Battlefield DLC available tomorrow through Dr Pepper promotion

by David Hinkle on Apr 20th 2010 4:30PM

Not only has that fort you built out of old Dr Pepper bottles been the showpiece of your living space, but now you can have it work for you. Remember that partnership with EA? Starting tomorrow, you can use one of those bottles' cap to access some Battlefield: Bad Company 2 DLC: the Kit Upgrade.

The add-on spices up each class in the cosmetic department, providing new looks for each outfit and specific camouflaged weaponry. Outside of the updated garb and stealthy guns, the update also includes 12 new awards and four Achievements. In North America, the DLC is only available via the Dr Pepper promotion. (In Europe, where the promotional partnership between EA and Dr Pepper is not in effect, Xbox Live users snag each class kit for 160

or the whole set for 440

.)

The DLC will be available on the Xbox 360 tomorrow, while the PS3 and PC platforms will get the Kit Upgrade "later on."

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Tags: battlefield-bad-company-2, dice, dlc, dr-pepper, kit-upgrade, Microsoft, xblm, Xbox-360, xbox-live, xbox-live-arcade, xbox-live-marketplace

Reader Comments (101)

It's about time MS. Thanks for letting them finally release it.

Seriously Spike, haven't you heard of their very through approval process!? I mean look at the Modern Warfare 2 DLC! Imagine how broken that DLC would have been without such a through process!!!!

Their thorough approval process of setting it off to the side for a month until someone realizes it needs to be approved after their 2 hour lunch break.

I don't think MS had anything to do with it. This looks to be content that is on the disc, otherwise it would split the community with those that have the Kit Upgrade and those that don't. Hmm, seems EA is doing something shady to me. Other games get flak for making you pay for content already on the disc, I would like to see the end result of this.

I also do not play Battle Field games, I have tried the demos for both Bad Company 1 and 2. Just not my cup of tea. But if EA is charging $5.50 for content on the disc I wonder what the community backlash will be. I remember the uproar over Bioshock 2 doing it. I just do not see any other way around it, why split the community over a Kit Upgrade unless it is already present in the retail code?

It was EA or Dice that announced as news that it was MS's fault for holding up the content. They were taking too long to approve and release it.

does this mean I have to go out and buy a metric ton of Dr. Pepper?

no. it means you GET to.

I love Dr. Pepper so it's a win win for me!

Only for xbox users for now? how lame... EPIC FAIL

Atleast this was not a Call of Duty promotion. An Activision promo would have us buy a bottle of Chardine and hand deliver the unopened bottle to their corporate office and they the would give us a 50 cent discount on their 15 dollar map pack that has 3 old Call of Duty 1 maps and new map called the "Corn Field". . . that would nothing more than a corn field.

While your comment was very nice and witty, it does nothing to alleviate the fact that PS3 owners are left out to wait yet again...

WTF EA!?!?

I've had four DP caps sitting on my desk now for at least a month in anticipation for this thing. A bit frustrating as I was lead to believe it would be out much sooner than this.

Its like, I want to throw my money at you. I'll even take your quest to go to the grocery store and hunt down specially marked Dr. Pepper bottles. You just wont let me.

Wait, the Dr.Pepper Promotion isn't up here in Canada, but Europe can pay for the DLC where Canada cannot.

Am I missing something here or are Canadians just getting screwed?

i sure hope not... but i may get some american friends to drink some dr pepper and gimme some codes...

Haven't you heard? Canada is considered the 3rd world on xbox live and we don't deserve special promotions :-(

Seriously, you guys havent figured out by now this shit? It's not just XBL, it's just about every contest or sweepstakes there is, it's because of Montreal's (Quebec? Cant remember) laws regarding sweepstakes and gambling. Dont blame XBL for that shit

Most contests just put in a clause: "valid everywhere but in Quebec" or something like that. Why isn't there something like that for the rest of Canada?

They usually just exclude Quebec, and this isn't a contest it's a promotion, and why can't they just let us buy it. (Not that I would spend $6 for 4 skins.) I just think it's stupid, and you have people here complaining that you can't get it for the PS3 or PC yet, We can't even get it in Canada.

