Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Goes Gold, Demo Doing Well, and Exclusive Pre-order Deal Details

I read last week that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 recently went Gold[1], which applies to many, many sales or pre-orders so far – 500 000 copies I think, or does that just apply to music? Not only that but the demo of the game has been downloaded over 3.5 million times[2].

In addition to all this though, there’s a pre-order deal for the title, which does like this: pre-order Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and you get Battlefield 2142 Deluxe Edition for free. Some might argue that this isn’t the deal they wanted, seeing as BF 2142 wasn’t exactly the franchise’s best, as I recall. I think Battlefield 2 would have been better, but I don’t know.

I also read about another deal where if you order the Limited Edition of the PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, you’ll get some free unlocks and two weapons from Battlefield 1943, namely the M1A1 Submachine Gun, or Thompson or Tommy gun (the one with the clip, not the drum), and the M1911 Pistol (Colt sidearm). The other unlocks include “Improved Vehicle Armor”, “Vehicle Alternate Fire”, “Vehicle Motion Sensor”, and the “Tracer Dart Pistol”[3].

Note that these deals are only available at EA’s online store at the moment. Not sure if it’ll crop up any where else later on.

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Sources: [1] Cinemablend – [2] CVG - [3] Inc Gamers

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Goes Gold, Demo Doing Well, and Exclusive Pre-order Deal Details

Game Sequels Aplenty: 3s Everywhere

There's an interesting trend I picked up on lately. Three series are getting new games in their franchises. And they all end with "3".

Firstly, Max Payne 3 will be released this year, and word has it that he's now bald, fat, and addicted to painkillers. And he now resides in South America instead of New York.

Battlefield 3 is in development, with Battlefield 1943: Pacific still to come this year.

Staying with the all out warfare theme, America's Army 3 is arriving this month.

Fallout 3: Point Lookout will be released this month as well.

And not even waiting for the second game to come out, Assassin's Creed III is all ready in development too. Wonder who the assassin is and where the game will take place this time?

Sources:

New Max Payne 3 Art Hits Alongside Rumored Details

EA: Battlefield 3 'Looking Very Good'

America's Army 3 Arriving June 17

Fallout 3: Point Lookout on June 23

Work has Already Begun on Assassin's Creed III

Game Sequels Aplenty: 3s Everywhere