Electronic Arts has announced Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike, currently in development for PC. The 'booster pack' is being developed at EA Digital Illusions in Stockholm, and is slated for release this March.

Northern Strike drops gamers into a conflict for control of Earth’s last scraps of inhabitable land following the onset of a 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 mobilise northward 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 unlockable elements, new badges and ribbons, and new gameplay.

“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,” says producer Kristoffer Bergqvist.

“We’ve also added gameplay enhancements including two brand new vehicle types in an asymmetrical setup. Furthermore, we’re introducing the Titan game mode available into an urban setting and will debut the intensified Conquest Assault Lines game mode.”

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