm yeah, let's first wait for release eh.

if friend list and server browser aren't fixed I would say so.

Otherwise they rock :p

deadreckoning6665862d ago

I was playing this on my PS3 last night. I started playing at 12am and next time I checked the time it was 4am lol. Bad Company 2 IMO is the most entertaining FPS this gen. I didn't thk there would be another FPS that would take me away from KZ2, but Bad Company 2 did it.

-Alpha5862d ago (Edited 5862d ago )

These guys are underrated in the FPS department. IMO Bungie, Valve, and DICE are easily the most respectable.

QUNE5862d ago

I really need to start playing this demo.... I missed out on the PC deal through Barnes & Noble for $ 23.00. DICE is taking advantage of IW's miscues. Lets hope they don't let us down.

BeaArthur5862d ago

Donger...yeah DICE couldn't have hoped for more. Not only do they have a better game (at least in my opinion, and apparently many others as well) but the also received a gift from IW by them botching their multiplayer so badly. Even more so, MW2 has been out just long enough for people to finally start getting tired of the glitches and hacks. This really could not have played out any better for DICE.

Monchichi0255862d ago

If anybody reading this hasn't downloaded and tried the demo....you are missing out!!! This game is FANTASTIC!!!!!

Ausknight5862d ago

40 Hours on the demo ALONE so far - the game is THAT GOOD.

BF:BC2 will be crowned the new king in online FPS in early march, especially for the console market.

If you haven't played this game yet you need to do so NOW.

For my money, BC2 is the sleeper hit in the FPS genre for 2010 and quite possibly FPS GOTY already.

I can't wait to play the single player campaign and the multiplayer is quite simply the most satisfying gameplay experience you can have online with a group of friends. Blowing up buildings is SO MUCH FUN! Never gets old... ;)

SpaceFox5862d ago

WOW 40 HOURS? That's more than me. I got about 30 and I play this game constantly. Was about 400 on the PS3 leaderboards but I stopped playing for 2 days and dropped to 1200! D:

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BeaArthur5862d ago

All developers should take hacking/modding seriously. It can ultimately affect their sales. I (like many others) picked up MW2 but have already traded it in so IW will not receive anymore money from me for DLC. Also I will really debate on whether to pick up the next CoD that is done by IW. All because they couldn't/didn't take the necessary steps to insure the quality of their product.

divideby05862d ago

they got to look at some of the vids showing exploits....the explosion one is lol funny

Rich16315862d ago (Edited 5862d ago )

Even though I personally don't care about leaderboards ( I know I'll never get even in the top 1 million), it really bugs me that Infinity Ward won't fix the hacked leaderboards. It just shows total laziness and disregard for quality. Glad to know BC2 will be getting better support between the dedicated servers and hack protection.

SL1M DADDY5862d ago (Edited 5862d ago )

I have over ten days in and have reached near 46,000 on the leader boards. A friend of mine has 16 days in and is around 16,000. It can be done without cheating, you just need to play more.

Dave13515861d ago

I totally agree with this, The first bad company was almost perfect it didnt have any glitches or anything

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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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TheEnigma313738d ago

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

EvertonFC738d ago (Edited 738d ago )

Fantastic game,.so underated

Cacabunga738d 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!

LordoftheCritics738d ago

Spec Ops: The Line was super dark.

Incredible story.

SheenuTheLegend737d 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-Long738d ago

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

melons738d ago

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

Skuletor738d 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.

ravens52737d ago

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

monkey602737d ago

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

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darthv72738d 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.

Skuletor738d ago

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

Terry_B737d ago (Edited 737d 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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OtterX812d ago

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

SonyStyled812d 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

DaReapa812d 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.

Inverno811d 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.

1nsomniac811d ago (Edited 811d ago )

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

anast811d ago

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

Xenial811d 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."

darthv721076d ago

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

XiNatsuDragnel1076d ago

Digital future ppl is good they say nope imo

Eidolon1075d 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 Kim1075d 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.

isarai1076d ago

That all digital future sure looks great!

/s

zidane13411076d ago (Edited 1076d 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.

isarai1076d ago (Edited 1076d 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.

zidane13411076d ago

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

TheEnigma3131076d ago

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

OhReginald1075d ago (Edited 1075d 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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DankSinatra1075d 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.

isarai1075d ago

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

DankSinatra1075d 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.

ManMarmalade1075d ago

I don't think you got the point

DankSinatra1075d ago (Edited 1075d 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?

Inverno1076d 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.

badz1491076d ago

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

porkChop1075d ago

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

P_Bomb1075d ago

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

InUrFoxHole1076d 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

SonyStyled1076d 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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