Battlefield 3 developer, Electronic Arts sued! Absence of Battlefield 1943 content the reason
Electronic Arts may have been celebrating the success of their latest iteration of the modern military first-person shooter, Battlefield 3, yet things seem to have taken a turn for the worse as the publisher is on the receiving end of a law suit.
Battlefield 3 holds the record for being Electronic Arts’ fastest ever selling title and has been praised by critics and gamers alike for its representation of modern day warfare and for its absolutely brilliant multiplayer action.
Now EA is making the headlines for completely different reasons as they are set for a courtroom hearing after a group of lawyers are set to take them to court. The reason behind the move is because Electronic Arts failed to deliver on one of their promises
for the game.
When promoting the game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, this year, the publisher announced that the PlayStation 3 version of Battlefield 3 would come with a code for Battlefield 1942, which could be downloaded from the PlayStation Network.
Yet, come the release date and Battlefield 3 came all by its lonesome self with nothing to indicate anything related to Battlefield 1943 was a part of the package.
According to EA, the Battlefield 1943 extra was replaced by access to the ‘timed-exclusive DLC’ which the game is set to receive in the future. While the announcement was made, it did not seem to have reached the masses of disappointed Battlefield 3 fans.
It was because of this that a number of lawyers from the Edelson McGuire law firm have decided to take action. They are said to be representing the portion of gamers who were disappointed at not having the add-on and their case is based around the premise
that EA did not communicate the change as well as it should have to the fans.
According the law firm, Electronic Arts, “misled and profited from thousands of their customers by making a promise that they could not, and never intended, to keep”. The firm also claimed that the original offer attracted a number of customers who purchased
a PlayStation 3 version just to avail the extra goodie.
Electronic Arts are yet to comment on the matter, yet one can expect the studio to make amends and offer the add-on, yet that would depend on a number of factors as well.
The video game industry has grown from its humble beginnings into one that is now worth millions of dollars, so the odd law suit is something that can be expected. In the meantime however, Battlefield 3 continues to do the business in the sales charts despite
the recent controversy.
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