Battlefield 1943 Smashes Records
Battlefield 1943Who says downloadable titles can't be immensely popular? Who says they can't bring in big profit? The more they make and the better they get, the more popular they will become; plain and simple.
Just look at the success of Battlefield 1943, one of the latest and greatest gems on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace. EA has announced that DICE's excellent production is now the fastest-selling Day One and Week One downloadable title ever, on both the PS3 and Xbox 360. Since it launched back on July 8, over 600,000 people have forked over the $14.99 to participate in major skirmishes on Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and Coral Sea (recently unlocked by the community, which needed to hit 43 million kills). And if for whatever reason you're still not convinced, you can always try out the free 30-minute trial on the PSN or XBL Marketplace; the trial returned on July 18. On the surface, this may appear like nothing more than "just another FPS," but the depth and diversity of this downloadable game can't be denied. It looks absolutely fantastic, the action is almost always fast and entertaining, and it's great for those who have had fun with titles like Warhawk in the past. Battlefield 1943 is the perfect example of a cheap game that's well worth the expense; you could quite literally play this one forever.
Of course, many are anxiously awaiting Battlefield: Bad Company 2, set to launch later this year (hopefully). That too should be awesome and well worth the $60 but for only $15, you can get a taste of DICE's considerable development ability now.
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7/23/2009 John Shepard
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dveisalive
Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 10:10:16 PM
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Reccaman18
Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 10:21:12 PM
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Morals
Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 10:31:02 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 11:00:31 PM
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CH1N00K
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 9:22:46 AM
Hitch up your packs boys! We're crossing Silicone Valley and climbing the Twin Peaks!
Anyways, back on topic....
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King James
Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 11:06:28 PM
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 11:18:18 PM
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Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 12:16:47 AM
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hobgoblin
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 1:19:54 AM
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Whilst in the lobby, you can chat fine. 2 mins into the game though all comms disappear until you go back into the lobby.
Have had none of the "disconnects" that others have been complaining about though.
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GlavinChris
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 7:35:51 AM
-The Glavin
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Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 1:37:33 AM
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Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 2:49:13 AM
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Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 5:01:01 AM
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___________
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 3:32:01 AM
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theres heaps of ps2 games i want to replay or play for the first time.
i still havent played god of war, or the orginal devil may cry.
and im in the mood for some ratchet and clank up your arsenal, that was the best one of the series, i hope they bring back the rhino 3 back to its original glory the one in FT is far to weak.
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Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 4:49:53 AM
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Qubex
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 5:42:43 AM
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Q!
"i am home"
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Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 7:41:10 AM
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Hawkeye
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 7:58:31 AM
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Though one thing I think they could add is flame throwers as they were an integral part of american firepower in the war in the Pacific.
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JPHarvey
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 8:32:06 AM
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I just love to have that kind of quality game for 15$. More maps is definitely the way to go from here given the user base. I'll even pay for them!
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CH1N00K
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 8:45:30 AM
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The other problem I have is unless you are part of a clan, no one talks to each other. Instead of working together, they all go their seperate ways..lol, and I die.
But I persevere. After awhile it becomes fun, there's been very few times that I've sat at the top of the kill list, but as long as I'm not on the bottom, I'm a happy fragger.
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Hawkeye
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 8:56:04 AM
Some of the PS3 players have been on for 5 days! Which is impressive since it's only been out for 15!
But like you I find it is fun!
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CH1N00K
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 9:31:48 AM
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JPBooch
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 10:33:03 AM
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wano
Saturday, July 25, 2009 @ 12:13:06 PM
hows that 4 a solution :)
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BikerSaint
Sunday, July 26, 2009 @ 11:18:29 PM
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The Xbox LIVE community reached the goal of 43 million kills in just 5 days.
And the PlayStation community hit the 43 million kill mark in only 8 days.
Van Dyke also said that the popularity of the community unlock has him thinking about including something similar in "Bad Company 2" too.
Last edited by BikerSaint on 7/26/2009 11:19:01 PM
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BTNwarrior
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 @ 10:09:33 PM
Well it's popular now so maybe we will get some new maps in the future.