EA Norway has been caught sending out surveys that examine the history of reviewers with the Battlefield and Call of Duty Games, strongly hinting that the publisher’s Norwegian arm is trying to manipulate review scores by deciding who will get advance copies of the game.
In response to review requests directed to EA Norway from local sites, they received a questionnaire which included questions such as:
* Did the reviewer personally review BFBC2 or Black Ops?
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What score did he give it?
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What is his past experience with Battlefield?
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Is he a fan of Battlefield?
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Is he a fan of Call of Duty?
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Has he been playing BF Franchise? BFBC2? 1943? BF2?
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Has he expressed enthusiasm or concern for BF3? What are they?
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Did he play the beta? Did he enjoy it / get frustrated with it?
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What is his present view on the game?
Understandably, publications have been annoyed with the implications that they would have an “allegiance” towards Battlefield or Call of Duty, or that playing in the beta is a requirement towards reviewing it.
EA Norway marketing manager Oliver Sveen released a statement that read, “It is a human error that was sent out. We have made a mistake and we apologize. It is not something that should have happened earlier or (that) we intend to continue.”
