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We hope you are ready to go Back to Karkand, as we are releasing our first Battlefield 3 expansion pack Tuesday, December 6th (giving you one week early access exclusively on PlayStation 3)! Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is a huge expansion pack featuring four legendary Battlefield maps reimagined in the Frostbite 2 engine. Three new vehicles (the VSTOL fighter jet, Desert Buggy, and an APC), ten new weapons that you can bring back to the base game, and a new layer of persistence with our all-new Assignments make this a must-have for any Battlefield fan. Our four new maps are Wake Island, Sharqi Peninsula, Gulf of Oman, and Strike at Karkand. Over the years these maps have been played billions of times and now they’ve been reimagined with the power of the Frostbite 2 engine. To top it off, we’re taking the level of destruction to the next level as well – entire huge portions of these maps can be razed to the ground. We’re also introducing the Assignments system. For example, to complete the “Let it Rain” assignment players must score 20 kills with Light Machine Guns and two mortar kills. When you have met the requirements, you will unlock a new Back to Karkand weapon (with a matching set of dog tags) to use in Back to Karkand and the original Battlefield 3 maps, which will mix in server rotation. You will also unlock the next Assignment in the series, the new Creeping Death Assignment. http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/back_2D00_to_2D00_karkand_2D00_03_2D00_620x348.jpg We hope that you're as excited as we are to release our fist expansion. There's even more great content planned for the future, so stay tuned! And before we go, here are the five new Trophies you can hunt in Back to Karkand: Complete Warrior (Silver) Get a kill with the following weapons in a single life: Rifle, Jet, Tank Third Tour (Bronze) Get a kill with the new APC, Desert Buggy, and STOVL fighter jet Gunslinger (Bronze) Get 10 kills with all B2K weapons Like a Boss! (Silver) Get a kill with the skid loader Jaws (Bronze) Take a swim in the pool at the Oman hotel We hope you enjoyed this look at our first expansion pack for Battlefield 3. Let us know what you think about Back to Karkand in the Battlelog forums. If you are a Battlefield 3 Limited Edition owner, you are entitled to this entire expansion pack at no extra charge and you can get it from the in-game store or the PlayStation Store. Otherwise, you can buy it for $14.99, from the game’s in-game store or from the PlayStation Store. Every future expansion pack for Battlefield 3 will also be available one week early exclusively on PlayStation 3, just like Back to Karkand. Source: View the full article

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We hope you areready to go Back to Karkand, as we are releasing our first Battlefield 3expansion pack Tuesday, December 6th (giving you a one week early accessexclusively on PlayStation 3)! Battlefield 3: Backto Karkand is a huge expansion pack featuring four legendary Battlefield mapsreimagined in the Frostbite 2 engine. Three new vehicles (the VSTOL fighterjet, Desert Buggy, and an APC), ten new weapons that you can bring back to thebase game, and a new layer of persistence with our all-new Assignments makethis a must-have for any Battlefield fan. Our four new mapsare Wake Island, Sharqi Peninsula, Gulf of Oman, and Strike at Karkand. Overthe years these maps have been played billionsof times and now they’ve been reimagined with the power of the Frostbite 2engine. To top it off, we’re taking the level of destruction to the next levelas well – entire huge portions of these maps can be razed to the ground. We’re alsointroducing the Assignments system. For example, to complete the “Let it Rain” assignment players must score 20kills with Light Machine Guns and two mortar kills. When you have met therequirements, you will unlock a new Back to Karkand weapon (with a matching setof dog tags) to use in Back to Karkand andthe original Battlefield 3 maps, which will mix in server rotation. You willalso unlock the next Assignment in the series, the new Creeping DeathAssignment. http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/back_2D00_to_2D00_karkand_2D00_03_2D00_620x348.jpg We hope that you're as excited as we are to release our fist expansion. There's even more great content planned for the future, so stay tuned! And before we go,here are the five new Trophies you can hunt in Back to Karkand: Complete Warrior (Silver) Get a kill with thefollowing weapons in a single life: Rifle, Jet, TankThird Tour (Bronze)Get a kill with the new APC, Desert Buggy, and STOVL fighter jet Gunslinger (Bronze) Get 10 kills withall B2K weapons Like a Boss! (Silver)Get a kill with the skidloader Jaws (Bronze)Take a swim in the pool at theOman hotel We hope you enjoyedthis look at our first expansion pack for Battlefield 3. Let us know what youthink about Back to Karkand in the Battlelog forums. If you are a Battlefield 3 Limited Editionowner, you are entitled to this entire expansion pack at no extra charge andyou can get it from the in-game store or the PlayStation Store. Otherwise, youcan buy it for $14.99, from the game’s in-game store or from the PlayStationStore. Every future expansion pack for Battlefield 3 will also be available oneweek early exclusively on PlayStation 3, just like Back to Karkand. http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=56556View the full article

