2011 MBP Hard Freeze

Have you updated to the most recent version of Bootcamp via Software Update in Windows? What about Windows Update (SP1?)

Make sure you have all the updates in OS X as well.

If it's only one game, I doubt it's a bad MBP. Apple won't replace it for a problem that you're experiencing on Windows.

 

Wow, they actually gave you a new machine because of that? I'm surprised...

Does it still happen on the new machine? And I couldn't tell ya if it has to do with a new revision. I don't know anything about new revisions of 2011 MBP's... didn't know there were any? Perhaps someone else will be able to answer that for you.

MBP's are meant to run OS X.... Bootcamp is more of a marketing gig, though it is effective because it generally runs very nicely. If it does the same thing on the new machine, I would say that there is an update needed on someone's part (MS, Apple, or the game's).

 

sounds like bad video drivers to me

 

Very good possibility. Didn't even cross my mind.

When I had Bootcamp installed, I used Driver Genius to update the drivers (including the graphics driver and Intel chipset drivers, which were all pretty out of date). I noticed an overall improvement of performance (not to mention the ability to adjust graphics options on the AMD side of things through CCC, which Apple does not include by default).

I hate driver updater programs, they're really stupid and not always worth the money. Though there are ways around that

 

What is your revision and what is his?

 

could be overheating. Try buying a cooling pad for ~$20.

example:
http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master...5V4A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1314570519&sr=8-3