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Both EA’s Battlefield 3 and Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 have been battling to win the hearts and minds of the gaming universe all year with extensive TV campaigns. The chart below demonstrates the cumulative views from males aged between 16 and 34 years old to each campaign. …
Read More »GameStop cuts Battlefield 3 to £22.97
Having kicked off its Black Friday promotion with the now sold out Uncharted 3 for 22.97, GameStop.co.uk has now gone live with an amazing offer for EA’s Battlefield 3. The game is currently available on either PS3 or Xbox 360 for just 22.97. The promotion will run until 8pm tonight, …
Read More »EA reinstates Battlefield 1943 offer
Having been threatened with legal action in a US court, EA has decided that it will now offer a free copy of digital shooter Battlefield 1943 to owners of Battlefield 3 on PS3. Having announced the promotion earlier in the year, the release of Battlefield 3 came and went without …
Read More »EA sued over Battlefield 1943 snub
A class action lawsuit has been filed against publisher EA over its failure to include a free version of digital shooter Battlefield 1943 with the PS3 version of Battlefield 3. Having announced the proposed freebie earlier this year, the omission was only revealed after the game had been released in …
Read More »EA has banned ‘hundreds’ of Battlefield 3 cheaters
Publisher EA has revealed that hundreds” of players have been banned from playing Battlefield 3 due to cheating. And it’s not just on PC either, as some console users have also been unceremoniously blocked. Those found guilty of breaching the rules must not only endure being locked out of their …
Read More »MW3 vs BF3 – has EA won market share?
Battlefield 3 sold really well. Modern Warfare 3 sold really, REALLY well. But who won the war? Of course, that all depends on how you deal with the numbers. EA’s mission prior to the release of Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 was simple – it wanted to prize some …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Battlefield 3 holds on
Despite dropping 54 per cent of its sales compared to last week, EA has fended off some strong opposition to remain the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 for the second week in a row. It’s the first time a game in the Battlefield series that has retained its place …
Read More »Battlefield 3 fails to topple COD from Xbox Live league
Sales have been strong and the critical reception not bad, but Battlefield 3 has failed to clear the first hurdle in its race against the behemoth that is Call of Duty. The latest Xbox Live user chart from Microsoft shows that Battlefield 3 was only the third most played game …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps 36%
It was a big week for the UK games market, with the total value up by 36 per cent to 39.1m, and unit sales up by 31 per cent to 1,300,858. The reason for the sales surge? Battlefield 3. The game is now the tenth fastest-selling game in Chart-Track history, …
Read More »Sticking with Battlefield or moving to Modern Warfare?
Battlefield 3 may already be sitting on the shelves of some 5m gamers, but EA knows that’s not the end of the challenge. With Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 being released worldwide on Tuesday November 8th, it’s safe to assume that at least a proportion of this user …
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