BY: Highwind55
POSTED : Jun 24, 2011, 03:46PM
Another great week for Battlefield is now on the books, filled with great events, awards, and a few other surprises, giving us some extra goodies as we officially enter into summer. Now lets get to the details in this weeks Battlefield Highlights of the Week!
We kicked off the week with a
photo gallery on our Facebook Page, showcasing some of the sights of the Dreamhack Summer 2011 Digital Festival as Battlefield 3 took to the show floor. Throughout the festival, some of the lucky attendees were able to jump in on the Dreamhack demo for Battlefield 3, allowing them to get a first taste of what to expect, while being able to chat with the fine folks from DICE about anything they could think of. Take a look at the image below, and for the full gallery,
visit Battlefield on Facebook!
The Best Of E3 awards keep coming in, and Battlefield 3 now has over 40 wins! Weve managed to nab the Best of E3 2011 award from Yahoo! Games; GamerRevolution has awarded us as Best of E3 while winning multiple awards from sites like The BitBag, GameSpy and GamingExcellence.com. Attack of the Fanboy gave us its Best of E3 PC award, and weve even won the Most Gracious Technological Excellence award from What If Gaming. Heck, Battlefield 3 also won GameSpot's Reader's Choice award for "Game of the Show" and X-Play named Battlefield 3 as its Best Shooter of E3 2011 in its Best of E3 awards show this past week! Want a full rundown of
awards Battlefield 3 has won so far? Click here.
YouTube User XCMpanda created this slick video montage using footage from Battlefield: Bad Company 2. This video showcases XCMpandas skill in multiplayer, as the team goes through a few multiplayer matches. Better yet, XCMpanda included a full recap of the gameplay and the teams progress as seen in the video itself, adding some great context to the festivities. Take a look for yourself in the embedded video below!
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Jaap is a 66 year-old retiree. He has a simple house, and a lovely garden he tends to during the days, while keeping busy with other activities during his retirement. Hes keeping things simple and is enjoying life, but when the sun goes down, a whole new world of hurt comes a-callin. Jaap is an avid gamer, or more specifically, a fan of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. As youll see in this video, Jaap may be 66 years old, but hes ready to fight on the Battlefield with the best of them. Need proof? Take a look at this
YouTube video from yorantenbrinke telling his story!
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DeviantArt user bfg-dayjay created this simple, yet apt wallpaper featuring the various classes from Battlefield: Bad Company 2. As youll see, it shows all of the boys ready for combat in a very classic and clean design, using some great use of smoke effects and slick placement of the BFBC2 logo.
Click here for the full sized image.
Another great piece of fan art comes from DeviantArt, this time from
user davidtrundley. This time around, weve got a hand-painting featuring a featureless soldier ready to put down some noob on the Battlefield. Take a look.
Click here for the full sized image.
Thanks for tuning in and well be back next week with even more Battlefield goodies for you to enjoy! Until then, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, leave us a note in the comments section and well respond as soon as possible.