EA and DICE’s latest venture into the first-person shooter genre, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, has shipped over 2.3 Million units across the United States and UK. The numbers of shipped units include the amount sold on the Playstation 3 as well. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has quickly became March’s best selling title, without any need to wait for the month to end. The critically acclaimed title has reached favorable honors from many review sites across the internet, especially from us here at The Xbox Domain. You shouldn’t miss out on this kick-butt game.
“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.”
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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has achieved several milestones within the title and social networks involving the game:
- 81B points have been earned in online multiplayer sessions
- 43M weapons and gadgets have been unlocked in online multiplayer
- Over 6M video views on YouTube
- 2.9M hours have been spent playing online in the last 24 hours alone
- 230K peak-concurrent-users (PCUs)
- Over 44k Twitter fans (most out of any EA title)
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will recieve 2 multiplayer maps March 30th, free for those that received a VIP code with their copy of the title. The maps will also be available via the in-game store for $15.
[via EA Press]
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