EA's downloadable Battlefield 1943 will take a Noby Noby Boy-esque -- albeit more violent -- cooperative approach to the release of its "Coral Sea" map. The bonus battlefield will unlock when the player communities on both Xbox and PS3 reach 43,000,000 kills each. To be clear: that's individually on each platform and not an accumulated total. So, if there's disproportionate player-base on one console, it's going to hold everyone back.
Coral Sea is allegedly designed to "showcase the intense battle in the skies, offering an all-new Air Superiority game mode." Battlefield will release "this summer" according to the latest press release. Last we were told it would release in June for $15, and the PC version is still scheduled for September. (There's no word on if PC players will have to complete a similar challenge to unlock Coral Sea, but we're looking into it.)
Update: An EA representative got back to us and said, "Yes, Coral Sea will release with the PC version."
Battlefield 1943 'Coral Sea' map unlocked through community challenge
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on May 29th 2009 11:31AM
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Reader Comments (39)
Posted: May 29th 2009 11:36AM Johnny Locke said
All you people on live better help out, i want to try this map.
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Posted: May 29th 2009 11:42AM (Unverified) said
It's not ppl on live you have to worry about, its the people on PSN that im concerned about. Xbox Live users will probably have this unlocked well before the PSN users do since there is much more of xbox install base
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Posted: May 29th 2009 1:28PM djenkins83 said
Don't worry about live members, it's the PSN players that are going to be slack.
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Posted: May 29th 2009 1:31PM djenkins83 said
Note I have both 360 and PS3 and if one is slacking more than the other I am going to have to start playing this on the other so to help out the slowbies.
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Posted: May 29th 2009 11:38AM darkinchworm said
Pretty damn clever, if I do say so myself. I want to say something witty, but uh... I can't. Hrm.
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Posted: May 29th 2009 11:39AM R Planteer said
And so the breaking story streak ends. Someone write down 6 as the current record.
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Posted: May 29th 2009 12:51PM (Unverified) said
This may be my favorite comment on Joystiq ever. All that was missing was the word "dawg"
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Posted: May 29th 2009 11:43AM SpacePenguinBot said
So if once console has more players killing each other, they unlock the map first?
OMG Console Wars!!!
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OMG Console Wars!!!
Posted: May 29th 2009 11:50AM Duke said
No, both console bases need to reach that level to unlock it as a whole. So they have assured that fanboys of one base or another will be able to scream at the other for not getting to 43,000,000 kills in time. That was what they were explaining above.
If PSN meets the 43,000,000 kills then they can't play the map till the Live users get 43,000,000 kills and vice versa.
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If PSN meets the 43,000,000 kills then they can't play the map till the Live users get 43,000,000 kills and vice versa.
Posted: May 29th 2009 11:55AM SpacePenguinBot said
Wow that's even worse. Talk about throwing fuel on the fire...
You bastards on the 'other' console better get lots of kills! Or you could just run out there and die as much as possible. Every little bit helps...
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You bastards on the 'other' console better get lots of kills! Or you could just run out there and die as much as possible. Every little bit helps...
Posted: May 29th 2009 12:10PM (Unverified) said
@MarkHawk: "The bonus battlefield will unlock when the player communities on BOTH Xbox and PS3 reach 43,000,000 kills each."
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Posted: May 29th 2009 11:47AM (Unverified) said
As I understand it, we don't have to wait for BOTH communities to get 43 million kills. Once your community hits 43 million kills, it unlocks it on your platform.
Doesn't that sound far more logical / closer to the source wording?
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Doesn't that sound far more logical / closer to the source wording?
Posted: May 29th 2009 12:32PM (Unverified) said
No...
"The WWII Coral Sea map will be unlocked when the multiplayer community achieves 43M kills on Xbox Live and the same number on PlayStation(R)Network"
I don't think there's any gray area here, both systems need to get 43M before anyone gets to play the new map.
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"The WWII Coral Sea map will be unlocked when the multiplayer community achieves 43M kills on Xbox Live and the same number on PlayStation(R)Network"
I don't think there's any gray area here, both systems need to get 43M before anyone gets to play the new map.
Posted: May 29th 2009 11:51AM (Unverified) said
They better do the same for those PC'ers cause that's just fair play.
If only 500K copies sell for Xbox360 on launch, we'll unlock it by day two. Everyone would just have to get 86 kills each. Which at 10 kills a game, you'll be done by weekend. Good luck PSN.
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If only 500K copies sell for Xbox360 on launch, we'll unlock it by day two. Everyone would just have to get 86 kills each. Which at 10 kills a game, you'll be done by weekend. Good luck PSN.
Posted: May 29th 2009 12:06PM Burritoclock said
No, if using the 500k copies number 43 MILLION would be reached in like two hours.
It's battlefield, deaths come by the truck full.
It probably won't sell 500k by the first weekend though.
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It's battlefield, deaths come by the truck full.
It probably won't sell 500k by the first weekend though.
Posted: May 29th 2009 12:07PM (Unverified) said
500,000 x 86 = 43,000,000.
I can earn over 100 kills a night on Battlefield: Bad Company alone, and I'm not even the best guy playing most nights. My squad can usually pull a stead 45-50 kills a game.
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I can earn over 100 kills a night on Battlefield: Bad Company alone, and I'm not even the best guy playing most nights. My squad can usually pull a stead 45-50 kills a game.
Posted: May 29th 2009 12:31PM Burritoclock said
Which gave the people that love that a place to go away from the rest of the maps.
In theory anyway.
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In theory anyway.
Posted: May 29th 2009 2:53PM rumandgold said
Well I'll start contributing the day it comes out.
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Posted: May 29th 2009 3:22PM (Unverified) said
I will probably just get both. Well...all 3 once the PC version comes out. I am interested to see if it will be the same for PC.
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Posted: May 29th 2009 1:07PM System Has Failed said
It has been re-said a few times but it looks like some people are not grasping what they are saying.
"The bonus battlefield will unlock when the player communities on [b][u]BOTH[/b][/u] Xbox and PS3 reach 43,000,000 kills [b][u]EACH[/b][/u]. "
Not that big of a number, one console might reach it before the other but the wait time between I estimate to be minimal (read a week or so). The First console to unlock it should be within the first couple of weeks of its release.
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"The bonus battlefield will unlock when the player communities on [b][u]BOTH[/b][/u] Xbox and PS3 reach 43,000,000 kills [b][u]EACH[/b][/u]. "
Not that big of a number, one console might reach it before the other but the wait time between I estimate to be minimal (read a week or so). The First console to unlock it should be within the first couple of weeks of its release.
Posted: May 29th 2009 1:26PM djenkins83 said
I still can't wait for this game, it might be my new game of choice after CoD:WaW.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 11:51PM theydidntnameme said
coral sea is not new... but cool that they are bringing it back in 43. if your really into dogfighting its a great map. my fondest memories involved getting shotdown in the middle of the map, parachuting onto one of the small islands, wandering around by myself using small arms fire against enemy planes, until one spotted me and did a low flyby to chew me up in their propellers.
i also remember ejecting somewhat away from the enemy ship, swimming/sneaking on board and rigging the runway with explosives :)
good times
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i also remember ejecting somewhat away from the enemy ship, swimming/sneaking on board and rigging the runway with explosives :)
good times
Posted: May 29th 2009 7:11PM (Unverified) said
What you did would get you banned from any decent server.
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Posted: May 29th 2009 10:41PM Special Agent Steve said
PC gamers ftw. We've already reached 43,000,000 kills.
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