G4 recently conducted a follow-up interview with DICE's Gordon Van Dyke, producer of the World War II FPS, Battlefield 1943. Although the game was released as a downloadable title for Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network a month ago, G4 decided to check back in to see Dyke's reaction.
Based on numbers provided by Gamerankings, Battlefield 1943 has received admirable review scores (85-percent average for both platforms) and, according to Dyke, the game has seen much success with the console gamers. Unfortunately, the interview doesn't bring good news for PC gamers wanting their share of the action. If fact, Dyke made it clear that Battlefield 1943 will see a slight delay.
Why the delay? Dyke attributes the setback to the Frostbite engine, as this will be the engine's first PC title. "There are also many different and unique only challenges to the PC that has lead to us pushing the release even further to Q1 CY 2010 [early next year]," he explained.
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