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Wow, very happy with those results. Now there should be plenty of money for DICE to make me a Mirror's Edge 2.

FIX'T

 

[kadotsu]

DICE deserves the success just for having the balls to go next gen with BF3. I couldn't care less about the game itself but I can appreciate the engineering and asset porn.

I just hope DICE is big enough to crank out BF3 expansions and Mirror's Edge 2.

 

[Derrick01]

Wow, very happy with those results. Now there should be plenty of money for DICE to make me some free DLC (in addition to Karkand).

But why do that when EA can just charge you for it. 10 million users is a lot of potential map money.

 

[Anton Sugar]

That is a lot of disappointed PS3 owners who bought the game for 1943.

Bravo.

 

[DietRob]

Wow those are some pretty gaudy numbers.

 

[soulassssns]

That is a lot of disappointed PS3 owners who bought the game for 1943.

I purchased BF3 for BF3.....

just saying

 

[RibbedHero]

That is a lot of disappointed PS3 owners who bought the game for 1943.

I hope no one was crazy enough to buy this game for the free copy of 1943. It would be a nice little bonus, and it was stupid of EA not to announce its removal before release, but it's a minor issue I feel.

 

[mxgt]

Good stuff, game has amazing multiplayer.

Would love to know PC numbers.

 

[Kaako]

Good stuff. DICE better be pampered or else!

 

[Digital-Hero]

Good stuff. DICE better be pampered or else!

No pampering yet until they fix all the MP issues.

 

[FStop7]

I'm really looking forward to the BF3 vs MW3 sales battle now.

I would be shocked if MW3 didn't significantly outsell BF3.

 

[Orayn]

I would be shocked if MW3 didn't significantly outsell BF3.

I can only agree to this if you mean "statistically meaningful" when you say "significant." It could very well be a closer race than we were expecting.

 

[Tallshortman]

it's possibly true they all play FPS games most of the time. I just think EA is overselling copies ahead of time. Can't wait to see the actual number later on.

Everyone ships more copies than they anticipate selling ahead of time. Why the hell would you purposely undership your game? Just a bad attempt at a backpedal.

 

[Gomu Gomu]

Good stuff. DICE better be pampered or else!

I would love to know how a developer is rewarded when they sell this crazy amount of copies for the publisher. I know it's different for each contract, but I would like to know the general agreements.

 

[DMeisterJ]

Holy Crap.

Good shipping job EA.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Blops numbers were sold to consumers weren't they... and these are just shipped so ehh.

Definitely. Any shooter can sell this much if you pump a $50 million marketing campaign into it and sell it as a COD clone.

Ugh I hate seeing EA succeed. They deserve to die more than anyone in this industry.

Really?

 

[Orayn]

Definitely. Any shooter can sell this much if you pump a $50 million marketing campaign into it and sell it as a COD clone.

Ask THQ how well that worked for Homefront.

 

[Nirolak]

Ask THQ how well that worked for Homefront.

While I'm not disagreeing with your general point, I feel it actually went pretty okay for them.

3 million copies shipped, and it did so well that they got Crytek to make the next one.

It's really the only thing they've released this year that did well.

 

[Tallshortman]

I would love to know how a developer is rewarded when they sell this crazy amount of copies for the publisher. I know it's different for each contract, but I would like to know the general agreements.

Bonuses by contract but likely also more resources and creative freedom. Hopefully they get timetable freedom too since there were several reports of furious overtime being put into the game in the last few months. What EA will hopefully do, because we know they'll want a potential big seller FPS every holiday season, is alternate between BF and MoH. MoH had some great potential and I'd rather they let BF3 develop for more than a year before coming out with another entry.

 

[Atomski]

Grats Dice

 

[Derrick01]

Really?

Let me guess, you're going to take the stance that EA is great and is great for gamers?

 

[sajj316]

This is totally unexpected. Congrats EA and DiCE! Competition is good, indeed. Now, I need to my copy on the PS3.

 

[Nirolak]

Bonuses by contract but likely also more resources and creative freedom. Hopefully they get timetable freedom too since there were several reports of furious overtime being put into the game in the last few months. What EA will hopefully do, because we know they'll want a potential big seller FPS every holiday season, is alternate between BF and MoH. MoH had some great potential and I'd rather they let BF3 develop for more than a year before coming out with another entry.

They've said they intend to do exactly that.

There's actually a teaser for the next Medal of Honor in some Battlefield 3 boxes.

 

[Tallshortman]

Let me guess, you're going to take the stance that EA is great and is great for gamers?

Probably more like Activision is far worse. EA has had quite a few great games come out in the last two years. Really can't say the same for Activision.

 

[Special J]

OH FUCKING GREAT, now we basically have two modern warfare shooters to monopolize game sales...

gg smaller studios.

 

[funkystudent]

thats some pretty good channel stuffing there EA.


hope it sells at least 1/4th of those shipped copies in the first month.

 

[Derrick01]

Probably more like Activision is far worse. EA has had quite a few great games come out in the last two years. Really can't say the same for Activision.

This is probably more suited for another thread, but lol they're not even close to being as anti gamer and anti consumer as EA is.

 

[apana]

This whole fake competition thing they set up with Modern Warfare has really paid off for them. Remember though it's only 10 million copies shipped, so for all we know they are at the bottom of the ocean somehwere.

Spoiler

The second sentence is a joke.

