Over 2.3M Units Sold Mark Battlefield: Bad Company 2 as Top Selling
March Title on Record in North America and Europe
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Mar 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ:ERTS), today announced that Battlefield:
Bad Company(TM) 2 is on pace to be the top selling title for March
2010. With over 2.3M units sold-through*, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has
become the best-selling March release on record in North America and
Europe. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is winning accolades from fans
and critics for outstanding visuals and action-packed gameplay with no
less than 46 outlets having awarded the game a score of 90 or above.
GameSpot.com commented that, "whether or not you're looking for a new
shooter in your life, you owe it to yourself to play Battlefield: Bad
Company 2."
The momentum of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 can also be seen
across social media networks and in the game's statistics:
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81B points have been earned in online multiplayer sessions
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43M weapons and gadgets have been unlocked in online multiplayer
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Over 6M video views on YouTube
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2.9M hours have been spent playing online in the last 24 hours alone
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230K peak-concurrent-users (PCUs)
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Over 44k Twitter fans (most out of any EA title)
"We are so thrilled with the success of Battlefield: Bad Company 2
sales and fan response. In the first 48 hours we had such a tremendous
rush to multiplayer gameplay that our servers experienced overwhelming
demand. This is a testament to the massive response players have had
worldwide for the extraordinary action experienced in the Battlefield
sandbox," says Karl Magnus Troedsson, Executive Producer, Battlefield Franchise.
"DICE and EA have brought more servers online. We now have enough
capacity to handle all BFBC2 connections seamlessly and we continue to
monitor online play daily."
Defined by its exceedingly intense vehicular warfare, destruction,
variety of weapons and huge sandbox environments, Battlefield: Bad
Company 2 is one of the finest online FPS games of 2010. Developed
using state-of-the-art graphics technology, the PC version of Battlefield:
Bad Company 2 is the first title in the Battlefield
franchise to be 3-D-ready, playable in DirectX(R) 11, and support multiple
monitors for properly equipped PCs.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is available in North America and
Europe for the Xbox 360(R) videogame and entertainment system,
PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system and PC. Two all-new
multiplayer maps for the game are coming on March 30 at no extra
charge**. These two maps can be unlocked by inputting a VIP code***.
For more information on DICE, please visit www.dice.se.
For more information on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 please visit: www.battlefield.com.
Or follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OfficialBFBC2.
* According to internal data.
** Internet connection required.
*** VIP codes included with original retail purchase. Xbox 360 and
PlayStation 3 players that do not have a code can purchase one via the
in-game store for $15. PC players will get the content as a game update.
Internet connection required.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is
a leading global interactive entertainment software company. Founded in
1982, the Company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive
software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, wireless
devices and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under
four brand names: EATM, EA SPORTSTM, EA MobileTM
and POGOTM. In fiscal 2009, EA posted GAAP net revenue of
$4.2 billion and had 31 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.
More information about EA's products and full text of press releases can
be found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
EA, EA SPORTS, EA Mobile and POGO are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.
Battlefield: Bad Company is a trademark of EA Digital Illusions CE AB.
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment
Inc. Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group
of companies and are used under license from Microsoft. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE: Electronic Arts Inc.
EA Games Label
Jino Talens, 650-628-9111
Publicist
jtalens@ea.com
Kelly Ekins, 514-664-8143
PR Manager
kekins@ea.com
Peter Nguyen, 650-628-3607
PR Director
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