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UPDATE: EA faces lawsuit for breaking PS3 Battlefield promise

EA is being taken to court for failing to keep its promise that the PlayStation 3 version of Battlefield 3 would include a free copy of Battlefield 1943.
As reported by Kotaku, US law firm Edelson McGuire filed a class action suit against EA today on behalf of disgruntled PS3 owners.
The suit isn’t focusing on the fact that EA went back on its promise, but that it was announced after the game had gone on sale and even then only via Twitter, meaning many customers were unaware of the fact.
It alleges that EA “misled and profited from thousands of their customers by making a promise that they could not, and never intended, to keep.”
According to the lawyers, all that those signed up to the class action want out of EA is the free copy of 1943 that they were originally promised.
We’ve approached EA for comment and will update if we hear back.

Source: eurogamer.net

 

Edit 24.11.2011: The EA website detailing how to claim a BF1943 code said “there have been some misunderstandings” about the deal. xD No shit!

One can wonder, how did they manage to let the misunderstanding go for so long. Anyway… this is how it all started:

Just saying….. FUn

Burnout Paradise for free, if you live in the UK

People at HotUkDeals have figured out how to get Burnout Paradise for free via EA’s Origin service – in the UK, at least.

Open the Origin client, do a search for Burnout Paradise, add it to your basket, check out and then enter the word “PARADISE” (in caps) as the Promo Code. It’s worth noting that if you choose to pay by PayPal you won’t have to enter any credit card details during the checkout process. We have no idea how long the offer will last, so get it while it’s hot!

Update:

@Cocodwor: Works in France too and apparently some other european countries

Source: PC Gamer

Poll time: Do you use EA’s Origin?

Just a simple question to you guys, out of curiosity:

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Electronic Arts: “Origin is not spyware”!

Origin is under fire in Germany, here’s some info from the Spiegel (via Eurogamer) – they mostly bash EA for (allegedly) accessing other programs without notifying users and giving “partners” free rein to collect information on “IP addresses, usage data, software, equipment, software usage and existing hardware peripherals” fingor marketing purposes. According to the Spiegel, these things may even violate German (and probably most of other European countries) privacy laws.

But EA defends itself, and says it absolutely isn’t what it looks like:

“We have updated the End User License Agreement of Origin, in the interests of our players to create more clarity,” EA Germany said in a statement. “Origin is not spyware. Neither do we use nor install spyware on the PCs of users.”

“We do not have access to information such as pictures, documents or personal data, which have nothing to do with the execution of the Origin program on the system of the player, neither will they be collected by us. EA takes the privacy of its users very seriously. We have taken every precaution to protect the personal and anonymous user data collected.”

To conclude, EA noted that its EULA sticks to the “industry standard” where privacy is concerned – but added that it’s certainly open to addressing any concerns the German government might have.

I dunno about you guys but I actually try to read some bits of EULAs before clicking accept, you never know what you might be agreeing to.

In other Origin news, Mass Effect 3 is probably going to use Origin somehow…on consoles – source.

Electronic (F)Arts know how to fuck it up!

Check this story out, I cannot believe how stupidly EA/Origin behaves:

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From now on we’ll keep on posting every bad EA thing we find. This sums it up pretty well:

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Source: Reddit and original image.

BF3 3 server files leaked, DICE says if you join modified server your entire Origin account will be banned

Battlefield 3 server files leaked, modded servers appeared in the game, meanwhile DICE responds by stating that joining one may result in your entire Origin account being banned, losing access to all games on it.

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Source: reddit

Agreed to Origin/BF3 EULA? EA may collect and share your data!

It’s already known that Origin will be required to play Battlefield 3 on the PC, and at first, it seemed like just another digital download service, however, some might find it disturbing that, according to the Origin EULA, EA collects information about your computer, the software installed on it, its hardware, not only to “improve the service”, but they can also pass on this data to third parties, as the document states:

EA may also use this information combined with personal information for marketing purposes and to improve our products and services. We may also share that data with our third party service providers in a form that does not personally identify you.

The last part, “in a form that does not personally identify you”, is a relief, but it’s scary to know that Origin will be collecting all sorts of information from your system, including your IP address and other, non-EA software that you have installed on your PC. You can read the full Origin EULA here.

It gets scarier. Another EA EULA, which covers EA Online and EA account privacy (which is requited to play Battlefield 3), has even more concerning legal speak. The scary part of the EULA, as pointed out by a user on The Escapist Forums:

When you use EA online and mobile products and services or you play our games on your PC or console, we may collect certain non-personal demographic information including gender, zip code, information about your computer, hardware, software, platform, media, mobile device, mobile device ID, console ID, incident data, Internet Protocol (IP) address, network Media Access Control (MAC) address and connection. We also collect other non-personal information such as feature usage, game play statistics and scores, user rankings and click paths.

Since Battlefield 3 and all other EA Online games fall under this category, it gives EA the right to collect vast amounts of data on players, and to make matters worse, the beginning of the document states that you waive all your rights to be protected by law. Worse, EA reserves the right to share all of this information with any third party, including law enforcement agencies.

We’re not sure if this is common among other publishers in their license agreements (like Valve’s Steam service), but it definitely seems like EA is taking it too far, if not breaking the law. If you wish to read the EA Online EULA, you can find it here.

What the fuck world?

Source: bf3blog.com

 

PS here’s a real difference between PC and PS3 version (I had a chance to play both):

PC Medium Quality, all filters off PS3

PC Medium Quality, all filters off PS3

If I’ll ever hear some jackass from Sony saying that PS3 is still a powerful piece of hardware I will fucking punch my screen.

Battlefield 3 Open Beta

Open Beta starts Thursday, September 29th (9 days from today)! It’s gonna be available until October 10th (so it will last for 11 days).

Source: Battlefield Blog

EA Week in Steam 2 – 9 May

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8th May – Battlefield  & Medal of Honor stay away day

Most prices have 1$ = 1€ ratio, this means that EU prices are 43% more expensive. To remind all, 1$ = 0,68961€ and 1€ = 1.45$.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – 66% off, Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam – 50% off, Battlefield Bad Company 2: SPECACT Kit Upgrade -50% off, Battlefield 2: Complete Collection -50% off, Medal of Honor – 50% off, Medal of Honor: Airborne – 75% off

 

Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2

US: $6.80 (= 4,69€)
UK: £6.80 (= $11.15)
EU: 13,60€ !!!! (= $19.72, over 3 times more expensive)
AU: $6.80 USD
RU: $10.20 USD

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam

US: $7.49
UK: £4.99 (9% higher)
EU: 6,49€ (24% higher)
AU: $7.49 USD (0% higher)
RU: $7.49 USD (0% higher)

Battlefield 2: Complete Collection

US: $5.00
UK: £3.75 (23% higher)
EU: 5,–€ (43% higher)
AU: $3.75 USD (25% lower)
RU: $5.00 (0% higher)

Medal of Honor™

US: $14.99
UK: £9.99 (9% higher)
EU: 14,99€ (43% higher)
AU: $34.99 USD (133% higher)
RU:
$29.99 USD (50% higher)

Medal of Honor: Airborne

US: $2.50
UK: £2.50 (64% higher)
EU: 2,50€ (43% higher)

AU: $2.50 USD (0% higher)
RU: $2.50 USD (0% higher)

 

And about this pre-ordering Brink.. I feel totally sorry for AU guys. And EU guys are also screwed. And it’s not available in Russia.

US: $49.99 (= 34,47€)
UK: £29.99 (= $49.20)
EU: 49,99€ (= $72.49, 43% higher)
AU: $89.99 USD (80% higher)

 

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