Posts Tagged ‘success’
Battlefield 1943 smashes previous records
We already know that Battlefield 1943 was nothing less than a huge success but EA has given us some exact numbers today. Since the game went live on July 8th there have been over 600,000 copies of the game purchased digitally apparantly setting a new record.
Producer of the game, Gordon Van Dyke, speaks of the success below:
“We are honoured by the reception that the game has received so far. Watching and participating in this non-stop multiplayer action has been a real treat for us and we can’t believe how fast our fans reached 43 million kills. We can now truly say that we have set a new standard for what can be done in the downloadable games category and gamers recognize the endless value that Battlefield 1943 provides for just $15.”
Now that Battlefield 1943 has proven its worth I think its safe to say that EA will pull an Activision and release countless titles that mimic its gameplay.
via Kotaku
Battlefield Heroes already has 1 million players
Battlefield Heroes was only recently unleashed onto the public and already EA and DICE are announcing that the game officially has over 1 million players. The game’s success could probably in part be attributed to the fact that it’s free to play. Of course, if you want to customize your characters in any way you’ll have to fork over some cash as the game’s business model is completely based around micro-transactions.
General Manager of the Battlefield Heroes team, Ben Cousins, commented on the game’s early success:
“The team is really proud to have hit 1 million registrations at this early stage. Creating a character and gameplay experience that is totally yours is what sets this game apart – your hero can be anything from a bazooka-toting pirate, a grenade-throwing ninja or even a mime assassin!”
If you haven’t already checked out the game yourself be sure to take a glance at our Battlefield Heroes review to see what we thought of it.
via Kotaku
Battlefield 1943 logs 5 million kills, 29 years of gameplay on first day
Have you played Battlefield 1943? If so, have you died? If yes then perhaps you were one of the 5 million virtual deaths that happened on the first day the game hit the market.
Furthermore, on Xbox Live alone there were more than 29 years of gameplay logged on the first day as well.
Crazy? Yes. I’m sure part of Battlefield 1943’s success could be attributed to the fact that ti was priced at only $15 or 1200 Microsoft Points. Not to mention the fact that you didn’t even have to get off the couch to purchase the game as it is offered over both Xbox Live and the Playstation network.
Read (VG247)