The Battlefield blog has been updated with some details in regards to the new "Squad Rush" mode in Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The mode has two teams of four players each battling it out to capture two bases. It's basically a different version of the Rush gameplay mode. While the console versions of the game will gain access to the mode for its first 30 days via pre-orders only, all PC gamers will get access immediately at launch via a free update.
Squad Rush Summary
Gamemode: Squad Rush puts a squad of four players versus another squad of four players for a max of eight player matches in this intense one crate/two base infantry only version of the Rush gamemode. The mode has two teams of four players each battling it out to capture two bases. It's basically a different version of the Rush gameplay mode. While the console versions of the game will gain access to the mode for its first 30 days via pre-orders only, all PC gamers will get access immediately at launch via a free update.
How To Access "Squad Rush" at Launch
North America: All customers that pre-order from GameStop (local retail store or website) on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 will have an Exclusive Access* for 30 days to play the "Squad Rush" gamemode and any friends they bring with them. This means you can always play with your friends if you have the Exclusive Access* never forcing you to split from them, plus those that have this Exclusive Access* are a bit more popular... even if only for 30 days.
