PB Init Failure: Bad Company 2

You have been kicked from the game. The reason is:Punkbuster kicked player ‘playername’(for 0 minutes) … PB INIT FAILURE

Battlefield Bad Company 2 players are being plagued with the “PB Init Failure” error messages when trying to connect to Bad Company’s multiplayer.

The problems seems to be linked to handshake problems with PunkBuster. EA/DICE has been rebooting servers with updates to get the servers back online and running.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The game is a direct sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company and was announced at one of Electronic Arts’ earnings conferences and was showcased for the first time at E3 2009. The game was released on March 2 in North America, March 4 in Europe and March 5 in the UK.

Are you still experiencing the “PB Init failure” error?