As a part of Project Ten Dollar, EA’s new strategy to motive first-hand purchases, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will offer two maps as release-day downloadable content.

The two maps are Laguna Alta, a Conquest map, and Nelson Bay, a Rush map, bringing the total number of multiplayer maps to ten.

These maps will be unlockable with one of the “VIP” codes that ships with every new retail version of the game. Another code will be included which unlocks another two maps in late March. They are Arica Harbour (Conquest) and Laguna Presa (Rush).

Gameplanet has begun producing a web video show featuring kiwi gamers talking about the latest games. This episode (filmed in Auckland's beautiful Onehunga) features C&C4, Mass Effect 2, Army of Two: The 40th Day and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The show is still very much a work in progress so please send us your feedback.

(And yes, we're aware we spelled 'Twilight' wrong. That's what happens when you employ people who grew up in South Auckland.)

Thanks to PtP ("Takanini hard!"), JC, Frio, one_red_god and Fallin133 for their help with this episode.

 

DICE have confirmed that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will include launch day downloadable content, an announcement that brings the title in line with EA’s Project Ten Dollar.

In an interview with WorthPlaying, DICE senior producer Patrick Bach said, "We have an in-game store where you get free content or you can buy new content to the game, so it's a very integral part of the game that we will have a long post-launch campaign.