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BFNBot · 01-20-2007, 01:35 AM

Front-page version: Northern Strike Expansion Pack Announced

EA has officially announced a booster pack for Battlefield 2142, and according to this post on the EA forum, Northern Strike will be exclusive to EA Link

Today we would like to announce to all our players the coming release
of the Battlefield 2142 Northern Strike booster pack! There is a press
release going out tomorrow, along with a trailer showing the action in
one of the new maps. This addition to the Battlefield universe contains
new content to expand the war for the survival deep into the frigid
wastelands of Europe. With three new maps players will be challenged to
engage in Titan and Conquest game play to secure victory for their
team. Both sides have brought forward new vehicles to aid their forces
along with 10 new unlocks available to soldiers through both standard
and field unlock systems. We also wanted to inform players that we will
be working with Combat Studios Testing to host a closed beta in the
near future.

Update: Press release is now posted. Release date is set for March 2007.

Battlefield 2142 Northern Strike Booster Pack Brings
Futuristic Close-Quarters Combat and Delivers All-New Maps, Vehicles,
Unlocks and more for Battlefield 2142

The battle for survival wages on! Today we announce that
Battlefield 2142™: Northern Strike* is currently in development for the
PC. The booster pack is being developed at the EA Digital Illusions
(DICE) studio in Stockholm, Sweden and is slated for release in March
2007.

Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike drops gamers deep into a
desperate conflict for control of Earth's last scraps of inhabitable
land following the onset of a cataclysmic new ice age. The Pan-Asian
Coalition (PAC) has secretly moved into mainland Europe, using
abandoned urban areas to establish new strongholds in a last-ditch push
for superiority. The European Union must quickly mobilize north to
dislodge PAC forces from a series of urban strongholds and regain the
upper hand.

Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike features three new maps,
including the infamous WWII battle scene at the Bridge at Remagen, an
Alpine Titan docking harbour in Port Bavaria and a claustrophobic
showdown in the Liberation of Leipzig. The booster pack also features
new vehicles including the EU’s heavily armed IFV Goliath and the PAC's
hovering light IFV Hachimoto in addition to new unlocks, new badges and
ribbons, new gameplay and more.

"Our number one goal with Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike was to
give fans more of the close-quarters combat, increased persistence and
new toys they've been asking for," said Kristoffer Bergqvist, the
booster pack's producer. "We've also added gameplay enhancements
including two brand new vehicle types in an asymmetrical set-up.
Furthermore, we're introducing the Titan game mode into an urban
setting and will debut the intensified Conquest Assault Lines game
mode." Read the Rest...

You can also view a video preview of the booster pack on Youtube.

01-20-2007, 01:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
BFNBot First Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1,893	[Battlefield 2142] Northern Strike Expansion Pack Announced Front-page version: Northern Strike Expansion Pack Announced EA has officially announced a booster pack for Battlefield 2142, and according to this post on the EA forum, Northern Strike will be exclusive to EA Link Today we would like to announce to all our players the coming release of the Battlefield 2142 Northern Strike booster pack! There is a press release going out tomorrow, along with a trailer showing the action in one of the new maps. This addition to the Battlefield universe contains new content to expand the war for the survival deep into the frigid wastelands of Europe. With three new maps players will be challenged to engage in Titan and Conquest game play to secure victory for their team. Both sides have brought forward new vehicles to aid their forces along with 10 new unlocks available to soldiers through both standard and field unlock systems. We also wanted to inform players that we will be working with Combat Studios Testing to host a closed beta in the near future. Update: Press release is now posted. Release date is set for March 2007. Battlefield 2142 Northern Strike Booster Pack Brings Futuristic Close-Quarters Combat and Delivers All-New Maps, Vehicles, Unlocks and more for Battlefield 2142 The battle for survival wages on! Today we announce that Battlefield 2142™: Northern Strike* is currently in development for the PC. The booster pack is being developed at the EA Digital Illusions (DICE) studio in Stockholm, Sweden and is slated for release in March 2007. Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike drops gamers deep into a desperate conflict for control of Earth's last scraps of inhabitable land following the onset of a cataclysmic new ice age. The Pan-Asian Coalition (PAC) has secretly moved into mainland Europe, using abandoned urban areas to establish new strongholds in a last-ditch push for superiority. The European Union must quickly mobilize north to dislodge PAC forces from a series of urban strongholds and regain the upper hand. Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike features three new maps, including the infamous WWII battle scene at the Bridge at Remagen, an Alpine Titan docking harbour in Port Bavaria and a claustrophobic showdown in the Liberation of Leipzig. The booster pack also features new vehicles including the EU’s heavily armed IFV Goliath and the PAC's hovering light IFV Hachimoto in addition to new unlocks, new badges and ribbons, new gameplay and more. "Our number one goal with Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike was to give fans more of the close-quarters combat, increased persistence and new toys they've been asking for," said Kristoffer Bergqvist, the booster pack's producer. "We've also added gameplay enhancements including two brand new vehicle types in an asymmetrical set-up. Furthermore, we're introducing the Titan game mode into an urban setting and will debut the intensified Conquest Assault Lines game mode." Read the Rest... You can also view a video preview of the booster pack on Youtube.