 

[Tallshortman]

This is probably more suited for another thread, but lol they're not even close to being as anti gamer and anti consumer as EA is.

Actually they are and the fact that you think otherwise is pretty funny. I'll gladly take used game passes over the same 3 franchises every single year. The fact that they put so much of their eggs into one basket is just terrible business on their part and just sets them up to be as much "anti-gamer" as anyone.

 

[-MB-]

I don't see whats so tinfoil hattery about the statement.
U only need a few places that are sold out and want reorders for their statement to be true.
Still doesn't necessarily mean they are going to sell all 10 million to actual consumers in a week.
And the fact they stated they got reorder suggests to me they are trying to paint a picture of quick sellthrough.

 

[Lothars]

This is probably more suited for another thread, but lol they're not even close to being as anti gamer and anti consumer as EA is.

I think it is and I think your crazy, Activision is just as bad if not worst than EA is for gamers.

 

[(._.)]

10 million on store shelves. wonder how many are actually in homes.

 

[randomwab]

Congrats DICE, well deserved. The best multiplayer game I've played in a long damn time.

As much as I hate to say it though, I can still see MW3 crushing this.

 

[Yagharek]

Competition is good for gamers and the industry.

Just a shame every other game misses out on publicity due to two functionally identical mega budget shooters. Some diversity would be nice.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Now to the Dilemma

We've had everyone ape COD into their franchise in some way or form

Resistance, KillZone, Homefront, BFBC, and now the BF series

If BF becomes the new hotness, incoming clones of BF"esque" games next year?, or do they go back/stay with old reliable COD

Wouldn't mind a hybrid of COD + BF game, arcade action shooter + vehicles galore

 

[apana]

Congrats DICE, well deserved. The best multiplayer game I've played in a long damn time.

As much as I hate to say it though, I can still see MW3 crushing this.

Mordern Warfare 3 would have to reach 30 million or beyond to crush this number.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Just a shame every other game misses out on publicity due to two functionally identical mega budget shooters. Some diversity would be nice.

If Subway can name October, Anytober then

November is Shootervember

 

[Nirolak]

Just a shame every other game misses out on publicity due to two functionally identical mega budget shooters. Some diversity would be nice.

The faster things get crowded out, the faster people will work on making new business models to sell their games.

Given that XBLA sales are vastly dying down as well, I suspect we will see some changes rather soon.

 

[randomwab]

Now to the Dilemma

We've had everyone ape COD into their franchise in some way or form

Resistance, KillZone, Homefront, BFBC, and now the BF series

If BF becomes the new hotness, incoming clones of BF"esque" games next year?, or do they go back/stay with old reliable COD

Wouldn't mind a hybrid of COD + BF game, arcade action shooter + vehicles galore

We saw that before. After BF2, a lot of games started trying for that style. It all came to a head in 2007 with games like Crysis and Quake Wars and such trying huge long multi games and failing hard in light of Modern Warfare's tight arcade style. Then everything started copying that.

 

[Anton Sugar]

Now to the Dilemma

We've had everyone ape COD into their franchise in some way or form

Resistance, KillZone, Homefront, BFBC, and now the BF series

If BF becomes the new hotness, incoming clones of BF"esque" games next year?, or do they go back/stay with old reliable COD

Wouldn't mind a hybrid of COD + BF game, arcade action shooter + vehicles galore

Bingo. Huge part of my hype is that there really hasn't been anything to fill the gap that Battlefield 2 filled. Section 8: Prejudice was close.

 

[Derrick01]

Actually they are and the fact that you think otherwise is pretty funny. I'll gladly take used game passes over the same 3 franchises every single year. The fact that they put so much of their eggs into one basket is just terrible business on their part and just sets them up to be as much "anti-gamer" as anyone.

Releasing 1 game every year is not really that anti-gamer. You could say $15 map packs are, definitely, but what else do they really do? Not much.

Go research everything EA has done and does now. It's like a 1000 page book versus Activision's 100 page book.

 

[Gully State]

Job well done DICE...Fuck you EA for doing basically nothing but sprinkling chunky pieces of turd on an otherwise delicious cake..

 

[Massa]

You know what's great about this? Next year EA's marketing will use their cheap tactics all over again with Medal of Honor. Yay!

 

[specialguy]

Not surprised, was in Wal Mart last night and the shelves were literally pretty wiped out of the game. I knew then it was gonna be big.

 

[Sunhawk]

 

[randomwab]

Also, can we reward DICE for a job well done by letting them do Mirror's Edge 2 please?

 

[H_Prestige]

I guess COD clones can sell really well.

 

[Moaradin]

I guess COD clones can sell really well.

lol

 

[Rated-Rsuperstar]

Probably more like Activision is far worse. EA has had quite a few great games come out in the last two years. Really can't say the same for Activision.

Activision has had plenty of good games over the last couple years. They've just all failed because Activision didn't care about the game or developer.

 

[Yagharek]

The faster things get crowded out, the faster people will work on making new business models to sell their games.

Given that XBLA sales are vastly dying down as well, I suspect we will see some changes rather soon.

You're probably right. The current market is unsustainable. I expect the next console transitions and pc service shift (a la Steam introduction) to be a commercial bloodbath.

Personally I'm hoping for a mid 80s home computer style renaissance. You know, like when speedball, cabal and Cannon fodder etc were the cutting edge.