_ About Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 is a first person shooter that is the seventh full release
in the Battlefield series of games and a sequel to Battlefield 2.
Battlefield 3 includes a single player campaign that puts players into
the role of an elite U.S. Marine as they fight in modern day cities of
New York, Paris and Tehran just to name a few. Battlefield 3 will also
include the traditional competitive multiplayer modes that have been
standard in all of the Battlefield games. The game is being built using
the Frostbite 2.0 game engine and will include state of the art graphics
and animation as well as fully destructible environments.
Features & Gameplay
Battlefield 3 will include many of the favorite game mechanics that have
made the series a hit with full single player campaign and multiplayer
game modes. Players will experience new features such as feeling the
impact of explosions, ability to drag wounded comrades to safety, and
mountable weapons. Popular features from other Battlefield titles such
as the prone position will be available in Battlefield 3. Environments & Vehicles - Battlefield 3 will feature modern
day environments with settings in Paris, Tehran, New York and other
modern day cities as well as open landscape environments. Battlefield 3
will include full vehicle warfare with players able to control land, sea
and air vehicles including fighter jets traveling at super sonic speed. Multiplayer - The multiplayer mode for the PC will be run on
dedicated servers and include support for massive online battles that
include up to 64 players at once.
Release Dates
World Wide - Fall 2011
Ratings
ESRB Rating: M for Mature
PEGI Rating: 18
Genre & Theme
Battlefield 3 is a modern military first person shooter where players
take on the role of modern day soldiers as they battle through the
streets of cities such as New York, Paris and Tehran.
Developer
Battlefield 3 is being developed by EA Digital Illusions CE (a.k.a.
DICE) which is the development company behind all of the Battlefield
series of games including Battlefield 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Battlefield: 1942 and others.
Publisher
Electronic Arts, Inc
Also Available On:
Xbox 360, PS3
Battlefield 3 News
Battlefield 3 - PC is Top Priority; Dedicated Servers & 64 Player Support - Feb 15, 2011
In a recent interview with Game Informer, Karl-Magnus Troedsson the
General Manager of DICE, confirmed that the upcoming Battlefield 3 is
being primarily developed for the PC first before they rework the code
for the consoles.