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Battlefield 1943 Bonus Fourth Map Unlocked by Blood

by Alice O'Connor, May 29, 2009 5:58am PDT

Related Topics – Battlefield 1943, xbox 360, Trailer, PlayStation 3

DICE has today announced that PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 edition of its downloadable multeriplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 will contain not three maps but four, setting "a worldwide community challenge" to unlock the fourth field of war, Coral Sea.

Coral Sea will unlock on each platforms once its players have collectively racked up 43 million kills, with the game's website providing information on how close players are.

Battlefield 1943 arrives on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in June for $15, with a gussied up PC version--potentially with gameplay closer to BF1942--set for release in September.

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This is a dumb idea. People who don't play so often will never get to play it, and people who play all the time will end up only playing this map.

It's only going to seperate the player base. Just release with Coral Sea unlocked.

May 29, 2009 9:08am PDT

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This is a dumb idea. People who don't play so often will never get to play it, and people who play all t... : Kylegar
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- Reading comprehension FTW : wurzle
- Think of this as a TF2 unlock that everyone will get at the same time. : Sailor of Fortune
- People who can't read won't enjoy it anyway. : Johnnsen
- Wow someone's reading comprehension SUCKS : MOB712

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Get in! Another classic map brought back :D

Coral Sea was hilarious in 1942, the amount of times people beached the carrier was hilarious. There'll be no driving of the carrier in this but I can't wait to try it all out.

What day in June?!

May 29, 2009 6:13am PDT

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Get in! Another classic map brought back :D Coral Sea was hilarious in 1942, the amount of times peopl : niceguynick
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- But I want *all* the drivables back! The latest BF's have been much too infantry-centric. : Topsiderover
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  Funday, June the Nice. : Alice O'Connor
  - Thats every day of my life then, woohoo! : niceguynick
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  The carriers in the original Coral Sea were stationary, and hence could not be beached. You're probably t... : UtilityMaximizer
  - Ah yeah! I was thinking of Midway, its been a while :) : niceguynick
- Can't move the carrier in Coral Sea. But it's funner to drive the carrier off map than to beach it. : Sailor of Fortune

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Is this game different in any non-graphical way from BF1942? I bought it then and I wasn't impressed :(

May 29, 2009 6:31am PDT

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Is this game different in any non-graphical way from BF1942? I bought it then and I wasn't impressed :( : SniperWolf22
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- From everything I've read so far about it, it's very different from BF1942. This is a massive disappointm... : thetangent

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Can-not-wait. One of my favorite online games ever.

May 29, 2009 9:55am PDT

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Can-not-wait. One of my favorite online games ever. : marblehead
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- Same here, although I realize this map will surely unlock faster with more 360 owners, I'll be spending m... : phinn

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fuck ya coral sea. one of my fave 1942 maps

May 29, 2009 9:53am PDT

fuck ya coral sea. one of my fave 1942 maps : dantastic

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By: te[R]ror x Show Full Post

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So people who bought PC version have to wait for console players to unlock the 4th map before they can play it too ?

oooooooh I get it now ...

May 29, 2009 6:42am PDT

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So people who bought PC version have to wait for console players to unlock the 4th map before they can pl... : te[R]ror
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  The press release barely mentions the PC version, so I suspect there'll be something different going on w... : Alice O'Connor
  - Yeah. We'll have to report 100 bugs/balance issues and then they unlock the 4th map. ;) : wytefang
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    Also I'm a bum and updated the story with new stuffs and sense. : Alice O'Connor
    - Well thanks, Alice! Stop doing your job so well!! :P : wytefang
- well, the PC version will be out so much later than the console versions that they should have it unlocke... : duffman03

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By: oO SilentK Oo x Show Full Post

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What a creative way of saying, "Hey, were working on another map, Coral Sea, but it won't be done until a few weeks after release!" Bravo, DICE, bravo. (Not being sarcastic).

Next thing you know Blizzard will say Diablo 3 will be released when 10 billion monsters have been slain in Diablo 2.

May 29, 2009 8:09am PDT

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What a creative way of saying, "Hey, were working on another map, Coral Sea, but it won't be done until a... : oO SilentK Oo
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- Of course this is void if they are actually shipping the map with the game, rather than it being a downlo... : oO SilentK Oo
- It's as done as the other maps. : -efx-

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Trying so hard to hold on to my 1600 points right now. This looks awesome.

May 29, 2009 6:22am PDT

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Trying so hard to hold on to my 1600 points right now. This looks awesome. : Wolfanoz
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- It's actually 1200 points. : Sailor of Fortune

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By: -=kodiak=- x Show Full Post

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coral sea?

uuug... that was an annoying map. I dont think id be eagerly watching the website for the kills to rack up to that point so it can unlock.

May 29, 2009 9:13am PDT

coral sea? uuug... that was an annoying map. I dont think id be eagerly watching the website for the k... : -=kodiak=-

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will i give them $15 for destroying their own franchise and making a watered down console version with less classes, less maps, regenerating health and regenerating ammo?!....er actually maybe

May 29, 2009 9:00am PDT

will i give them $15 for destroying their own franchise and making a watered down console version with le... : gyokuro

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Fuck yes!! Coral sea was my favorite map!

May 29, 2009 8:35am PDT

Fuck yes!! Coral sea was my favorite map! : SatansFist

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By: pun][sher x Show Full Post

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So are we talking next week? Or late June? Also, achievements?

May 29, 2009 7:33am PDT

So are we talking next week? Or late June? Also, achievements? : pun][sher

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Meh. I'm very sure another game will have my interest by September.

May 29, 2009 7:32am PDT

Meh. I'm very sure another game will have my interest by September. : The_Archon

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Only 43 million?

It shouldn't take many days. A few hundred thousand players would reach that very quickly or am I thinking about this the wrong way somehow?

May 29, 2009 7:14am PDT

Only 43 million? It shouldn't take many days. A few hundred thousand players would reach that very qui... : Metst510

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I am actually going to hold out for the PC version.

May 29, 2009 6:05am PDT

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I am actually going to hold out for the PC version. : jedi_27
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- Agreed. Though I'm nervous about its potential for greatness and/or fun factor. : wytefang

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I'm excited for both the console and pc releases. A more accessible version for console controls, plus a revisited bf1942 with updated graphics.

May 29, 2009 6:05am PDT

I'm excited for both the console and pc releases. A more accessible version for console controls, plus a ... : GrimmyD

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