Looks like EA might finally have the hardware they ordered from Newegg because they're going to be shutting down the BFBC2 master servers Friday and Saturday to install upgrades. Specifically, starting at 3am EST all of the servers will be down - PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 - for 4 hours.

EA has been restricting new game servers being put online for over a week now because their master server that handles logins and stats keeps crashing due to overcapacity. This means there are untold numbers of gamers that have essentially been having a crappy time trying to play BFBC2 online. The ALT+F4 server has been affected as has every other game server.

With luck this will put the issues behind us and allow gamers to just enjoy the game.

Read more: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Servers Shutting Down Friday Night for Upgrades

The DICE crew is taking aim at MW2 again by offering their own cure for "mapathy." In a snarky post entitled "How to avoid "mapathy" without paying!" DICE provides a few details about the upcoming maps that are free to VIP users (essentially everyone that bought the game new qualifies.) The post also points out that they like to offer the maps free to avoid segmenting the community (which is common in COD games) and they don't want to nickel-and-dime you; both great points.

Just like the MW2 map-pack the BFBC2 maps will hit on March 30th; unlike MW2, the maps will be made available to all platforms - not just Xbox 360. Boom, head shot! I will say one thing though about this "map pack", it's nothing really new which is disappointing and takes some of the punch out of it. What we're going to get here are new game modes for existing maps. You'll be able to play Conquest on Arica Harbor and Rush on Laguna Presa. It's kind of like making fun of the guy with the broken down Porsche when you drive by in your Honda. In the end he's going to get it fixed and who'll be laughing then?

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy they are adding the game modes, I just want to see some new maps. Specifically, I want to see Karkand 2.0 and I'm not alone in that thought.

Read more: DICE Takes Aim at MW2 Again with New Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Map Modes Coming for Free March 30th

Black Bean Games dropped some more SBK X Superbike World Championship information just like they said they would when they teased us the other day with a couple of images.

SBK X will come in a regular flavor filled with motorcyle racing goodness and the Special Edition that gives you the chance to ride one of the sports legends.

One thing still missing - a release date.

Read more: SBK X Superbike Special Edition & Legend Revealed

Well it looks like OnLive is working well enough in beta to go for a real-live launch now. They've announced that the service will start June 17th and will include games from the big publishers that includes hits like Assassin's Creed 2, Borderlands and Mass Effect 2.

At GDC today, the CEO of OnLive said their would be somewhere from 12-25 titles at launch. No exactly a monster number there which is a little surprising given the amount of time they've been working on this. Subscribers get access for $14.95 per month.

I've already got all the gaming platforms covered so this isn't the product for me. I'm more interested in the potential for this to be used with the iPhone that we heard about a few months ago but nothing else has been said about that.

Read more: OnLive Launches in June - Games Include Assassins Creed II, Borderlands and Mass Effect 2

It's always interesting to see how game devs try to renew interest in franchise games that update frequently. This is most common in sports games like NBA, NFL varieties and now PGA. EA Sports is livening up Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 with some new features that actually are pretty interesting. The launch date for all the versions (iPhone, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360) is June 8th.

The one that caught my eye first was the fact that it will support Sony's still unnamed motion controller but they don't mention Natal support at all. Now that might not be a big deal because Natal was designed to be a more seamless controller that would work with most games anyway but we'll see if that works in practice without special code built into the game. Maybe it uses on-board game profiles to port support - that would make the most sense actually.

Read more: Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 to Support PS3 Motion Controller and Online Teams