Battlefield 3 is a video game created by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. There is no definitive release date as of now.

More will be added below as we get information.


Battlefield Bad Company is not Battlefield 3. It is a seperate game, coming for consoles (PS3 and Xbox 360). What they do have in common though is the game engine. Both are using the Frostbite Engine and it looks like it is gonna be a hell lot of fun. So here are a couple of things for you to look at what might be in store for Battlefield 3.

The first teaser trailer of Battlefield Bad Company (it also had a "in game footage" mark), was shown to a select group of individuals on the Battlefield community day in September 2006, held at the Redwood Shore location of EA. So by now, the engine is actually close to two years old, if you take into account that it would have taken a few months to get to the level that specific trailer was made. So the engine has matured by now and with the game almost ready for release, a less bug ridden and more tried engine will benefit the players of Battlefield 3 as well.

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Feature list

  • Release in late 2008
  • Powered by Frostbite DX
  • Set in year modern day
  • Will ship with 8 maps, each supporting up to 40-players per team
  • Two playable factions, NATO and MEC (Middle Eastern Coalition)
  • Same ticket-based gameplay style as before
  • Maps are mostly urban, based in Middle East
  • Squads and Commanders are present, introduced are Battalions which consist of three to four squads.
  • Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support
  • Will feature 48 different vehicles (24 for each faction)
  • Will feature 34 different weapons (17 for each faction) and another 22 unlocks (for both factions), in total 56 different weapons.
  • Other unlocks include different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories.
  • Possible public beta in Summer 2008
  • Online stats tracking, awards and real world ranks
  • Soldier feature, looks like MMO-styled characters and avatars
  • Ranked servers will be available for resellers weeks before the game ships
  • In-game replay and recording feature
  • VoIP, friends list, in-game IM-client and extensive clan support
  • Built-in auto software updater
  • Widows Vista and OS X
  • Announcement and teaser trailer in January 2008.

Maps

A map is mentioned by name, called Baghdad Burning, and appears to be a massive urban map, similar to BF2's very popular Strike At Karkand.

Technology

The game is powered by Frostbite DX, currently the Frostbite engine is used in Battlefield: Bad Company on PS3 and Xbox 360. The "DX" could refer to DirectX, a PC version of the Frostbite engine.

Previews

PC Gamer Christmas 2007 Preview of Battlefield 3

Images

Please see our Images Page for details. All images are collected there.

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