Battlefield Bad Company 2 Free Day One DLC For New Copies

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Looks like we'll be getting some free day one DLC for Battlefield Bad Company 2, a set of multiplayer maps. The maps, however, are only free for those of us who purchase a new copy. Remember how much fun it was to redeem your Cerberus card for Mass Effect 2? This "VIP" code will be quite similar, and is indeed tied to your EA account. Bad news if you were planning to rent this, although at this point it's not clear how these maps will fit into matchmaking.

Originally Posted by BFBC2 Senior Producer

We want people to insert the code they get when they buy the game to get access to [DLC content]. It's connected to your personal account, more or less, and what we want to do is give you something extra, added value, for that. In the future you will get more content, for free, if you have this VIP code.

I would expect at least one more free map pack through this VIP system, but do not doubt that they will release "premium" pay for DLC maps later this year. Expect the VIP code to run for 1200 MSP if you buy used or rent when this game releases on March 2nd in North America.

Source: MTV Multiplayer.