Thanks to everyone on the Battlefield forums that have taken part in Battlefield 2 Beta 1. We have taken a lot of feedback and made more fixes to come up with Beta 2. Bjorn has made modifications to Operation Blue Pearl so be sure to give your feeback on the new layouts HERE.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has officially exceeded 5 million units sold world wide. Thanks to everyone who has supported Battlefield and bought a copy. In other good news we can officially announce Onslaught mode coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Onslaught is bringing co-op gameplay to Battlefield for the first time on console. The new game mode puts you and up to three friends against the enemy on Valparaiso, Atacama Desert, Isla Inocentes and Nelson Bay – redesigned with new lighting, time of day, added vehicles and other effects. Each map has a dedicated gameplay focus, requiring different levels of teamwork in order to complete the objectives against an onslaught of enemy AI. Vehicle warfare comes to the forefront in Atacama Desert while Nelson Bay focuses squarely on infantry assault. Players can compete in squads and check individual progress via the dedicated Onslaught leaderboards.

Senior Producer Patrick Bach had these few words to say about Onslaught mode “We want to consistently support the fans playing the game with new ways to get into multiplayer and also challenge the elite players with new experiences to improve their performance online. Effective squad play is the key to success in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer and this new mode will provide players with a dedicated environment to test their team skills and rank against the competition.”

Onslaught mode will be available on Xbox Live and on the PlayStation Network.

We at Treyarch are excited to reveal our latest development – Call of Duty: Black Ops! Check out the teaser trailer below, and be sure to head over to CODBlackOps.com as more details begin to unfold!

Follow @JD_2020 and @Treyarch on Twitter for the latest news & discussions regarding Black Ops.

Updates to Counter-Strike 1.6 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:

Counter-Strike 1.6

• Rolled back recent silent walking exploit fixes as we investigate less impactful ways of preventing the bug  
• Adjusted bomb bounding box to prevent silent plant exploit  
• Fix to eliminate or significantly reduce "flashbugs"  
• Fixed status icons (buy zone, bomb zone, etc) disappearing when starting a recording, or issuing a fullupdate  
• Prevent creating aliases using the same name as existing cvars  
• Rate limit fullupdate and some other commands to prevent spamming  
• Fixed an issue with grenades where they could go into an area and bounce infinitely, causing the server to choke and or crash

Hi-Rez Studios announced today that Global Agenda Version 1.25 is scheduled to go live tomorrow, Thursday, March 25. Players should expect some server and Conquest Map unavailability while the patch is deployed (more details below).

Version 1.25 is primarily a maintenance patch. It contains fixes to knockback, changes to allow modifications to Conquest Zone scheduling, as well as a few other bug fixes for the game. In addition, this version introduces functionality that makes it possible for Hi-Rez to allow some players into the game on a Trial/Promotional basis, with access to only limited game functionality. (Persons wanting to participate in a Promotional Trial should follow HirezStudios on Twitter in order to learn of specific opportunities as they are announced).

The total download is around 30 MB.

Wintersday comes twice this year! Due to Grentchy technical issues with the Festival Hat distribution during the Wintersday finale earlier this month, we're hosting a special encore festival, complete with all the Wintersday activities you love!

Wintersday Redux begins at noon Pacific time (-8 GMT) on Friday, January 29^th and runs until 11:59 PM Pacific time on Sunday, February 7^th. During the big finale, everyone will get another chance to pick up a Wintersday Festival Hat. If you can't make it to the finale, look for special holiday collectors who will exchange Festival Hats for Candy Cane Shards!

Check out our Wintersday page for more info.

Attention, recruit!

The world premier of the single-player campaign for Section 8 can be seen tonight on G4TV's X-Play. You've seen the epic scale multiplayer battles, now get ready to see a completely different facet of this galactic war. Tune in to G4 at 6:30 and 8:00 pm EST to get your first look at the solo side of Section 8.

We will be also hosting a "Play with the Devs Night" tonight from 8p.m.-9:30p.m. CST following Section 8 being featured on X-Play! Devs will be on the following servers starting at 8p.m. CST:

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Also, thank you to those of you who posted about a patching issue that has occurred. We are currently working on a fix for this and will let you know soon.
See you on the battlefield.

We are excited to announce that we are now collecting information for those interested in applying for the opportunity to test Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. Our goal is to get feedback to help us make the best game that we can.

StarCraft II continues the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg. These three distinct and powerful races will clash once again in the fast-paced real-time strategy sequel to the legendary original, StarCraft. Legions of veteran, upgraded, and brand-new unit types will do battle across the galaxy, as each faction struggles for survival.

Featuring a unique single-player campaign that picks up where StarCraft: Brood War left off, StarCraft II will present a cast of new heroes and familiar faces in an edgy sci-fi story filled with adventure and intrigue. In addition, Blizzard will again offer unparalleled online play through Battle.net, the company's world-renowned gaming service, with several enhancements and new features to make StarCraft II the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game.

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm will bring with it lots of additions and updates to game systems and class spells, abilities, and talents. Over the course of the next week or so, we'll be previewing some of these in the official forums, beginning with today's look at changes to dispel mechanics and rage. Beginning Wednesday, April 7, we'll start discussing what's in store for each of the 10 classes, including new spells, talent changes, and Mastery details. For the full schedule, check out the Cataclysm class preview thread.