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Battlefield 1943 Will Be Available To PlayStation 3 Battlefield 3 Owners

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by Kyle Hilliard on November 26, 2011 at 03:37 PM

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It's been a tumultuous journey for PlayStation 3 owners who were promised Battlefield 1943 for free with their purchase of Battlefield 3, but Electronic Arts is now making the game available.

The game was promised to be included for free, but in October it was revealed that the game was pulled, and then earlier this month EA was taken to court over the missing game in a class action lawsuit.

Now, EA is offering the game to buyers of Battlefield 3 for the PlayStation 3. Head here to begin the redemption process for the game. North American gamers can begin downloading on December 10, European gamers can begin downloading on November 26, and Japanese gamers can begin on December 17.

There are a couple of hoops that still require your jumping through, but the game will be yours soon. All it took was a large group of people threatening to sue Electronic Arts.

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Filed under: News, free games, battlefield 1943, Battlefield 3, class action lawsuit

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by Christian Garcia Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:39 PM

Seeing as this game sold like hot cakes when it released, I'm amazed so many people still don't have it.
by Mitch Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:43 PM

I'm getting BF3 this holiday, but I already have 1943 so I don't care.
by rioskeny Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:46 PM

haha take that EA! they didnt want to give me the free game,but now it will be mine! and 1 question is 4GB of ram good enough to play many games? i have portal 2,team fortres 2 and plant vs zombies and they run perfectly
getting soon deux ex hr,sims 2+expansion packs... and please tell me some good pc games thanks :)
by JonnyLikesGames Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:46 PM

"Tumultuous?" I don't think I've ever heard that word. I had to look it up.
by Predator_ 3000 Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:51 PM

I don't think anyone will play BF43 since BF3 is so amazing.
by Boss Kowbel Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:51 PM

Did EA ever release a statement concerning why Battlefield 1943 wasn't packaged with Battlefield 3?
by Killsocket Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:52 PM

Everyone goes gaga for 1943. I have it from BC2 Ultimate Edition and only played 15 minutes maybe once I downloaded it.
by Arkhammoved Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:53 PM

Well give Sony props, when they make a promise, they get it done.
by metalmatchel Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:53 PM

Awesome! I'm definitely not going to complain about free games.
by Hobo Baggins Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:55 PM

Yay.
by jon Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:58 PM

I just hope we still get our free Back to Karkhand DLC. It would be total bull if they replaced this for that, like they did that for this at first.
by Dallas Webster Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 03:58 PM

What about those of us who didn't pick up BF3 for PS3? We're shafted? Figures.
by danny-gamer1 Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 04:02 PM

how is this news jeez gameinformer staff
by sealsaa Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 04:12 PM

"All it took was a large group of people threatening to sue Electronic Arts."

I swear, their PR division must be run by the same inept marketing staff that came up with such gems as "Your mom *hates* this game". They could've avoided all of this by simply informing/apologizing to consumers about the missing 1943 prior to the game's release, then promising the game shortly thereafter. But that was the smart thing to do...
by thatfoxguy Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 04:24 PM

AWWWWWW YEAAAHHHHHH
by Altum Videtur Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 04:38 PM

I wonder if this'll mean the lawsuit will disappear or if reneging on the initial promise is enough to bring them to court despite finally giving in.
by THX-1138 Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 04:55 PM

good. those stingy bastards ought to cough up their promised game or else they'd be f'ed in the a by the masses
by Bald-Guy-With-A-Cape Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 05:00 PM

i think this is total BS since i paid 15 dollars for my copy of BF1943 and now their giving it away for free WTF i believe a refund is needed. who else agrees?
by Walnuts and Drillhands Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 05:17 PM

EA's generosity is underwhelming... Still I'll be glad to have it, I never played it the first go round.
by hiromu656 Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 06:09 PM

Why only PS3?