BF2142 shoots down gold

EA's futuristic shooter handed over to quality assurance team for final approval; PC game hits store shelves October 17.

The team at Digital Illusions isn't resting on its laurels. Less than a year and a half after releasing the top-selling PC shooter Battlefield 2, the Swedish studio is almost ready to release its follow-up, Battlefield 2142.

On the game's official Web site, publisher Electronic Arts has announced that the game has gone gold. The last hurdle the game has to leap before it is sent off for replication is final testing with the quality assurance team. Provided all goes smoothly, PC gamers will be shooting away at each other on October 17.

Battlefield 2142 takes the popular multiplayer series more than a dozen decades into the future. Large-scale fights arise after rival factions compete over the last inhabitable portions of the Earth following a near extinction-level Ice Age. New units include tanks that double as hovercraft, bipedal armored vehicles known as walkers, and high-tech aircraft that have the advantages of both jets and helicopters.

Battlefield 2142 has not yet been rated and will retail for $49.99. For more information on the game, read GameSpot's previous coverage.

97 Comments

  • killer-145

    Posted Oct 14, 2006 6:20 am PT

    the one who gave the idea for this game is a genious this game will rock..the ranks are wierd though! ranks in BF2 were more realistic..in BF 2142 its like gunner silver -gunner gold -corporal silver -corporal gold ...!!

    Ranks:
    http://bf2142fever.com/content/Ranks
    Badges:
    http://bf2142fever.com/content/Badges
    Medals:
    http://bf2142fever.com/content/Medals
    Ribbons:
    http://bf2142fever.com/content/Ribbons
    Pins:
    http://bf2142fever.com/content/Pins

  • Archebius

    Posted Oct 10, 2006 5:00 pm PT

    This game will rock...totally psyched.

  • kiddman

    Posted Oct 3, 2006 5:29 am PT

    Beta tested 2142....It's gonna be great. Believe the hype.

  • halofreak3487

    Posted Oct 1, 2006 11:37 am PT

    Games looking great so far, amped up for titan mode, ranks, and awards

  • Dark_Josh

    Posted Sep 29, 2006 5:09 am PT

    I pre ordered this game and I cant wait for this game 2 come out!!! I looking forward to trying the new Titan mode and using the new vehicles and weapons... I wish iI could play now

  • squiggidy

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 10:10 pm PT

    well, bugs dont bother me unless you cant start up the game.... like Dark Messiah Demo. ive got my pre-order, do YOU?!

  • DevilAzite

    Posted Sep 28, 2006 8:16 am PT

    Pre Ordering BF2142 @ a local GameStop/EB Games gets you an instant rank up key you can use the minute you start playing. Most likely it'll include weapon and other things to unlock.

  • epmoore

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 9:57 pm PT

    I'm probably going to purchase this game, but a demo would be nice.

  • phoenixan_akrau

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 5:50 pm PT

    I hope it captures the right feel and is a bit more efficient than BF2 was. BF2 seems to have such high requirements for graphics that aren't that great compaired to other shooters out there. As for now, I'll keep playing Battlefield Vietnam until this comes out... and the price drops a little more.

  • beavis2005

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 1:05 pm PT

    I think its gonna be"the next big thing"at multiplayer FPS world.It probably will be rated like 9.6 on gamespot.

  • GeigerdolylWodd

    Posted Sep 27, 2006 3:35 am PT

    micko_2
    all i gota do is order my copy ... btw the "web site" link dosnt take you to there website... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I know what is up with that?

  • AirborneElite

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 3:40 pm PT

    I am so getting this game it looks awsome and comes out 2 days before my birthday and I am veteran from the BF2 and Bf2 special forces I will own.

  • seg555

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 3:02 pm PT

    it's on my birthday

  • veracity024

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 2:28 pm PT

    heck ya!

  • Cirrius

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 12:34 pm PT

    If you keep buying crap, they keep making crap.

    And believe me, this is crap. This is the letdown that Battlefield Vietnam was, except BF:V was a better game. I am so dissapointed.

  • jimjim350

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 11:51 am PT

    this is gona be insane

  • Ne0zEEd

    Posted Sep 25, 2006 2:18 am PT

    This game is gonna KILL!!!

  • zappa02

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 8:58 pm PT

    I cant wait too play this game..

  • awarriorofgamin

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 11:54 am PT

    cool cant wait for this game to come out its gonna be sick

  • Lozzo87

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 11:08 am PT

    Most of the game's bugs and performance issues i've heard mainly occur if you have less than 1gb of RAM. I have to say my BF2 looks and plays better than what is shown in the intro movie. I love BF2 and i'm certain I will love BF 2145.

  • decebal

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 10:43 am PT

    After the last one, I decided to pass on BF franchise. Good bye EA. You won't be missed

  • gamerfreak667

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 8:00 am PT

    why are soooo many ppl complaining about ads in the game its not like its goin to adversly affect gameplay i mean its still gonna be Battlefield so stop complaining and yes im talkin to you giantfryingpan

  • gregtheodosis

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 7:28 am PT

    If you think this is going to rock ! Your in for a big disapointment !
    I got tricked by the CGI for BF2, looked soooo coool i had to buy it.
    The disc is now my coffee cup coaster.
    EA support is absolutly useless in trying to get their game to work properly.
    I had constant crashes/you have a network problem errors/and finnaly PUNKBUSTER would not let me connect to the internet game servers.
    For this i paid good money?
    NO THANX
    I'll try the demo and if it's as buggy as i think it's going to be i won't be buying anything else from EA games.
    I'm shure they'll delete this post as TROLLING !
    Enough said{cavete emtore}

  • metroid_dragon

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 8:47 pm PT

    haha, gamespot links to itself. For shame...

