Sent via Xfire System Broadcast today:

Xfire was bought by new owners today. Most of the team that has built Xfire over the last six years is leaving. We enjoyed working for you for the last 127 releases and wish we could stay to create the next 127. Good bye, good luck, and game on.

--- The Xfire Team

Mon Aug 02 17:16:20 2010

Did you buy Bad Company 2 on STEAM?  If so, you now have access to the new Medal of Honor beta!  Log in to STEAM and download it from your games library.  It will be there automatically.

I'll be playing this game.

Beta and more info here

New Vegas!

Sadly, Team cRucial has decided to withdraw from Battlefield: Bad Company 2 competition. There were many reasons for this decision, none of which made the decision any easier.

Though not the only reason, the consensus among the members of Team cRucial (and much of the Battlefield communicty) is that the game (Bc2) is just... broken. DICE has clearly shown no motivation to fix huge holes in the game. Huge gameplay problems, such as revive invulnerability, AT/tracer dart balance issues, weapon imbalance and squad hopping problems have resulted in a game that is not enjoyable for competitive play. An example on DICE's focus on only appeasing the "not so BF savvy players", aka noob masses, can be found here: http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc/1168157-respawn-invulnerability.html

/rant

Thanks to everyone we scrimmed and matched, gg's. We look forward to competing in the next game (Bf3? MOH? BfBc2V? Solitaire?), but until then, drop by our forums and tell us whats up and why GOOSE is so bad.

San Jose, Calif., June 3, 2010 – Alienware Arena launched today the Samsung SSD Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Conquest Tournament, the latest event in an ongoing series presented by Alienware™, Dell's premier PC gaming brand representing premium power and performance for gamers and technology enthusiasts alike.

Gamers from across the United States and Canada will take up arms in the PC version of Electronic Arts' hit video game Battlefield: Bad Company 2™. As part of a team of 8 or more players, competitors will utilize vehicles and customizable weapons to conquer their opponents in Conquest mode. 

For their stellar performance on the battlefield, gamers on the top 3 placing teams will split the prizes sponsored by Samsung, including eight high-performance 128GB SATA Samsung SSD Drives which delivers reduced loading times and faster performance for a superior gaming experience.

“We are pleased to be the sponsor of the Samsung SSD Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Conquest Tournament,” said Jim Elliott, vice president of memory marketing, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.  “PC gamers will benefit from the blistering speeds and dazzling photorealism enabled by the Samsung SSD.”