14 DAY TRIAL // Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced that Battlefield 1943, the shooter that was originally offered as downloadable title, will be included with all new copies on Battlefield 3 in order to solve any sort of misunderstanding with the player base.
Earlier in 2011, when EA was promoting Battlefield 3, it announced that the special incentive for those playing on the PlayStation 3 from Sony would be a free copy of the older game, delivered via a code inside the game case.
When Battlefield 3 was actually launched the free game was nowhere to be found and the publisher refused to acknowledge that it should be included.
Since then the law firm Edelson McGuire has filed a class action lawsuit against Electronic Arts saying that the company has misled customers and has profited from their good faith.
An official statement from Electronic Arts reads: “"There have been some misunderstandings around Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield 3. To address this we are making Battlefield 1943 available free of charge to owners of Battlefield 3 on the PS3 beginning this month.”
Gamers will be able to use a special website that the company has set up to claim their copy of Battlefield 1943 using their included Online Pas voucher.
Those who are playing in Europe will be able to do so on November 26, those in the United States will have to wait until December 10 while those who bought the PS3 version of Battlefield 3 in Japan can get their free game on December 17.
It’s not clear whether the lawsuit will also be settled because the promised free game is now given to gamers or whether players and lawyers will continue to try and get some monetary settlement out of EA for the misleading advertising.
Battlefield 3 has managed to sell about 7 million units since launch, although EA has not said how many of those were on the PS3.