[ Official EA/Dice ] BF:V Community Update 15.03.04

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Community Update - 3.15.04

Wow, it's been a busy morning. We have some exciting news to share with everybody today.

Battlefield Vietnam Ships
First off, Battlefield Vietnam shipped today. This means the boxed version of the game will be in some retailers by Tuesday, March 16, everyehere else thereafter. Read the ship announcement here.
See below for the shipping announcement

Prima Strategy Guide
If you've already pre-ordered Battlefield Vietnam or are getting ready to run to the store and get it, you'll need some insider tips and hints to play better. Through out partnership with Prima Games, we've got one chapter of the Prima Games Official Guide for Battlefield Vietnam. Download the chapter now! If you like what you see, make sure you look for the complete guide in your local gaming retailer.

Get Battlefield Vietnam For Free!
You heard me. Here's an opportunity you can't pass up. Read this now for more details.

Dedicated Server
If you're planning to run a dedicated server for Battlefield Vietnam, then you're going to need this file to do it.

Download the dedicated server file.
See below for release details and mirrors

From Official Battlefield Vietnam site

EA ships highly anticipated title Battlefield Vietnam for the PC
Battlefield Franchise Surpasses Three Million Units

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – March 15, 2004 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced that Battlefield Vietnam™, the latest title in the award-winning Battlefield PC game series under the EA GAMES™ brand, is available in stores today. Battlefield Vietnam, like its brethren Battlefield games, allows players to join forces on teams in games with up to 64 players over the Internet. With the release of Battlefield Vietnam, the critically acclaimed Battlefield franchise, including Battlefield 1942Ô, Battlefield 1942: Road to Rome and Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII, has sold three million units worldwide.

The Battlefield franchise is entering a new era with more firepower and beautiful, yet ferocious, new combat settings. Offering an arsenal of weapons and vehicles authentic to the Vietnam conflict, players will battle in the first-person perspective. Staying true to the over-the-top, action-packed multiplayer style that gave Battlefield 1942 its critical and commercial success, Battlefield Vietnam will drop players into some of the Vietnam War’s fiercest battles. Fighting in settings ranging from jungles surrounding the Ho Chi Minh Trail to the city streets of Hue, players will choose from well-equipped forces, the United States or the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Vietcong. All of this action will be accompanied by the sounds of an authentic Vietnam era soundtrack to immerse the player into an experience similar to that of a Hollywood film.

Developed by Swedish based Digital Illusions' Canadian office, Battlefield Vietnam for the PC is rated “T” (Teen) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $39.99. More information can be found on the game’s web site at HERE!

From Official Battlefield Vietnam site

Battlefield Vietnam Standalone Windows Server

This bundle installs the files that allow community members (home users and server operators) to host Battlefield Vietnam games from your PC without a retail copy of the game. You can use the included dedicated server front-end to configure the server to your liking or generate the configs separately and run it by command line. Those of you familiar with the Battlefield 1942 dedicated server should feel right at home with this bundle.
See this README for more information

From Official Battlefield Vietnam site

Battlefield Vietnam 1.0 (Windows SERVER - 109mb)
» ftp://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/battlefield_vietnam_dedicated_server_v1.0.exe [ Official EA ]