Battlefield 1943 becomes fastest-selling game download

by Stevie Smith - Jul 24 2009, 16:00

With the inclusion of only three tweaked multiplayer maps, some gaming fans weren’t holding out much hope for Battlefield 1943. However, with a download price of just $15 USD reflecting the somewhat limited content, Electronic Arts’ latest online release has shot off the virtual shelves.

In fact, rather than just attracting players to the point of merely selling well, Battlefield 1943 has racked up a massive 600,000 purchases since launch, making it the fastest selling day-one and week-one download release to ever hit Xbox Live’s global network.

Similarly, Electronic Arts has been keen to stress that the game has become the fastest selling day-one and week-one download title on the PlayStation Network (PSN) in the North American market. 

Arriving as the multiplayer sequel to the hugely popular World War II shooter Battlefield 1942, the new release caters for up to 24 players across existing Pacific gameplay environments Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.

As added incentive for purchase and prolonged play, Electronic Arts initially locked off a fourth map called Coral Sea, promising to unlock it on each respective platform when its gamers amassed an online kill count of 43 million.

With the Xbox 360 sporting a stronger rate of adoption, that figure was duly surpassed on Xbox Live in a mere five days – although PlayStation Network players weren’t far behind requiring a respectable eight days.

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