We already knew that pre-ordering Battlefield 3 on Origin (the only place on PC to play the game, of course) would net gamers access to an early beta in September, but it would seem EA is sweetening the pot with another offer: a free game. According to Ars Technica, one individual was sent the following statement via email after pre-ordering the game through Origin:
As a special thank you for pre-ordering Battlefield 3 early at Origin, we're offering you a bonus PC digital download game. Please apply the code below at the shopping cart to redeem one PC Digital version of one of our recommended shooter titles: Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2 or Medal of Honor. The price will be reduced to $0 after applying the code at your shopping cart. Hurry-this offer is only good for the month of August, and is exclusive to Origin customers only. See below for more details. Could this be enough to sway the haters? Probably not, but it's still a pretty sweet deal for PC gamers, if we may say so. Still, it's all through Origin, so depending on how you feel about EA's new platform, it may not be so sweet a deal after all.