EA-owned development studio DICE today confirmed that its Frostbyte-powered online multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 will hit PSN and Xbox Live Arcade in June. A PC release will follow in September.

Players take responsibility of commanding either the US Marines or Imperial Japanese Navy and wage war in a conflict set across three tropic locales. This time around all the war-ravaged anarchy is powered by DICE’s in-house Frostbyte engine, which allows for highly destructible environments.

“Using the same Frostbite engine that we developed for Battlefield: Bad Company, we are able to take players back to WWII and return to the roots of the Battlefield franchise, but with a new twist – destruction,” said Gordon Van Dyke, Producer on Battlefield 1943.

Look for Battlefield 1943 to hit your favorite digital distribution store front for $15 later this June. With all the content being packed into this digital release and not to mention the sheer replay value offered by multiplayer, there is definitely enough value here to justify the price tag.

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