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Day by day, Battlefield 3 is launching in more territories, and our first review scores are in! Let's take a look at what the experts are saying... "This is a huge game by anybody's standards, with a comprehensive singleplayer, meaty co-op and gargantuan multiplayer, delivering more content than several of today's triple A titles combined." - 5/5 GameSpy.com "With dozens of players battling across nine massive maps in tanks, jeeps, helicopters, jets, or on foot, multiplayer matches feel like a genuine war rather than a small-scale skirmish." - 9.5/10 GameInformer.com "...the multiplayer component is worth the price of entry alone.” - A- 1UP.com “Battlefield 3 offers an unforgettable, world-class multiplayer suite that's sure to excite shooter fans, whether they fired their first bullet in Battlefield 1942 or have just now heeded Battlefield's call of duty.” - 9/10 IGN.com “But when DICE is doing what it's always done best, Battlefield 3 is a uniquely mesmerizing multiplayer game with a seemingly endless number of ways to feel like a success.” - 4.5/5 Joystiq.com More reviews: EuroGamer.es AusGamers.com Meristation.com GameArena.com GameStar.de SpazioGames.it 3DJuegos.com GameTrailers.com ComputerandVideoGames.com EveryEye.it Gamer.no AtomicGamer.com GameReactor.dk Tiscali.cz GamingXP.com We’regetting tons of great feedback directly from our community! Head over to ourTwitter feed to find the highlights! Thanks for making Battlefield 3 the best Battlefield ever! Now what are you waiting for? Jump in the game and see what the critics are raving about! Follow Battlefield on Facebook Follow Battlefield on Twitter http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53122View the full article

Battlefield 3’s rolling out across the globe andwe’re excited about the great feedback we’re getting from critics and fansalike! Along the way we’ve also been getting some questions aboutthe early access to expansion packs being made available to PlayStation 3 Battlefieldfans and what happened to the original idea of bundling Battlefield 1943. After the buzz of the initial E3 press conference wore offand we started to collect feedback from the community, we realized that while Battlefield1943 is still a great game, most of our PS3 fans have already been playingit for years. We partnered with Sony to come up with a new opportunity thatallowed us to provide new content that all PlayStation fans can enjoy. Thanks to Sony’s exclusive sponsorship, PS3 gamers will haveone week early access to Back to Karkand (included as part of Battlefield3’s Limited Edition) as well as future expansion packs. Looking at theteam’s progress, we’re very excited about how Back to Karkand is shapingup, and can’t wait to show you more. Stay tuned to battlefield.com/battlefield3for Back to Karkand video and screenshots, coming soon! http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53123View the full article

Battlefield 3 launched yesterday to great fanfare, and today EA reveals that pre-order numbers for the game have reached “close … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnrcW7b_p1ZJzailcahZEskrXDk/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qnrcW7b_p1ZJzailcahZEskrXDk/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/qBvcTNPtBZoView the full article

Battlefield 3 PC performance has been a huge topic of debate in the community with fans driving upwards of a billion dollars into PC builds and... View the full article

A press release officially announcing the release of Battlefield 3 stated that preorders for the game reached nearly 3 million right before launch.... View the full article

Last night Battlefield 3 launched in North America with very few issues, a bit of lag here and there, some … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wOLMSoj7_vhEC_YMVl9hANzxrBY/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wOLMSoj7_vhEC_YMVl9hANzxrBY/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/zZl2Du-S0v8View the full article

At ease, men! It has come to my attention that a certain game publisher under the name “EA” has issued … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tzfc9U05veCAPHTEKsPOQYoBQpE/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Tzfc9U05veCAPHTEKsPOQYoBQpE/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/7rYEp7pGiCQView the full article

Here’s the complete and ultimate list of all Battlefield 3 scopes, gadgets and accessories and attachments. Be sure to check … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ch9n66gRt0EEYgsVegwhkhBD3uQ/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ch9n66gRt0EEYgsVegwhkhBD3uQ/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/igzQEyVkY3QView the full article

Many users who have preordered Battlefield 3 on EA Origin are reporting recieving emails stating that the release time for Battlefield 3 has been... View the full article

EA were so nice to release the main theme from the Battlefield 3 soundtrack, and as you might expect, it … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uS0ftXHmPvCRNhDQG_wVm5zgb6M/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uS0ftXHmPvCRNhDQG_wVm5zgb6M/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/NwRP3rg8g_kView the full article

The wait is over for everyone west of the Atlantic - Battlefield 3 has landed! If you haven't already grabbed your copy, you're missing out on all the jet-flying, M-COM blasting, tank rumbling action. (Please visit the site to view this media) Last night thousands stood in lines all over North America and East Asia to be among the first to play Battlefield 3. Some waited for hours, just for the chance to get as much time in as they possibly could. We got loads of pictures from Battlefield fans and their friends who camped out. Here are just a few! From the USA... http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/432441674.jpg http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/432460065.jpg ...to Malaysia... http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/6278596109.jpg http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/6279118408.jpg ...Even EA employees couldn't resist! http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/large.jpg http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/large2.jpg People all over the world can't wait to play Battlefield 3! They're not the only ones that are excited about Battlefield 3, though... http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/awards.jpg The critics have spoken - Battlefield 3 is the best entry in the series to date Amazing visual and audio experience; deep, layered multiplayer... - GameSpy 5/5 ...one of the best FPS experiences in gaming. - GameInformer 9/10 ...it's the best Battlefield game, and that's saying a lot. - Joystiq 4.5/5 Online warfare is intricate and rewarding, but it also presents a learning curve and a strong reliance on team coordination. GameTrailer.com 9.2/10 We'd like to thank all of our community members who have helped make this the best Battlefield launch in history. We've got great things on the horizon for Battlefield 3 - from Back to Karkand and onward into the future. Don't forget - the Battlefield community is what makes Battlefield great! http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=53038View the full article

EA has released the official Battlefield 3 game manual in PDF form, to all those who bought and pre-ordered the … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CmfevcLXW_2Ce2681mSh7Fj0hRU/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CmfevcLXW_2Ce2681mSh7Fj0hRU/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/8m_ObzyuDNsView the full article

This morning we woke up to a shiny new metacritic score for Battlefield 3, and we are ready for you to join us online. Here are a few quick things you might want to take care of to get yourself into Battlefield 3 as quickly as possible on launch day: http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/battlefield_5F00_bad_5F00_company/BF3-Vaulting.jpg 1) Create an Origin account, if you havenÂ’t already. You can do so here. If you have an EA account then you already have an Origin account! Make sure you know your account name and password. 2) Download the Origin client. You will need to have the latest version (8.3.1) of the Origin client running on your PC in order to play Battlefield 3. To make sure you're up-to-date, we recommend clicking here to get the latest version up and running on your system. 3) Double-check to make sure you have the latest graphics card drivers. Visit the drivers section at AMD or Nvidia, depending on what your manufacturer of choice is. 4) Pre-load Battlefield 3. If you purchased Battlefield 3 through Origin (or any other digital retailer that is offering BF3 and supports pre-load as an option), the game is currently available for pre-load. This means the game will be downloaded and installed already when it goes live. The game will unlock at specific times in each region, and you will not be able to play it before the unlock-time in your region. 5) Check your PC specs. Minimum and recommended specs below: Minimum System Requirements OS: WINDOWS VISTA (SERVICE PACK 2) 32-BIT PROCESSOR: 2 GHZ DUAL CORE (CORE 2 DUO 2.4 GHZ OR ATHLON X2 2.7 GHZ) MEMORY: 2 GB HARD DRIVE: 20 GB GRAPHICS CARD (AMD): DIRECTX 10.1 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (ATI RADEON 3000, 4000, 5000 OR 6000 SERIES, WITH ATI RADEON 3870 OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE) GRAPHICS CARD (NVIDIA): DIRECTX 10.0 COMPATIBLE WITH 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 OR 500 SERIES WITH NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER PERFORMANCE) SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE DVD ROM DRIVE Recommended System Requirements OS: WINDOWS 7 64-BIT PROCESSOR: QUAD-CORE CPU MEMORY: 4 GB HARD DRIVE: 20 GB GRAPHICS CARD: DIRECTX 11 COMPATIBLE WITH 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 OR ATI RADEON 6950) SOUND CARD: DIRECTX COMPATIBLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE DVD ROM DRIVE Source: View the full article

With less than 12 hours until launch, DICE has released a new set of Battlefield 3 singleplayer screeshots, which show … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/laef0gGZ1a3iiMI6AaYQ-GLTttU/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/laef0gGZ1a3iiMI6AaYQ-GLTttU/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/N8yPscNu6rkView the full article

Last week we posted a short clip featuring The Ultimate Battlefield Simulator, which was fully unveiled today on The Gadget Show in the UK. How the... View the full article

GamerSpawn is doing a special live cast of their History of Battlefield. You can catch it airing live right now or check out the full program later. View the full article

Large view A few days ago we were excited to learn that the Commo Rose command interface would be available … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cXDLCQwVv3IX_J0VInh-J7xvSSU/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/cXDLCQwVv3IX_J0VInh-J7xvSSU/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/_6t93H2vKY4View the full article

Drop by IGN's Battlefield 3 Livestream and check out the IGN Editors do battle from the frontline! Watch Now View the full article

We just had chance to take a look at the official Battlefield 3 Prima Guide and it looks stunning! Planet Battlefield is listed on the community page!... View the full article

Just 12 hours from launch, Battlelog has opened its doors to everyone! In case you don’t know, Battlelog is the … Read on → http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d7zJ2nExlGsyiryO3NyzVBQLovs/0/di http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d7zJ2nExlGsyiryO3NyzVBQLovs/1/di http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BF3Blog/~4/Ep991nODlQ8View the full article

Some Battlefield 3 gameplay streams are starting to show up. The one embedded below is 720p and currently showing multiplayer. View the full article

Battlefield 3 is now live for countries in the Korea Standard Time Zone and those that have found a VPN or proxy. The commo rose was one of the much... View the full article

NVIDIA released their 285.62 drivers today, which have many Battlefield 3 performance enhancements as well as a new 3d Vision game profile. Below are... View the full article

EA released 7 new Battlefield 3 single player screenshots today along with one shot of the multiplayer map Tehran Highway. Thanks GiGaB@yt. View the full article

With Battlefield 3 nearly upon us Danny O'Dwyer from GameSpot in the UK has put together a guide to the history of Battlefield, so when you’re out and about you can hold your own with the Battlefield chat this week. View the full article