Electronic Arts' Battlefield: Bad Company 2 launched in North America and Europe only two weeks ago, and it's already sold 2.3 million copies across the two regions, according to internal EA data. The DICE developed shooter is on pace to be the top selling title for March, and EA said that its 2.3 million already sold makes the game the best-selling March release on record in North America and Europe.
“We are so thrilled with the success of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 sales and fan response. In the first 48 hours we had such a tremendous rush to multiplayer gameplay that our servers experienced overwhelming demand. This is a testament to the massive response players have had worldwide for the extraordinary action experienced in the Battlefield sandbox,” commented Karl Magnus Troedsson, Executive Producer, Battlefield Franchise. “DICE and EA have brought more servers online. We now have enough capacity to handle all BFBC2 connections seamlessly and we continue to monitor online play daily.”
EA noted that 2.9 million hours have been spent playing online in the last 24 hours alone, and the game has seen 230K peak-concurrent-users so far. EA plans to further support the title with DLC, and two all-new multiplayer maps for the game are scheduled for release on March 30; these will be free to original purchasers of the game who can unlock the content by inputting a "VIP code." Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 players that didn't buy the original game at retail and don't have a code can purchase one via the in-game store for $15.