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 6:46 pm PT

    I can't wait!

  • micko_2

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 5:36 pm PT

    all i gota do is order my copy ... btw the "web site" link dosnt take you to there website...

  • giantfryingpan

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 2:54 pm PT

    I'd be buying this if it weren't for the adverts.

  • acesion

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 1:00 pm PT

    I agree lagtastic I felt the same way, also there where many imballences in the game and the freaking moders and hackers piss me off because If I join a legit server its often Lagtastic.

  • CaribouLou5

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 12:04 pm PT

    Keep whining about bugs, everybody!! I'll be playing 2142, hoping that they fix the advantages the jets have over everything else. I was tired of getting randomly killed by some guy in a jet. Looks like the vehicles have a better checks and balances system now. I never had problems with bugs, whenever an anticipated new game comes out there's tons of people [who probably don't even own gaming computers] who want to rain on the parade.

  • Lagtastic

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 11:34 am PT

    The 1.4 BF2 patch fixed alot.. still it took them 1 year and 1/2 to get the game half of how it should have been at release.. IMO BF2 is still not all it should be, they changed the gameplay for the worse and introduced bug after bug over the past year its ridiculous.

  • Monstromo

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 11:27 am PT

    I am going to play BF2 now and yes, it makes me happy, bugs and all!

  • nasrbox

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 11:24 am PT

    I liked this game alot. I played all the BF's Game from 1942 to the 2142. i consider the BF 2142 kind of change and I liked it

  • mach-stem

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 11:24 am PT

    "handed over to quality assurance team for final approval"

    Wow, the last time with the release of BF2, they supposedly did this, but the 2142 BETA was riddled with the same bugs that the original engine had and still has. I played it, definitely not something I'll consider buying.

    PEACE

  • RobbieBobbie100

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 11:20 am PT

    I used to liked to BF2 but i think i'll skip the EA games for a while.

  • sup3rsnail

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 11:14 am PT

    Wow, such a small gap between the beta and the gold announcement.

    Expect another classic bug-fest from EA!

    Hell, I'd urge ya'll to pass on this game... and get ET:QW instead.
    It'll probably be infinitely better than the BF series itself.

  • Brandmon

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 11:11 am PT

    Cant wait

  • siiixon

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 9:48 am PT

    its better then bf2 and i playd that for over 1000hours, i also playd the beta2142 every minute i could, it is much better then i expected

    as for bugs, its really not that bad, i would even buy it if it was that buggy then the beta ALTROUGH the $50 i find a bit to high

    i expected a fancy MOD but 2142 is completely new game, it feels completely new in every way, i do not mean the titan mode because that i dont even like, you CANT make a mod like this its to diferent... i play near every bf2 MOD as well.. i have experience in the matter

  • ForsbergFan21

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 9:48 am PT

    As much as I love BF2, the game has more bugs now than when it first originally released. Hitboxes and hit detection got worse with every patch. In every single patch, 99% of the changes were pretty much gameplay changes that weren't needed. It seems like Dice doesn't know how to fix bugs etc so just to shut everyone up, they make a million gameplay changes then release patch and tell everyone, see, we support the game, were releasing big patches.

    I did put over 900 in BF2 and I did have a lot fun but in the end, I'm tired with the stupid gameplay changes they were making and all the bugs they were adding so I have no doubt in my mind that BF2142 will be just as worse so I'll definitely be skipping every BF from here on out until it gets better.

  • Doolum

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 9:45 am PT

    Cool.I know somebody who's has gone crazy on the 1st one.this 2nd version might just have what it takes to cause some more damage

  • Destroyeron13

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 9:37 am PT

    Lol. "Quality Assurance Team" apparently BF2 missed that phase.

  • Derrico_8448

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 8:49 am PT

    Excellent

  • powderdonut218

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 8:27 am PT

    ....Of course a game like battlefield will come out buggy. Theres no way for them to test everysingle thing a person will try to do. Its just not possible. But I'm kinda tired of BF so i prob wont be buying this anyway

  • sSubZerOo

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 8:21 am PT

    .... Are we to expect EA's version of gold, to mean that its half finished?

  • mattman734

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 6:57 am PT

    I personaly dident like the beta that much i dident think it was a good as 2

  • brighteye007

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 6:36 am PT

    EA has a "quality assurance team" ??? What have they been doing the last ten years?
    I played bards tale on my amiga 500, THAT was a quality game...
    ( well, back then it was... )

  • onlineps2player

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 6:03 am PT

    Battlefield 2 was great!
    let's hope 2142 will be better!

  • fil67862002

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 5:26 am PT

    Adultgmr77 said
    "guarantee u 75% of the people that are hating on the game will eventually buy it"
    We never said we werent going to buy it we were just trying to say we were going to wait till at least till some of the bugs were fixed. BF2 was buggy and it took them a year and a half to fix most of them. Unless EA or Dice got their priorities straight wich I doubt im pretty sure this game is going to have many of the same problems just like BF2

  • HatefulMidget

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 4:08 am PT

    Ofcourse there will be bugs at launch but patches will fix that. You try and make a game!

  • shasam712

    Posted Sep 23, 2006 3:19 am PT

    I would get this if I could run it.

    & Sp1ny, if a game has gone Gold it can still be being tested. A good QA team will keep testing it until even after the release just to make sure. So although all the content is done and in the game, the QA guys will continue to play through to search for bugs and glitches that may have been missed.

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