EA: Battlefield 3 has shipped 10 million in its first week

Battlefield 3 getting a leg up on MW3

EA has claimed a good head start in the battle for military FPS dominance between Battlefield 3 and Activision's Modern Warfare 3.

DICE's latest military shooter has managed to ship 10 million copies worldwide across all formats in its launch week.

This means that, if sales keep up at a decent rate, Battlefield 3 will have surpassed Bad Company 2's lifetime sales of 11 million units before Modern Warfare 3 hits the streets on November the 8th.

EA's new COO Peter Moore said: "This is the biggest one-day shipment the company has ever done."

Thanks Gamasutra.

By Ewan Aiton