“I think he’s gotta need an extra shock with the defibrillator…” Thanks to Meadsy4 for the screenshot. If you’d like … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AHyyGoXKUkLG2d9Gqdmw4J67aYI/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AHyyGoXKUkLG2d9Gqdmw4J67aYI/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/ntYM0TFrpSIView the full article

On November 30th, we released an updated for Battlefield 3 on PlayStation 3. Check out the complete list of changes below. BATTLEFIELD 3 PLAYSTATION 3 CLIENT UPDATE NOV 30TH General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface, full details in this earlier blog post• Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option• Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members• Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM• Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad• Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player• All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection screen• Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the "Not in a Squad” line• Squads that are currently empty will display as white -- if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text• Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round screen• Fixed sound for when climbing ladders• Fixed and issue with some weapons' sounds in first person view• Fixed a swim sound loop error• You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position• Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it• Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies• You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM• Fix for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone)• Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun• Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed• Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op• Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV/EOD bot• Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used for the kill• Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black screen when kicked from server• Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag• Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing• Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound• Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot• Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots• Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters• Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice• You should now be able to spot explosives• You should no longer spawn in home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn)• Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead• Fixed several client crashes• Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue• Fixed the repair icon on the minimap• Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles• Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode• Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game• Fixed a problem where the headset attached icon would not show up in the UI• Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border. It should now more instantly kill anyone in its falling path• Fixed a problem where tank turrets would turn too slow• Fixed a bug on co-op mission "Exfiltration" where you could end up outside the vehicle and not being able to enter it again, thus blocking the mission• Fixed a problem where a user can become invulnerable after being resurrected• Fixed a problem with the M60 reload sound• Fixed a hang in terrain streaming, causing the user to get stuck on black screen under special circumstances in single player• Fixed a problem where the enemy would not be able to get a road kill on a user that was using the SOFLAM• Fixed soldiers disappearing in the mortar kill cam• Fix for Type88 and MG36 zoom in animation offset when in supported shooting mode (using bipods) Balance changes• Increased the damage of helicopter miniguns, AA guns, and jet cannons against infantry• Increased the damage of helicopter miniguns against jeeps• Reduced the physics impact of AA guns and jet cannons so players under attack from these weapons no longer should lose control• Increased the damage of the 44 Magnum slightly• Increased the range and minimum damage of the .357 Round from the MP412 Rex• Increased the range of all .45cal and 9mm weapons• Slightly increased the range of the P90 and MP7 and PDW-R• Slightly increased the range of the 5.56mm PDW-R and decreased the minimum damage at long range• Slightly increased the minimum range of the Mk11, SVD, and M39 EMR 7.62mm rifles• Decreased the maximum damage and maximum range of the G3 and SCAR-H 7.62mm weapons• Reduced the damage from FIM-92 and SA-18 IGLA missiles against aircraft• Increased the damage and range of the 40mm BUCK rounds• Reduced the damage .50cal weapons do against helicopters• Updated T90 canister shell tweaks to match Abrams canister shells http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=56488View the full article

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Battlefield 3 has been out for about a month now, and EA Chief Financial Officer Eric Brown revealed during a … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q7CwBcPMYl2PWqiqxlD7GIWJlVY/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q7CwBcPMYl2PWqiqxlD7GIWJlVY/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/5ZYAKLHk_VwView the full article

New previews and footage of Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand was released today with video of a fan favorite map, Wake Island. Thanks GiGaB@yt and... View the full article

The Sir. Community released their first Battlefield 3 stunt video today showing a short glimpse of what's to come.The Sir. Community's first... View the full article

Battlefield Global Community Manager, zh1nt0 posted on the Battlelog a full change log for the Battlefield Playstation 3 client update set to be... View the full article

There’s a lot of anticipation for the upcoming and first Battlefield 3 DLC/expansion, called Back to Karkand. While EA has … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ygjq1pm-uYNJUH7lfydy2NE1g3k/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ygjq1pm-uYNJUH7lfydy2NE1g3k/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/r4NVxP14KtoView the full article

Sony's Asian division has put a page on their website that contains information about Battlefield 3's first downloadable content Back to... View the full article

Last week we heard from Iranian gamers who were upset how Battlefield 3′s story portrayed the country in the singleplayer … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kZHPszznb3-Cz-LaOgrdhjrVrCc/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kZHPszznb3-Cz-LaOgrdhjrVrCc/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/RB-ythNs2JYView the full article

