The Battlefield Blog has the update first mentioned yesterday about the version 1.50 patch for Battlefield 2 first mentioned during the Bush administration. DICE says the patch will be released next Tuesday, though skepticism on this point should be forgiven, since at one point release of this patch was promised for before Christmas 2008. They also announce the free release of both the Euro Forces and Armored Fury booster packs for all players, which will make for a ginormous update. The full update includes the change log, and here's a bit:

After nearly a year of development and three public beta tests Battlefield 2 v1.50 is ready for release. The update will be released on Tuesday 1st September at 5pm UK, 6pm Europe. Stay tuned for release announcement in the near future!

As part of Update 1.50 we are glad to announce that not only is Highway Tampa now a required install included in the update but Euro Forces (Great Wall, Taraba Quarry and Operation Smoke Screen) and Armored Fury (Midnight Sun, Operation Harvest and Operation Road Rage) is now FREE for all Battlefield 2 players. Including the brand new map, Operation Blue Pearl this brings EIGHT new maps that everyone can play and will be added to ranked Battlefield 2 servers world wide. The Booster Pack content is included in the update and has made the file just over 2Gb in size.

Server providers around the world will have access to the client file so find your closest host for best download speeds. To install Battlefield 2 Update v1.50 you must have Battlefield 2 updated to version 1.41 or Battlefield 2 Complete Collection from EA Store installed.