EA Finally Gives Gamers Battlefield 1943, But Calls The Situation A Misunderstanding

A week after a law-firm threatened to sue EA for not giving promised Battlefield 1943 for those who pre-ordered Battlefield 3 on the PlayStation 3, EA has finally given in and will give players their free games. According to EA, it was all just a "misunderstanding".

“There have been some misunderstandings around Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield 3,″ said EA. "To address this we are making Battlefield 1943 available free of charge to owners of Battlefield 3 on the PS3 beginning this month".

EA is giving players a one day window in order to receive a voucher code to obtain Battlefield 1943.

• Europe - November 26
• North America - December 10
• Asian & Japan - December 17

To claim your voucher on one of the dates posted above, you then do the following:

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)

Once you get your voucher, you then need to of course claim the game via the code on the voucher. To do that, follow these steps:

1. From the XMB (cross media-bar) of the PlayStation 3 connected to a network, choose [account management] under the [PlayStation Network].
2. From the menu select redeem codes.
3. Enter voucher and select continue.
4. Download Battlefield 1943.