Despite a bit of unrest recently when EA made a shift in the in-game economy in favour of Battlefunds (funds you purchase with real money) over Valor Points (funds earned in-game by playing well) that irritated a lot of the player base Battlefield Heroes seems to be doing well. EA just announced that they have had 3 million registered players since launch and that 50000 new players sign up every week.
But there is further news as DICE launched a new map, Sunset Showdown, the other day. Here is a brief description of Sunset Showdown:
"Set on a sunset island, players can use a variety of vehicles to capture and control the hilltop church. Tanks will roam free on the sunny side of the island while the shady eastern side offers more protection for jeeps and infantry. All class types will be needed to both attack and defend on this teamwork focused map."
Here is a comment from the press release provided by Ben Cousins:
"Battlefield Heroes continues to grow fast with well over 50,000 new players joining us every week. Our players have already logged in over 1,300 years worth of game time and nearly 300million kills over 150million five-minute game rounds," said Ben Cousins, General Manager, Battlefield Heroes team. "The vast majority of our players play for free, but if they want to customize their character or enhance their game with weapon upgrades or widgets then there is a cool item for them in our store."