As someone who is apparently Microsoft "points" illiterate, how much does this translate to in U.S. currency?

5 Dollars and 50 cents, US Dollars

That's for the entire thing, btw. Every 80 MS points is a dollar.

For virtual clothing? Jesus H. Christmas!

I figured the first two DLC map packs were going to be the only free content EA would release for this game...

It's not like you have to drink massive amounts of Dr. Pepper to obtain the items, so it really isn't that bad of a deal.

And I could see camouflaged weapons actually make a difference in this game.

it's not just some new clothes. you get new achievements too. but yeah, still not worth it IMO...

Can North America purchase this as well?

I was going to copy and paste the sentence, but....

Go f**king read the article, sir.

I don't know how I missed that whole sentence. I must be thirsty, maybe I'll grab some Mr. Pibb.

Hey if you go out to the store, can you bring me back a hooke.. I mean Dr. Pepper.
Yes, Dr. Pepper.

*sigh* due to contracts with Coke, Mr. Pibb isn't sold in Oklahoma. Oh well, at least we've got the DP.

For those Canadians or people who hate Dr. Pepper I have some extra codes at home I can hook up. I'll give up to 4-5 to a person so you can get all DLC packs. Forgot how many there are.

And to add please only people who truly need it. I really don't want people to lose out because you may want free Dr. Pepper codes despite having a stack of them already.

Will the Codes for Canada work for the US? I really wish they would of added this to sodas other then Dr.Pepper. It's one of the few beverages I can't stand. But if your willing to share with N.A. where do I sign up?

Dude, that would be awesome!

Not sure if canadians can use it or not. MarkHawk, I will hook you up. Need a way to get these to you without giving out personal information. One moment.

I'd love a code if you got one. I'm a big fan of BC2 and didn't manage to see this promotion. And I don't like Dr. Pepper much, Sprite is where it's at.

Ok. I should have enough for MarkHawk, Pantsparty, and maybe one more. Please email me at ForDrPcodes@gmail.com

So none of you get screwed over please provide a screenshot of the ability to edit your account here or something else so I know it's you for sure and not someone pretending otherwise. I get out of work in 3 hours, so I will have them sent within 4 hours after you email me.

Hey, umm if you can... Can I have some codes please?

i'm in the U.S., but i haven't had a soda in maybe four years. i just don't like most sodas, and i wouldn't say they're good for you, so i don't drink 'em. so i don't have any codes. i also love bad company 2!

Killer, you are the last. My Dr. Pepper codes are closed as I will not have enough for anyone else. First come first serve. All 3 of you please follow my directions above and I will have them to you tonight.

@maveric101

Please follow the directions above. If I grab more Dr. Pepper tonight I can possibly hook you up.

Ok I send an email

I sent you one from ETX. Thanks again.

Email sent as well, hopefully you can look past the anime porn on my desktop.

Kidding!

Thanks for following along with my request on accomplishing this. Keep an eye out in your emails within the next 3ish hours.

I have both the EA marked and Iron Man marked bottles. $1.59 is fairly pricey but I usually get them 2 for $2 from a convenience store near me and love Dr. Pepper!

So the iron man codes work for a marvel electronic subscription too? I know they are still working for EA promotional stuff.

Hey SPIKE! I could potentially use some! I just heard about all this and the folks in my area are complaining that they can't find promotional codes on the available DP bottles and cans!

How do you redeem the codes anyway? The DLC is no longer showing on the "Go To Store" from my game.

Hi Spike.
I'm up here in Canada, and my dad and I have no way of getting the dlc codes. Now, I'd like to have them just because, but my dad runs as a medic, and his biggest complaint is that bright red barret they wear!!

I would be forever grateful if you had extra codes.

Thanks so much!

hunterwaite@hotmail.com

Dang, most seems to getting released on the 360 first these days. Just don't understand how this couldn't have been a simultaneous release across all platforms..

most DLC*

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