Word in from DICE this morning lets slip that forthcoming sequel 2 will make use of weapons from downloadable release 1943 - which given the vastly different premises is something of a surprise.

Apparently, the semi-automatic rifle and the sniper rifle will make the transition, one very enthusiastic developer telling Twitter: "Think you're a Bad Ass with BF1943 weapons? What if I said you'll be able to use your Semi-Auto Rifle, Sniper Rifle, or SMG in BFBC2!"

Bad Company 2 will be released for the PC, and in early 2010. We'll bring you more on this as release nears.

By Luke Guttridge