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Planet Combat and EA Announce Game Service of Battlefield 2; New Service Provides 'Meta Game' That Expands the Online Play Experience.


BOSTON -- Planet Combat, a leading internet community organizer, today announced that it has joined forces with Electronic Arts (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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) to create an online game service that will expand the world of Battlefield 2. Designed by Planet Combat, BF2 Combat(TM) is a 'meta game' which allows players to carry over their military campaigns from round to round. Planet Combat also announced today that it will be administering the worldwide ranked server network for Battlefield 2. Information about the network is available at: www.bf2rankedservers.com. The two unique initiatives will change forever the way the game is played.

Players can step into the BF2 Combat(TM) world by embarking on the Battlefield 2 Tour of Duty(TM). Located at www.bf2combat.net, the 'meta game' features multiple large-scale 10 hour battles every week. The Tour of Duty(TM) lets members duke it out across three theaters in a dynamically updating, ever-expanding conflict. The website's central battle map updates after every three month tour, offering new paths and possibilities. BF2 Combat(TM) allows players to qualify for a variety of distinctions and even participate in a training program designed by ex-U.S. Army Rangers Army Ranger can refer to:
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. BF2 Combat(TM) also boasts the Clan Fusion(TM) program, which allows clans or LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used.  centers to join in groups of up to 50 and play with the same unit.

"Planet Combat's BF2 Combat(TM) Tour of Duty(TM) for Battlefield 2 is a great complement to the game's immersive gameplay
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, providing an environment where novice gamers can learn from experts and where well-coordinated teams have the ability to dominate huge online battles," said Darren Montgomery, Product Manager at EA.

To further empower the Battlefield 2 community, Planet Combat is making their administration program available to gamers worldwide. The ranked server program allows players to assist in creating unique, dynamic communities on public servers. The first of its kind initiative is designed to heighten users' experiences by encouraging cooperative play.

"The innovative ranked server program will give players worldwide the chance to positively impact the places they play," said Jeff Derouchie, the director of the Ranked Server Program.

Developed by Digital Illusions in Sweden, the creators of the original Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 2 is rated "T" (Teen) by the ESRB ESRB Entertainment Software Rating Board
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 of $49.99. For more information about Battlefield 2, please visit http://battlefield2.ea.com or the EA press Web site at http://info.ea.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California Redwood City is a suburb located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Redwood City is the county seat of San Mateo County. As of the 2005 census, the city had a total population of 76,000. , is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems, personal computers and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS(TM), EA(TM), EA SPORTS BIG(TM) and POGO Pogo

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(TM). In fiscal 2005, EA posted revenues of $3.1 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.

Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG and POGO are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2: Special Forces are trademarks of Digital Illusions CE For other uses of "DICE", see .
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About Planet Combat

Planet Combat, the internet's leading community organizer, offers developers effective solutions for creating vibrant communities for first person shooter (FPS (Frames Per Second) The measurement of full-motion video performance. See frame.

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) titles around Tours of Duty (TM). A Tour allows members to play games the way they were meant to be played: utilizing large-scale battles, strategy, and teamwork. Members can also elect to work on what's most interesting to them by joining map-making teams, modding groups, writers' guilds, and movie productions squads. More information about Planet Combat can be found online at http://www.planetcombat.net.
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