Battlefield 1942 update

Electronic Arts has announced that Battlefield 1942, its upcoming World War II action game, will ship to stores in late summer. The game, which was previously scheduled for release this spring, will let players engage in combat at a variety of famous World War II battle sites in both single- and multiplayer modes.

Battles will be set in 16 locations--including Omaha Beach, Guadalcanal, Stalingrad, and Wake Island--in the Pacific, Eastern and Western Europe, and North Africa. Players will choose from five different character classes, and they will control more than 35 Axis and Allied land, sea, and air vehicles. The game's multiplayer mode will support up to 64 players on some maps, and some vehicles will let multiple players cooperate, such as the B-17 with a pilot/bombardier station and two separate gunner positions. The single-player mode will let players compete against unscripted computer-controlled opponents.

Battlefield 1942 is in development at Sweden-based Digital Illusions. For more information, take a look at our previous coverage of the game.