Battlefield 1943 hits next week

Today DICE announced that Battlefield 1943 will hit Xbox Live Arcade on July 8. The PlayStation 3 version will be available on July 9. Both will cost $15 (1200 Microsoft Points). In celebration of this announcement, DICE released a new trailer introducing the map Guadalcanal.

Battlefield 1943 supports up to 24 players and features 3 maps at launch, plus an additional map once the BF1943 community completes a challenge. Those of you holding out for a PC version are going to have to wait till Sept.

Read: Battlefield 1943 Coming to Consoles Next Week.