Kikizo writes: "BF 1943 Lead Producer says that Bad Company 2 will focus more on single player, further remakes possible. Battlefield 1943 Lead Producer Patrick Liu has told Kikizo that the Battlefield franchise may "focus down again to the core" following its flirtation with the lighter, more accessible kinds of gameplay offered in Battlefield Heroes." Go to Source ... more.

Ok, so the Battlefield 1943 launch may have been a little *too* successful, the game is live, but servers are so bogged down that no one can play it. According to a post by DICE's Gordon VanDyke on the electronic arts forums, the game has been incredibly successful beyond their expectations. Server capacity was reached, and that means that now people can't join unless someone leaves. Th... more.

EA's online-only multiplayer FPS Battlefield 1943 reached server capacity shortly after release yesterday. The popularity of the DICE developed shooter – which launched on Xbox Live and hits PSN today - seemingly caught the developer by surprise, but it has moved quickly to almost double server capacity in order to limit player connection problems. Go to Source ... more.

Sorry, solo gamers, Battlefield 1943 can only be bought and played online. There’s no single player campaign, no option to fight bots – there isn’t even the option to run around the maps on your own (unless you’re playing the tutorial). It’s all about human vs human FPS combat; a game so perfectly balanced to accommodate and encourage the randomness of online play tha... more.

More 360 servers being added, PS3 launch later today. It's hard to think that the popularity of EA's online-only FPS Battlefield 1943 caught the publisher by surprise, but that's exactly what happened yesterday. Developer DICE has given an update.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesDragon Age DLC in developmentWipEout HD 'Fury' expansion in final testingModern Warfare 2 delays Singul... more.

Nofi from TheSixthAxis writes: "Fancy getting your hands on Battlefield 1943 before everyone else in Europe and the States? It'll be 10 hours until the game is out in Europe and another 6 or so on top of that before it lands in America, but Battlefield 1943 is now out on the Japanese PSN Store and it's fully in English. " Check the post for full instructions. Go to Source ... more.

Cheaper machines aren't as good value as PlayStation. Sony may be under pressure to drop the price of the PS3 - the most expensive of the three consoles - but SCEA president Jack Tretton remains resilient, saying the cheaper machines don't "deliver the degree of value for the money that [PS3] does". Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesPES 2010 Wii gets autumn releaseSony: PSN... more.

Dev diary contains plenty of the good stuff. If you're not convinced by Sony's 256-player FPS war game, MAG: Massive Action Game, this video might just sway you.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesPES 2010 Wii gets autumn releaseSony: PSN no longer playing catch-up with XBLBattlefield 1943 launch trailerDragon Age pre-launch demo "not likely"Tretton: PS3 is best "value for the money"... more.

Don't expect a demo before launch BioWare's Greg Zeschuk tells us. The RPG nature of Dragon Age: Origins means there's not likely to be a demo for the game before it's out, BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has told us.Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesPES 2010 Wii gets autumn releaseSony: PSN no longer playing catch-up with XBLBattlefield 1943 launch trailerMassive MAG gameplay vide... more.

Download now on 360, tomorrow on PSN. Battlefield 1943, EA's online-only multiplayer shooter, is out now on XBLA (1200 MS Points), with a PSN release following tomorrow (£9.99).Click here to read the full articleRelated StoriesPES 2010 Wii gets autumn releaseSony: PSN no longer playing catch-up with XBLDragon Age pre-launch demo "not likely"Massive MAG gameplay videoTretton: PS3 is best "valu... more.