In our last few play sessions with Bad Company we couldn't help but feel as though the game moved at a slower clip than most FPSes. Almost like it was trying to be more of a tactical and slow-paced shooter than we would have expected from a typical Battlefield game. All of that has changed now. Maybe it was the unfinished software code handcuffing the action but all is right in this latest build. Aiming is quick -- we even toned down the sensitivity a bit -- and responsive and lets you move from target to target without much of a worry. Health injections and other equipment are also at the ready in the campaign, unlike multiplayer where you need to level up to earn certain items.

The destruction is still largely based around your grenade launcher that's attached to your default machine gun in Bad Company, though things like the shotgun are relegated to the standard grenade tosses. To get to a bad guy firing through a window all you need to do is launch a grenade into the side of the building, Wait for the loads of debris to clear and land a few well-placed shots, it's that simple.

As you may have noticed, you killed our website. We are not angry. We’re very pleased you want to be in the Beta.

The beta for Heroes will be divided into several stages, the first of which is all about testing out this new way of getting games to you all; by downloading and installing them from a website. We’ll also be trying out some other dull stuff to do with servers, so we are expecting the systems to be down as much as they are up.

To help us track down all the technical issues, we have asked a third party to find us some specialist Beta testers. We are doing all this because we want to be sure that when we launch Heroes, everything will work smoothly.

So hang in there! We will announce here when it’s time to sign up for the public stage of the Beta.

Good morniiiinnng Stargate. I've promised you last week that I'd made some screens about both f302 and death glider on our map Antarctica. The gameplay resulting of the integration of these two new vehicles is actually evaluated by our team of beta-testers. Here is some pictures of A'Bashaack. The progress we made on skydome conception granted us such a nice result. The ambiant sound on this map is very terrifiying and some of our testers are afraid to go off from the beaten streaps. Stay tuned for the next update, something important is coming.

With the release of First Strike v1.2 just around the corner, we're pleased to present you with previews of the maps that you will find in our upcoming patch. Today we focus on Tatooine Bestine, and Endor Clearing, two very different, and very enjoyable maps.

Completing a daring planet drop and pick up at Mos Entha, three Alliance Gallofree transports finally retrieved a group of stranded Rebel troops under siege by Imperial ground forces. Attempting to avoid the battle against Imperial forces still raging in orbit, the transports flew low and headed for an escape vector over the far side of the planet. Unfortunately, due to a navigational error they strayed too close to the Imperial capital city of Bestine. Once detected, the city’s defensive turbolasers shot down one of the transports. The remaining transports have made an emergency landing near the city outskirts, and the Rebels must now disable the city’s turbolaser emplacements to have any hope of escape.

You already saw the renders, some of you detected the first screen in our media section some weeks ago. It will be easier to handle as the older and heavier MG3, which will be moved into the upgrade kit.vThe new MG4 is easier to handle in proned or standing positions. I will fill up a gap in the german kit system, the LMG72 will do the same job for the serbian forces. To create a good balancing between the kits in OPK, we will use a MG4 with red dot as basic kit.

Episode 92 is a trial of errors in some ways as we’ve added a video clip of the show to the website. If you’re only subscribing to the audio feed, check out the website to view the flash video of the recording! Unfortunately a bit of an echo sneaked past me. However we have a pretty good discussion on what we think is required to make Battlefield 3 a hit. Tune in!

Spring is Here!
The UC team has had a crazy winter with our shift to Crysis. Carib's models are really taking shape in recent weeks, and with his exacting zeal they are looking to kick some ass already! I've posted a few work in progress renders in the downloads section for your enjoyment. Rendered are the Griffon, Nyala, LAV-III, and Leo C2Mk1. The Griffon is now planned for a training level to be set in either Wainwright or Gagetown. This will be a first level of play.

All you patient Jailbreak fans are in for a treat! We are officially releasing Jailbreak Source 0.4 TOMORROW!!

We have between 8 and 10 servers lined up for release, in different places around the world, so you should be able to find a good game wherever you are! The developers will be playing as much as possible throughout the day!

BT: Between the console-based Bad Company and the more casual, kind of accessible feel of Heroes, some hardcore fans may be worried that the once realistic, PC-only shooter is now...

BC: Changed?

BT: Yeah, like it’s going to suddenly become this casual, console-only shooter.

BC: Well, I’m the executive producer on the franchise. I’m really in charge of the entire Battlefield franchise and it’s very clear to me that there are three…well, we have to make this a three-pronged assault with the series really.

First, there are consoles. Consoles are really big, we can’t ignore them, we have to be on the consoles. Second, there’s this casual experiment we’re going with Battlefield: Heroes and the third prong is the hardcore PC gaming experience. We’ve made those in the past and we’ll continue to make them in the future. We aren’t specifically announcing anything, but we are still going to keep those hardcore gamers very happy.

A lot of people are confused when they see Heroes because they see it and assume that that is the future of Battlefield on PC, but it isn’t.