So it appears that a lot of people where not happy about EA removing content and having it as a pre order bonus. (and good on them for starting this boycott) If a game is made with content it should be kept in and not removed to be added in later to cash in on honest (gullible) fans.
So the Internet decided something had to be done and a boycott was arranged. At first it was mocked and i have to admit i was one of the people who mocked it at first (seeing as so many boycotts for video games cave in so easily) but i was all for the reason for the boycott. A prime example of a company rewarding fans in Valve. With Left 4 Dead they wanted to include survival mode with the game on release but where not happy with it so they removed it and later added it to xbox as a free download along with a new free map. Usually xbox adds a price to add on's but since Valve said it was intended for release they allowed it to be for free.
After the boycott showed no signs of dying down and EA wants to keep Battlefield 3 as a big contended with the Modern Warfare series they have said that the physical warfare pack (blatant jab at Modern Warfare) will be released for free at a later date for anyone who hasn't pre ordered the game.
Here's the announcement.
http://twitter.com/#!/Battlefield/status/81395538259476480
So it looks like EA has learned not to fuck with consumers and not to remove content from games to try to make a bit more money from people who have already payed for the game.
what do you think? comments below
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