The countdown to our first Battlefield 3 expansion pack Back to Karkand continues. This week, we have new gameplay footage from our reimagining of all-time classic map Gulf of Oman. Plus, more info on the new vehicles you will be able to take control of come December. Check out this gameplay trailer from our reimagined version of Gulf of Oman. Like in previous Back to Karkand trailers, you can see some of the new vehicles in action here. The three combat vehicles that we are bringing back from Battlefield 2 in Back to Karkand are the STOVL fighter jet, desert buggy, and one of the APC’s. "I wanted to complement what we already have in the base game, plus I wanted to bring back some of the classic vehicles from Battlefield 2 that we know players loved, such as the Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing fighter jet and the desert buggy. In today’s trailer, you can also get a first glimpse of a hitherto unannounced fourth vehicle bound to strike fear into the very hearts of the enemy. See if you can spot it!", said Back to Karkand Lead Designer Niklas Fegraeus. Come back later for more details on Back to Karkand. We have more videos coming your way, and more details on the new Back to Karkand weapons that you can bring back to the base game. As always, if you pre-ordered your copy of Battlefield 3: Limited Edition, you are entitled to Back to Karkand at no extra charge and will be notified in-game once it is available for download and play in December. Anyone can buy it on the launch day for $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points, or the equivalent in their local currency. PlayStation 3 players will have exclusive 1 week early access to Back to Karkand. Did you miss the earlier stories in this blog series? #5: Gameplay from Strike at Karkand, Assignments explained #4: The design idea behind the themed expansion pack #3: Introducing Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula #2: “Wake Island has a special place in my heart” #1: Your chance to relive the greatest Battlefield maps ever Source: View the full article

Battlefield 3 has been banned from Iran with police even arresting shop owners who are secretly selling the game. Battlefield 3 isn't officially... View the full article

Battlefield 3 was shown in a segment on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last week. The video shows a solider from the Marine Corps asking Jay Leno if... View the full article

We recently posted high res Battlefield 3 ribbon images, and today we’ve got the medals for you — all in … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0mQz-SBNe6fNlqGEx8JsMJV1APA/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0mQz-SBNe6fNlqGEx8JsMJV1APA/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/OT5hoR2CTtgView the full article

NVIDIA and AMD have recently released updated drivers, which include fixes for Battlefield 3. Be sure to grab those to make sure you getting the best... View the full article

EA released a new Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand trailer today showing the map Gulf of Oman. Among the many vehicles shown in the trailer is a drivable... View the full article

A few weeks ago we saw a Back to Karkand trailer showcasing Strike At Karkand for Battlefield 3, and this … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UDt0vkPNCTUeIuFP6zSMQbGguLI/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UDt0vkPNCTUeIuFP6zSMQbGguLI/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/fwfl0t7KSOUView the full article

The countdown to our first Battlefield 3 expansion pack Back to Karkand continues. This week, we have new gameplay footage from our reimagining of all-time classic map Gulf of Oman. Plus, more info on the new vehicles you will be able to take control of come December. View the full article

With the latest PC update for Battlefield 3 we now support Stereoscopic 3D on supported hardware. Stereoscopic 3D adds another dimension to your gameplay and lets you experience the battlefield with added depth perception. See below for how to enable this new feature. View the full article

“Get down from there!” If you’d like to contribute, send your screenshots to screenshot[at]bf3blog.com. By submitting screenshots, you acknowledge that … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uT8_X4Ofy8Hwy9gfHQlFFNg7P04/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uT8_X4Ofy8Hwy9gfHQlFFNg7P04/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/G4kRzQR_YmcView the full article

The countdown to our first Battlefield 3 expansion pack Back to Karkand continues. This week, we have new gameplay footage from our reimagining of all-time classic map Gulf of Oman. Plus, more info on the new vehicles you will be able to take control of come December. (Please visit the site to view this media) Check out this gameplay trailer from our reimagined version of Gulf of Oman. Like in previous Back to Karkand trailers, you can see some of the new vehicles in action here. The three combat vehicles that we are bringing back from Battlefield 2 in Back to Karkand are the STOVL fighter jet, desert buggy, and one of the APC’s. "I wanted to complement what we already have in the base game, plus I wanted to bring back some of the classic vehicles from Battlefield 2 that we know players loved, such as the Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing fighter jet and the desert buggy. In today’s trailer, you can also get a first glimpse of a hitherto unannounced fourth vehicle bound to strike fear into the very hearts of the enemy. See if you can spot it!", said Back to Karkand Lead Designer Niklas Fegraeus. Come back later for more details on Back to Karkand. We have more videos coming your way, and more details on the new Back to Karkand weapons that you can bring back to the base game. As always, if you pre-ordered your copy of Battlefield 3: Limited Edition, you are entitled to Back to Karkand at no extra charge and will be notified in-game once it is available for download and play in December. Anyone can buy it on the launch day for $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points, or the equivalent in their local currency. PlayStation 3 players will have exclusive 1 week early access to Back to Karkand. Did you miss the earlier stories in this blog series?#5: Gameplay from Strike at Karkand, Assignments explained#4: The design idea behind the themed expansion pack#3: Introducing Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula#2: “Wake Island has a special place in my heart”#1: Your chance to relive the greatest Battlefield maps ever http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=56288View the full article

The guys at Joystick Junkies, who run the official DICE Store, sent over a sample of their Battlefield 3 Soldier Zoom tshirt. The tshirt itself... View the full article