EA has confirmed that it will give Battlefield 3 PlayStation 3 players a copy of Battlefield 1943 after all, PlayStation 3 owners in Europe will be able to claim their free download code for Battlefield 1943 this weekend.
The news comes shortly after the publisher was threatened with being taken to court over its failure to deliver the free copy of the World War II-based action with every new copy of Battlefield 3 for PS3, as announced at this year’s E3.
European gamers can claim their copy of the game this Saturday by visiting a redemption website. US gamers can claim their free copy on December 10 and in Asia/Japan on December 17.
To download your copy of Battlefield 1943 for the PlayStation 3 follow these steps.
1. Activate your Battlefield 3 Online Pass for the PlayStation 3 using the voucher included in the game (see step #5 for additional instructions).
2. Visit 1943redemption.battlefield.com on or after the dates outlined above for your region and log in with your Origin ID and password.
3. Select your territory. Note vouchers do not work across regions.
4. You will then receive a PlayStation 3 voucher for Battlefield 1943.
5. input your voucher into the PlayStation Network store. Instructions below.
- From the XMB (cross media-bar) of the PlayStation 3 connected to a network, choose [account management] under the [PlayStation Network].
- From the menu select redeem codes.
- Enter voucher and select continue.
- Download Battlefield 1943.
EA’s said “There have been some misunderstandings around Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield 3,” the firm said in a statement. “To address this we are making Battlefield 1943 available free of charge to owners of Battlefield 3 on the PS3 beginning this month.”
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