If you happen to own a PlayStation 3 and are a Battlefield 3 Premium Member, congratulations! Battlefield 3: Armored Kill, the third DLC pack for Battlefield 3, is all yours. If you're an Xbox 360 owner and Premium Member, you'll have to wait until Sept. 11 for the same content. If you're not a Premium Member, though, your wait's a tad bit longer: Sept. 18 on PS3 nd Sept. 24 for Xbox 360 and PC. With all those release dates for the same content, is your mind spinning yet? Whatever date you're eligible to download it … [Read more...]
Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Gameplay Teaser Trailer
Battlefield 3 has enjoyed some massive online matches, but this December it's going to be amped up as players will have access to the Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand DLC. In BF 3: Back to Karkand, players will go back to the four most-popular maps from Battlefield 2, each of which has been re-imagined with enhanced destruction in the Frostbite 2 engine. In addition to the graphical updates, the expansion pack also will include new weapons, vehicles, persistence and the return of the classic Conquest … [Read more...]
Battlefield 3 Sells 5 Million Units in First Week
We knew you all liked your Battlefield, but Battlefield 3 selling 5 million units in its first week? That's some serious FPS lovin' right there. For all the pretentious pleas that gamers make to support indie developers and make the Big Publishers fight for every last dime, EA's had the last laugh today, announcing that Battlefield 3's global sales milestone made it the fastest-selling game in EA's history. Naturally, Battlefield 3 pushed a ton of people online -- EA reported its highest-ever usage rates -- and EA … [Read more...]
Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand DLC Expansion Pack Coming in December
Battlefield 3 may have just released this week, but already EA and DICE are discussing the first round of Battlefield 3 DLC. Called the Back to Karkand Expansion Pack, the BF3 add-on content will hit in December. Back to Karkand features remastered versions of four of the greatest Battlefield maps of all time: Strike at Karkand, Wake Island, Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula. Since the BF3 DLC will use the Frostbite 2 engine, though, it will feature enhanced levels of destruction. In addition, the expansion pack … [Read more...]
EA Heads to the Battlefield October 25, 2011
Not content to simply say Fall 2011, EA today announced that Battlefield 3™ from DICE is expected to ship October 25, 2011. After three years of development, the spectacular new game leaps ahead of the competition thanks to the unique power of the Frostbite™ 2 game engine. The technology advances the state of the art, and serves as the power center that allows Battlefield 3 to deliver superior performance in character animation, visual rendering, audio/sound and physical destruction. Battlefield 3 is the only FPS in … [Read more...]