EA Unveils Free Battlefield Heroes - Did I Mention It’s Free?

Electronic Arts has announced an online-only entry in the Battlefield series that will be completely ad-supported and will be able to run “on Grandma’s laptop.” As if I needed any more reasons not to make eye contact at family gatherings — if gramms frags me in an online game, I may have to skip the next reunion.

Though it’s completely ad-supported (and thus is free to users, in case you weren’t sure), there will be no ads within the game itself, EA says. The game will also be supported through “micro transactions,” which sounds like you’ll be paying for aesthetic upgrades and maybe even weapon upgrades.

Devs are looking at a summer 2008 release. In the meantime, check out the Battlefield Heroes official website for a little more information and a few peeks at the cartoony graphics, which I find sort of interesting in the current climate of hyper-realism that everyone’s striving for.

[via Joystiq]