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So, the long and short of this story is that EA and DICE seemingly promised PlayStation 3 players a free copy of the downloadable shooter, Battlefield 1943, with the purchase of Battlefield 3.
Following the release of Battlefield 3, however, the deal seemed to be off as EA made no further noise about it. Disgruntled gamers even filed a class action lawsuit against EA in an effort to get the game as it looked as though the publisher had gone back on its word.
Not so.
For fans of Battlefield, this edition of the Xbox LIVE Deal of the Week is terrific, with special price offers on a range of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 downloadable content, as well as a price slash on the excellent Battlefield 1943!
The offers are only available to Xbox LIVE Gold members until this time next week, so pore over the MS Points savings you can make on this Battlefield content:
There are a generous amount of price reductions on a bunch of great Xbox LIVE Arcade games this week, including deals on Call of Duty Classic, Duke Nukem 3D and Battlefield 1943, as well as Worms 2: Armageddon, Serious Sam HD and Peggle.
Hundreds of MS Points have been sliced off of the prices for the above titles, the full listing of which you can check out below:
According to Xbox mouthpiece Major Nelson (he’s been really prolific with his posts today!), over one million Xbox LIVE users voted on your favourite Xbox LIVE Arcade games of 2009, from games like Trials HD and Splosion Man, to Battlefield 1943 and Shadow Complex, in categories such as ‘Best Original Game,’ ‘Best Graphics’ and ‘Best Innovation.’
The results of the voting follows below:
EA has no doubt proudly announced that the publisher’s downloadable online multiplayer game, Battlefield 1943, has gone on to sell over 1 million units on Xbox LIVE alone (no sales figures were released for the PlayStation Network version of the game).
According to EA, this makes Battlefield 1943 the fastest game to reach one million units on Xbox LIVE Arcade, after the title released in July of 2009.
Following an investor visit to Electronic Arts, everybody’s favourite videogame market analyst, Michael Pachter, returned with the news that the mega-publisher plans to implement a strategy in the future that will see the company releasing of what Pachter calls “premium downloadable content,” which will be followed up with a full-blown packaged release of the game, including that premium content.
The example used (and it must be stressed that it is an example), is that of the downloadable online multiplayer game Battlefield 1943, which released last year on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Store for $15. According to this new strategy, Battlefield 1943 would represent the premium DLC, while a full packaged product would follow, including the content contained within Battlefield 1943, plus more besides, for a full retail price of $60.
Pachter writes:
And lo, Microsoft’s Xbox division deemed today to be the day that the Xbox LIVE Arcade title, Battlefield 1943, would see a price reduction down to 800 MS Points, accessible only to the most righteous of gamers, the ‘Xbox LIVE Gold Members,’ and on the seventh day of availability, this particular ‘Deal of the Week’ would rest.
Halo 3 has once again beat out the competition on the Xbox LIVE activity listing for last week, remaining the No. 1 most played game on the Xbox LIVE service.
Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: World at War, Gears of War 2 and GTA IV make up the rest of the top five.
Marvel VS Capcom 2 moves its way up the list of best selling Xbox LIVE Arcade games, beating Battlefield 1943 and Splosion Man to the No. 1 spot.
As for the Xbox LIVE Indie Games sales list… it’s the same old, same old, as RC-AirSim, Fireworks HD and myFishtank make up the top three.
The full global list of top played Xbox Live games, original Xbox games and top selling XBLA and XNA Community Games follows below, all based on unique users and full versions purchased.
EA has announced that Battlefield 1943 has become the fastest selling Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network download-only game. The game has sold over 600 000 copies on XBLM and the PSN since it launched on the 8th of July.
The game became the fastest selling day one and week one download-only game worldwide on Xbox Live Marketplace and the fastest selling day one and week one download-only game on the PlayStation Network in North America.
Halo 3 is once again the supreme ruler of the Xbox LIVE Activity chart, settling in at No. 1 ahead of Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty 4, Gears of War 2 and new release, Battlefield 1943.
Battlefield 1943 also appears at the top of the Xbox LIVE Arcade sales list, ahead of last week’s Deal of the Week, N+, and newer release Worms 2: Armageddon and Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers. Castle Crashers hangs in there at No. 5 on the list.
The top Xbox LIVE Indie Games list is dominated by Microsoft’s Kodu game creator, as well as the usual RC-AirSim, myFishtank and A Perfect Massage.
The full global list of top played Xbox Live games, original Xbox games and top selling XBLA and XNA Community Games follows below, all based on unique users and full versions purchased.
Having recently launched on Xbox LIVE Arcade and soon (later today) on the PlayStation Store, an accompanying launch trailer has been released for Battlefield 1943, a full online multiplayer first-person shooter from EA and DICE.
If you’re a fan of the series, or just a fan of good, fully-featured-yet-inexpensive online shooters, you should definitely watch the trailer for Battlefield 1943 below, which is available now on Xbox LIVE Arcade for 1200 MS Points, and later today on the PlayStation Store for $9.99.
Due to the long weekend for the US citizens in the room, The Major has recently reminded everyone that Battlefield 1943 will be up and available for purchase on Xbox LIVE Marketplace next week Wednesday (July 8th) for 1200 MS Points.
To whet your appetite for the team-based multiplayer action, you can watch the latest trailer for Battlefield 1943 below:
EA and developer DICE have announced that Battlefield 1943 will be available to purchase and download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Store next week.
Battlefield 1943, the latest entry to DICE’s long-running and highly successfully first-person shooter multiplayer Battlefield series, once again allows players to take to the sea, skies or land to fight it out against an opposing team of soldiers battling for control of the map.
Using an iteration of their new technology, the Frostbite engine, players will be able to destroy walls, blockades and areas used for cover in order to complete their objectives. A producer on Battlefield 1943, Gordon Van Dyke said:
In a posting on DICE designer Gustav Halling’s blog (so many postings!), it has been revealed that the upcoming, recently announced Battlefield 1943 will be coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC… as a download-only game.
While answering a bunch of questions he was apparently drilled with in a Swedish Battlefield community Q&A recently, Halling writes:
“Q: Is BF1943 a “Internet browser” game?
A: No, BF1943 is not a Internet browser game, it’s a download-only game on X360, PS3 & PC. “
These comments appear to shed light on a statement made in a recent press release, simply saying:
“To get ready for the assault this winter, players can prepare for action in Battlefield 1943, an all-new multiplayer game available this summer via PlayStation®Store, Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace and on the PC.”
If you want to find out what other Swedish Q’s Gustav Halling A’d regarding Battlefield 1943, check out his blog posting.
Source: VG247
Rumoured to be in existence for a little while now, we finally have confirmation that Battlefield 1943 is in development, via this action-packed trailer.
Long-time Battlefield fans will be familiar with the format of two, large, player-controlled armies battling against each other for territory in the air, at sea and over land… only this time it looks ten times better!
Watch the announcement trailer for Battlefield 1943 below, to see some great aerial, naval and ground-based combat
Battlefield 1943 will be hitting the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 with its World War II Pacific theatre action ‘this summer.’
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