Electronic Arts and developer Digital Illusions' next instalment in the Battlefield franchise, Battlefield 2142, is a next-generation team-based shooter series set in the year 2142.Battlefield 2142 starts players out in a world where the dawn of a new Ice age has thrown our planet into a panic. The soil not covered by ice can only feed a fraction of the Earth's population, which means that the forces that control this land will be the people that ultimately survive. Players will choose to fight for one of two military superpowers in an epic battle for survival: the European Union or the newly formed Pan Asian Coalition. Armed with an arsenal of hi-tech assault rifles, cloaking devices and sentry guns, players will also do battle using some of the most imposing vehicles known to man. Massive battle Mechs wage fierce combat on the ground, while futuristic aircraft rule the skies. When facing one of these new behemoths, players will need to use their wits and an arsenal of new countermeasures like EMP grenades to level the playing field.