Saturday, October 29, 2011

Battlefield 3 - The Next Installment in EA's Battlefield Series

After the success of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Electronic Arts is set to enter the next stage of its campaign in the Battlefield series. Bad Company 2 was created by EA's development studio DICE, to provide an online Battlefield experience on games consoles.

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During the transition to games consoles, certain features such as fighter jets and prone positioning were lost. Battlefield 3 promises the return of these features. Those on PC will also be able to enjoy 32 vs 32 player matches.

The Battlefield series is celebrated for its emphasis on vehicular warfare and troop skirmishes, and the game's teaser trailer highlights this with silhouettes of a tank, helicopter and jet plane along with an infantry soldier.

As for weapons, the M4A1 and M249 will make an appearance in Battlefield 3. DICE have promised more intel on weapons in a trailer set for release on 1st March. Patrick Bach, Executive Producer, has stated that Battlefield 3 will offer only four classes of soldier, rather than the seven of Battlefield 2, to provide optimum flexibility of game play.

Rumour suggests we will also see the reappearance of the Team Commander role from Battlefield 2, where one player is tasked with coordinating squad movements, the ordering of supplies and calling in helicopters or air strikes. Hopefully there will be more intel on this in the trailer.

A new map, Bagdad Burning, features urban warfare similar to Strike at Kirkhand. Other locations are to be set in the USA, Middle East, and Europe and feature claustrophobic streets, metropolitan downtowns as well as open, vehicle-friendly landscapes.

All this is to be delivered by the power of Frostbite™ 2, the next instalment of DICE's cutting-edge game engine technology. Frostbite™ 2 delivers enhanced visual quality, a spectacular sense of scale and destruction, dynamic audio and lifelike character animations. As shells whizz by, buildings crumble and explosions knock you to the ground, the battlefield feels more real and interactive than ever before.


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This is Lee Mark Hamilton (aka Lt. General Hamsemilla) calling all soldiers to active duty for the launch of Battlefield 3, due for release later this year. For all the latest news from EA and DICE - including a video teaser of BF3 and an info video about Frostbite 2.0 - click on the link below.

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Battlefield 3 - The Battle Continues

Battlefield 3 Special Features

Beyond their signature multiplayer, EA have included a full single-player campaign and a co-op campaign. Battlefield 3 players can enjoy the return of jets, prone, and 64-player multiplayer (for PC gamers). Other features include:

* 24 player support (on Xbox 360/PS3)

* Improved environment destruction.

* Return of commander role

* 4 classes

* Single player campaign + co-op

* New, improved unlocks

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Battlefield 3 Classes

Debate surrounds EA's decision to limit the classes in Battlefield 3 to just four. Some Battlefield veterans were hoping for up to seven classes in the game, to cover all bases: medic, assault, spec-ops, anti-tank, and more. However, there is likely to be the option for load-out and customization.

Battlefield 3 Weaponry

Unlike Battlefield 2, where achievements were rewarded with guns, Battlefield 3 will reward players with secondary, explosive, and primary choices for complete load outs to tackle one or more static classes. For example, a Sniper with C4 could cover most bases of an Engineer or Spec-ops, whilst a Spec-ops with an assault rifle and grenades could cover the bases of the Assault class as well. The M4A1 and M249 is also rumoured to feature in Battlefield 3 for Medic, Spec-ops or Support classes.

Battlefield 3 Game Engine

Battlefield 3 launches gaming into the future with Frostbite™ 2, DICE's latest state-of-the-art game engine. Frostbite 2 delivers superb visual quality, with an incredible sense of scale and destruction. It also provides cutting-edge audio and lifelike animations to provide a more realistic battle experience than ever before. Battlefield 3 players will be fully immersed physically and emotionally into battle, providing a gaming experience like no other FPS.

Battlefield 3 Vehicles

The Battlefield series is famous for its emphasis on vehicle warfare and Battlefield 3 aims to up the ante with its jets, helicopters and tanks. This is enhanced by sonic boom in an impressive line-up of land, air and sea vehicles.

Battlefield 3 Maps

Battlefield 3 is set to delight with the return of Urban Combat, including the map Bagdad Burning. Other maps will take you to the USA, Middle East, and Europe for battles in narrow streets, busy downtowns and open, vehicle-friendly landscapes.

Prepare for Battle, Soldier!

EA have announced that Battlefield 3 will be available sometime in Fall 2011. Battlefield fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of this next stage in the Battlefield series since 2008 and have high expectations of it being the best FPS ever. Battlefield 3 will see the return of certain features lost in Bad Company 2, plus many more. More details will become available nearer the time. Battlefield 3 is already in high demand with pre-orders increasing daily. Click on the link below for more details.


This is Lee Mark Hamilton (aka Lt. General Hamsemilla) calling all soldiers to active duty. Click on the link for more information on the launch of BF3 and for details of how to secure your place in the battle.

Get your Battlefield 3 Campaign Guide here