Snow ruins Battlefield, Army of Two announcement

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 3rd February 2009
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Snow ruins Battlefield, Army of Two announcement

The EA press event yesterday may have been cancelled because of snow, but Joe didn't totally waste the day.

It snowed yesterday and, while that was very fun and everything, it did cause a few problems for a few people. None of the bit-tech.net staff could get into the office for example, and an Electronic Arts press event Joe was supposed to be attending got cancelled completely.

A press event which promised to be most exciting too, with information about three new Need for Speed games, as well as a brand new, unannounced and console-only game from DICE, among other things.

Unfortunately though, the event got completely cancelled as not even the EA staff were able to make it to Electronic Arts HQ - though that hasn't stopped the rumours slipping out.

According to VG247 the projects that would have been announced would have been a brand new Army of Two sequel, possibly titled Army of Three, as well as a new Battlefield game from DICE. What DICE's next project is exactly is the topic of much speculation, with some circles sure it'll be the confirmed Mirror's Edge 2, while others expect a sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company - another console only game from the developer.

Electronic Arts has refused to confirm or deny any of the rumours however and is still hoping that the press event can be rescheduled in the future - but given that it's just started snowing again that doesn't seem all that likely.

We'll keep you updated on the announcements and be sure to bring you all the info we can when we do finally manage to burrow our way over to EA, but in the mean time you can share your own speculation and snow stories in the forums.
Quote Xir 3rd February 2009, 11:39
Aaaaah, i thought it was an article about a winter-warfare update for battlefield.

There's this marvelous invention called winter tyres that make travel possible even with a few measly centimeters of snow... ;)

Then again, I live in a middle europaen low mountain range, so it might be obvious only to me :D
Quote DougEdey 3rd February 2009, 11:43
That's Relix in the photo!
Quote CardJoe 3rd February 2009, 11:46
Quote:
Originally Posted by DougEdey
That's Relix in the photo!

...no, it isn't.
Quote DougEdey 3rd February 2009, 11:51
It is! Same cheeky grin!

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1945/183/22/536674410/n536674410_1102499_2236.jpg
Quote HugoB 3rd February 2009, 12:00
Quote:
Originally Posted by CardJoe
Quote:
Originally Posted by DougEdey
That's Relix in the photo!
...no, it isn't.

Oh yes it is...
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6968/relixsnowfp6.jpg
Quote CardJoe 3rd February 2009, 12:04
I hate you guys.
Quote [USRF]Obiwan 3rd February 2009, 12:11
Damn! I wish there was 20cm of snow falling over here, then I did not have to go to work because of the complete chaos on the roads it would cause. It would be fun to watching news all day of all extreme things happening because of it.
Quote Phil Rhodes 3rd February 2009, 12:12
Couldn't get into work? Couldn't get into work?

Four inches of snow and this entire place goes to asterisks.
Quote CardJoe 3rd February 2009, 12:15
Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Rhodes
Couldn't get into work? Couldn't get into work?

Four inches of snow and this entire place goes to asterisks.

We still worked from home :p
Quote Veles 3rd February 2009, 12:18
Yeah, not quite sure why a bit of snow causes so much havoc over here. Joe is in the picture, Relix has encased him in snow.
Quote Cupboard 3rd February 2009, 12:21
See, you shouldn't have moved to London!
Anyway, how about a life sized snowman?
http://forums.bit-tech.net/picture.php?albumid=140&pictureid=831
Sorry about the Grimsby Town scarf, that had been added whilst I wasn't there!
Quote Javerh 3rd February 2009, 13:19
The terrorists win!
Quote Drexial 3rd February 2009, 13:26
Is the snow the reason that I couldn't access the main page yesterday? I ended up getting in through the forums and clicking on the article links.
Quote Mentai 3rd February 2009, 13:59
DICE making another console only game? Ug.
I'm not sure how I would feel about a mirrors edge 2. I absolutely loved the first, but I'm not prepared to pay full price for a game that takes me 4 hours to complete.
Quote Tim S 3rd February 2009, 14:46
Quote:
Originally Posted by HugoB
Quote:
Originally Posted by CardJoe
Quote:
Originally Posted by DougEdey
That's Relix in the photo!
...no, it isn't.

Oh yes it is...
http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6968/relixsnowfp6.jpg

****ing lol
Quote Tim S 3rd February 2009, 14:47
Quote:
Originally Posted by CardJoe
Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Rhodes
Couldn't get into work? Couldn't get into work?

Four inches of snow and this entire place goes to asterisks.

We still worked from home :p

You looked like you were working really hard in that pic!
Quote CardJoe 3rd February 2009, 15:09
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim S
You looked like you were working really hard in that pic!

Lunch break :p
Quote Furymouse 3rd February 2009, 19:10
Give him a break Tim, his code was compiling :D
Quote DougEdey 3rd February 2009, 19:11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Furymouse
Give him a break Tim, his code was compiling :D

Reporters don't have code to compile, lazy gits
Quote MasterYoda34 3rd February 2009, 22:38
When in the world is EA going to make a real sequel to Battlefield 2? (For PC).
Quote Red 5 3rd February 2009, 22:58
Sorry, Joe, but the moment I opened the article I wondered why Relix was pictured.
Quote liratheal 4th February 2009, 10:21
..Army of 3?

That has to be a pisspoor joke on somebodies part.

However, yay for the possability of more mass murder and then a fist pound or air guitar!
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