Well, I pre-ordered this a year ago. I did order it for pretty much nothing as there was an error with the CokeZone points and £5 worth went in as double.
Anyway, I decided this morning to see what I could blag.
This is the transcript, which is quite amusing -
[02:12:23 AM] Hi, my name is Nicole. How may I help you?
[02:12:43 AM] Nicole: Hello.
[02:12:46 AM] Papa: Hi.
[02:12:55 AM] Nicole: How may I assist you?
[02:13:08 AM] Papa: I pre-ordered battlefiled 1943 about a year ago and I understand it has been cancelled
[02:13:12 AM] Papa: Order Number: ************
[02:13:46 AM] Nicole: Please give me a moment while I get this information for you.
[02:19:53 AM] Nicole: I have checked our database and I have found that the order status is preorder, when the game will released you will get the game.
[02:20:08 AM] Papa: The game has officialy been cancelled by EA.
[02:20:16 AM] Papa: It is not ever coming out.
[02:20:54 AM] Nicole: I have not information about this.
[02:21:50 AM] Nicole: If you want to cancel the order then I cancel you order.
[02:22:10 AM] Papa: Yes please.
[02:22:32 AM] Nicole: Just wait for the moment.
[02:24:47 AM] Papa: I used a £10.00 credit voucher and I would like this refunding to my account please.
[02:30:47 AM] Nicole: I manually cancelled your order.
[02:31:10 AM] Nicole: And I provide you $15 discount code.
[02:31:26 AM] Papa: Thank you. Will this be emailed to me?
[02:31:53 AM] Papa: I am in the UK by the way can you change it to £15 UK Sterling?
[02:35:44 AM] Nicole: I am sorry as we don't have £15 discount code however, I can offer you 20% discount coupon code.
[02:36:17 AM] Papa: ok that sound fine thanks
[02:36:30 AM] Nicole: Please give me a moment while I get this information for you.
[02:39:44 AM] Nicole: ******** Here is the code that you can use to purchase any other EA game form EA online store.
[02:41:44 AM] Papa: ok i have saved that thank you
[02:42:31 AM] Nicole: Is there any thing else that I may assist you with today?
[02:43:06 AM] Papa: No that is fine thanks.
[02:43:39 AM] 'Papa' disconnected ('Concluded by End-user').