Bad Company Weapons will be free

Let it never be said that gamers cannot, given sufficient outcry, right an injustice. In an interview with IGN, DICE's Karl-Magnus Troedsson, senior producer for Battlefield: Bad Company, announced that Electronic Arts will not charge to unlock any weapons in the game. It's an abrupt about-face from their original plan to charge gamers to open five extra weapons. Troedsson attributes the new decision to the backlash they received from gamers angered over the plan.

"We are not charging for any guns that are out there," said Troedsson. "We read the forums, we read all of the articles and listening to the storm that is out there, we're not going to charge for any of those guns." According to Troedsson, the five weapons that were originally going to be charged for in the regular edition of the game will instead be unlocked once players reach level 25 (the cap) in the game. Those who purchase the Gold Edition (which as usual will cost an extra $10) will as a bonus have those five weapons unlocked from the start.

While the news is very well received, part of Troedsson's account of the incident doesn't entirely hold water. When asked whether EA expected the backlash or if it took them by surprise, Troedsson responded: