Thu, Feb 24, 2011 | 09:08 GMT

Battlefield 3: First gameplay video, pre-order details

EA has released a video featuring the first gameplay footage of Battlefield 3. It’s posted below the break, along with some pre-order information.

As a pre-order incentive, EA and DICE are offering the digital expansion pack Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand at no extra charge. It’s a themed multiplayer expansion pack which includes four maps from Battlefield 2 re-imagined with Frostbite 2 physics, destruction and visuals.

Battlefield 2 weapons and vehicles, unique rewards, new Achievements, Trophies, and more are included. You can pre-order here.

In Battlefield 3, players step into the shoes of the US Marines and fight across locations such as Paris, Tehran and New York.

“We wanted to create the most immersive and emotionally powerful Battlefield game ever and we needed new technology to deliver on our vision,” said Patrick Bach, the game’s executive producer.

“Battlefield 3 preserves the franchise’s signature sandbox style and even brings back classic fan favorites like jets, going prone and 64-player multiplayer on PC.”

This is the first core entry in series since 2005′s Battlefield 2, although spin-offs Battlefield 2142, Battlefield 1943, both Bad Company titles and Battlefield Heroes were released in subsequent years.

Battlefield 3 releases this fall for PS3, 360 and PC, and dedicated servers have been confirmed.

The game will get its first formal reveal during an EA Partners event at GDC next week.

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#51

PsychoPCG
23/02/11, 4:05 pm

@13
I believe the guy says “u piece of shit!” before punching …

#52

excaliburps
23/02/11, 4:30 pm

@DSB

Yeah. Good point. I do know they’re not going to be doing that BC2 unlocking thing. I mean we got to unlock everything at level 22 or something, right?

Not ragging on BC2. As it is the best MP game for consoles in my opinion. Just one of the things it stumbled on.

Also, I didn’t mind it as much because I was having so much fun in the game that the proverbial carrot was me honing my skillset.

#53

UuBuU
23/02/11, 6:07 pm

Graphics look great, however it still looks very generic and mediocre to me. Just another consolized modern warfare FPS game for kids to run around in like headless chickens.

I’ll wait for user reviews on this one. If it sucks for clan play or has ANY balancing issues like BC2 had, I won’t be purchasing.

#54

sickgamer
23/02/11, 6:17 pm

that was great .. and kids can shut the fuck up ! they know who they are

#55

DSB
23/02/11, 6:20 pm

@52 Ah right, I went into BC2 after having been schooled in MW2 (basically two months of constantly dying to pretty much anyone, leading into a month of actually competing and pwning rookies myself) so the tempo felt significantly lowered as far as I was concerned.

I put down the original BC2 as soon as everything was unlocked, it just didn’t have anything left for me. But I still pop into Vietnam every now and then.

Saw a guy on a server yesterday calling himself PatGarret. That made me scratch my beard a bit.

#56

mojo
23/02/11, 6:47 pm

no way this is console grafix.
Just.No.Way

if it turns out it indeed is, i will respectfuly stfu and praise the king on my knees. but it wount.
This is way out of reach what current gen consoles can do.

#57

Dr.Ghettoblaster
23/02/11, 7:25 pm

Looks very impressive for yet another war FPS. I’ll be keeping my eyes on it.

#58

NeoSquall
23/02/11, 7:31 pm

:shutupandtakemymoney.jpg:

#59

mathare92
23/02/11, 7:43 pm

I’ll take this over that CG stuff (I’m looking at you Final Fantasy and Dead Island) anyday.

Bobby Kotick just shat his pants.