It’s going to be a mad week for Battlefield fans and the franchise alike, and it’s all kicking off today with the launch of a new game, Battlefield Play4Free. As you can guess from the rather clever title, this is a free online FPS that contains elements from Battlefield 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and even Battlefield Heroes. Sign up and gameplay are completely free, so why not check it out from some free Battlefield fun.

Tomorrow, Battlefield takes over Xbox Live’s Deal of the Week, with all the DLC for Bad Company 2 available at half price or better. This will include the massively successful Vietnam pack, Onslaught Mode as well as the SPECACT Upgrade Bundle and Kit Shortcut Bundle Pack.
That’s not all though, as the Arcade multiplayer hit Battlefield 1943 will also be available to download at just half price. All of these deals will be up on the Marketplace tomorrow for Gold members.
Since these are such great deals, there’s a good chance a lot of people will be getting them. Why not organise a Weekend Hunt and go for those achievements as a community!

And if that wasn’t enough Battlefield action for you, I suggest getting caught up in the early hype for Battlefield 3 by watching the first gameplay trailers that have already hit the web. You can see the first part of the episodic “Fault Line” trailer series here.

Eagle-eyed viewers may have caught this last week, but today we officially show off how to find the Halo Chess variant in Halo: Reach. Enjoy!

Give it a minute. It’s going to space!

Last year on April Fools Day, Bungie teased that Halo: Reach would be all about chess and going back to roots of strategic gameplay. It was a great tease and people were actually a little sad that the game type wasn’t included in the game. Well guess again, because a year later, this April Fools has become reality and Bungie has released the gametype that will let you play chess in Halo: Reach. Achievement Hunter teased this feature in their latest Fails of the Weak and now have a “How To” video detailing how you can set up Halo to play chess.

NeoGAF’s Hitmonchan107 found a couple of cool news tidbits – the next batch of McFarlane Halo Reach figures has been announced, and Scott Metzger, VFX artist on the “Deliver Hope” video, talked to Chaos Group about the project. Good stuff!(Louis Wu 19:11:27 UTC)

Annnnd… it’s time for another shot at a Star nameplate. Bungie’s All-Stars Contest is up to Week 13 – and this time around, they’re looking for cool Campaign screenshots. Go read all the rules at B.net!(Louis Wu 17:51:31 UTC)

If you like sniping, Bungie’s Comm Chatter has a sniping video for you – All the Gold is some MLG action from Chimp. Go watch.(Louis Wu 17:49:38 UTC)

This elevator stops at all the floors.

This elevator stops at all the floors.

Kids, don’t try this at home.

Kids, don’t try this at home.

Not everyone likes long walks on the beach.

What does it mean?!?

Curious about the Rooster Teeth offices? Check out the Rooster Teeth Productions Office Tour Video. This week was busy for video releases. Yesterday, we released a commentary of the Angry Birds: The Movie Bloopers by the RT Bullpen and a Director’s Commentary for Immersion: Video Game Foods. On Thursday, we released sponsor only commentaries for Videogame Car, Side Scroller and Zombie Headshots. On Wednesday, the 2nd ever video Drunk Tank came out featuring Gus, Joel, Matt and Burnie. They rehashed the history of Rooster Teeth for the 8th anniversary week. And of course on Monday, the Red vs. Blue Season 9 Trailer was released. Don’t forget about AHWU, HORSE and Fails of the Week at Achievement Hunter. Happy Hunting.

Community
–Mass Effect 2 – The Arrival Trailer
–Achievement HORSE #17
–Fails of the Weak! Volume 28
–Weekend Hunt

AH Videos
–This is… Dynasty Warriors 7
–Rage Quit: N+
–Covert Action video guide in Mass Effect 2
–Hole in One video guide in Crysis 2
–OK, you can pursue Lu Bu video guide in Dynasty Warriors 7
-3 Star levels 2-1 to 2-8 and 2-9 to 2-15 in Angry Birds Rio

Community Videos
–King of the Hill video guide in Swarm from BrownMan
–Hawaii 1 Collectibles in Test Drive Unlimited 2 from tonyski and BrownMan

Xbox 360 Achievements
-Added achievements for Brink
-Added achievements for WSC Real 11: World Snooker Championship
-Added achievements for AFL Live
-Added achievements for Gatling Gears
-Added Heavyweight Legends Pack and Alternate Weight Class Pack DLC achievements for Fight Night Champion
-Added secret achievements for NASCAR 2011: The Game
-Added secret achievements for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
-Added secret achievements for WWE All Stars

What are we going to do with all of you??

BTW, Rooster Teeth Comics Year Four is FINALLY here!

Hey guys a quick break from my Crysis 2 vids to give you a blast of Dragon Age 2. Today we both become respected and the beat the ever loving shit out of the Arishok. Enjoy!

Steve is back in his new home!

Steve is back in his new home!