Sat, May 28, 2011 | 13:38 BST

Video – Step inside Battlefield 3 and Back to Karkland

PWNED has released a behind-the-scenes look Battlefield 3, specifically the Frostbite 2 engine and the Back to Karkland map pack.

Posted below, the video also revisits Battlefield 2′s Strike at Karkand and chats with Niklas Fegreaus, the lead designer on Back to Karkand and David Spinnier, one of the original map designers on BF2.

Lead weapons designer, Alan Kertz also discusses the Physical Warfare Pack while creative director Lars Gustavsson takes you on a tour of the series’ design history.

Battlefield 3 is out on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 this fall, and EA will be showing it off at E3 next month.

Thanks, minxamo.

36 comments

#1

Maximum Payne
27/05/11, 8:37 pm

They show also animation and little bit tank how shoot building looked cool.

#2

Erthazus
27/05/11, 8:48 pm

Lady that know shit about gaming: Do you think this is the best looking Battlefield Game?

Developer and his shocking face: BY FAR!!!111111111 You ******!!11 Such a stupid question!

:D

#3

DSB
27/05/11, 8:51 pm

Tits > Gaming knowledge.

#4

Erthazus
27/05/11, 8:51 pm

By the way, that engine is not only impressive and blah.. blah.. blah… but it’s proprietary resolution is also 2560×1600
There is no upscaling. If someone have monitor that supports this resolution, you will get the best out of it. I like that.

#5

Maximum Payne
27/05/11, 9:06 pm

Real question is: Why you Erth don’t have monitor with that resolution? :D

#6

Erthazus
27/05/11, 9:16 pm

@5, i have it. I bought it like 3 months ago. It’s DELL and it’s sexy.

Sold my 24 inch Samsung BX2431 (amazing monitor) to buy that new one.

#7

ExOAte
27/05/11, 9:20 pm

Hey look a bird! *snatches the girl*

#8

Maximum Payne
27/05/11, 9:26 pm

@6 But you don’t have 3D now ?
@7 LOL.

#9

someguy2
27/05/11, 9:37 pm

@6 How much did it cost you? I’m looking into getting a new monitor since I’m using a monitor that’s 6 years old and in 4:3 :P

#10

Freek
27/05/11, 9:42 pm

Was a little hard to tell where the advertisement stopped and the actual show began. The large amount of soft ball questions being lobbed at the developers clouded the interview a bitt but still interesting to see more of BF3.

“Your game is awsome, how awsome is your game?”

#11

theBEAST137
27/05/11, 9:46 pm

SHE CAN WITNESS MY EXPLOSION

#12

freedoms_stain
27/05/11, 9:56 pm

@9, Dell monitors are actually really good (the ones they sell stand alone, not necessarily the ones they ship with their machines :p ), therefore really expensive :(

#14

Erthazus
27/05/11, 10:38 pm

@13, you can get cheaper. I have Dell U2711. It cost me 800$+

@9 depends on what you want. If you want Full HD i suggest you go with BX2431 Samsung.

If you want to have 2560×1600 resolution. Expect a price within 600$+

this is my monitor: http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-U2711-27-inch-Widescreen/dp/B0039648BO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306532201&sr=8-1

it’s amazing.

#15

manamana
28/05/11, 2:32 am

Oh my bloody gosh, I am pumped for this like it’s a HL3 anouncement! ^_^’
@Steph: could you be so nice and embed the HQ vids from youtube for the future. Nobody wants to watch the lower quality, when we are talking about graphics, or does somebody?! And btw: that Karkland/Kirkland/Karkand is a running gag on this site, isn’t it? o_O

#16

muffinmn100
28/05/11, 3:08 am

BTW, this demo wasn’t even rendered using full settings. They haven’t been able to build a computer to run max settings yet lol.

#17

Shonak
28/05/11, 3:45 am

Gosh, that video sucked. I’ve rarely seen such a lame channel as “Pwned”. Also some DICE guys look like incredible hipsters, however as long as they do their job good, I don’t care.

#18

onlineatron
28/05/11, 5:45 am

Ha! One of the hosts used to be on the horrid Sky 1 show ‘Gamezville’.

Just the worst: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTRXw_KVo8E&feature=related

#19

ekfight
28/05/11, 5:45 am

Dude that designed the original karkand maps has some really pervy twitches…

man this game looks amazing

#20

ultramega
28/05/11, 6:21 am

She’s fucking hot. Should just go into porn though. Her videogame knowledge seems less than stellar.

@11
Hey, she’s mine!

@14
Yep! I’ve got the same monitor as Erthazus. I absolutely love it; the picture quality is to die for. Definitely agree with the recommendation.

#21

Maximum Payne
28/05/11, 6:56 am

@20 OMG 27 inch ? But how far you from monitor ?

#22

OrbitMonkey
28/05/11, 7:14 am

Annoymity of internet + Female presence = Male retardation

#23

polygem
28/05/11, 7:47 am

@22: true…but that female REALLY IS horrible. fake smile all the way. puke.

G3 is my fave weapon in bfbc2 – i really checked it out first after many hours in the game after unlocking most stuff. now it´s my most used weapon. it´s a plus that it´s available for all classes too. glad the weapon designer says the g3 is his fave weapon in bf3…this makes me even more excited. but a mp5 would be nice as well…and GLOCKS!!! – there were some on the table so i´m sure they´re in.

#24

ultramega
28/05/11, 8:25 am

@21
I sit at a desk. So within a couple feet of the monitor.

@22
Isn’t it grand?!
:D

#25

Dralen
28/05/11, 11:47 am

I’ve got a 24 inch desktop monitor and even that feels small to me now. 27 inch sounds just about the right size for a PC monitor if you ask me.

#26

Maximum Payne
28/05/11, 12:02 pm

@25 You are insane ! :D

#27

M. K.
28/05/11, 1:12 pm

How is this supposed to run on consoles?

#28

Schindet Nemo
28/05/11, 1:37 pm

@ 27

By reducing the amount of max players to 24 and letting them play on downscaled maps I assume.

#29

Erthazus
28/05/11, 1:58 pm

@27,

reducing amount of players from 64 to 24
smaller maps
reducing resolution from 2560×1600/1080p to 720p with 25-30 fps
Strip all direct X10-11 effects
reduce SSAO, anti aliasing, Depth of field, UBERsampling.
Highest texture downscaling

done and done. Easy as pie.

#30

Dralen
28/05/11, 2:03 pm

@27 You underestimate the power of sitting 7 feet away from your screen :P .

#31

Maximum Payne
28/05/11, 2:09 pm

@30 But when you are on net you get closer ?

#32

Dralen
28/05/11, 2:13 pm

Depends on the size of your screen doesn’t it. It was a joke though, except it wasn’t really. Plus the graphics are never usually as good online (On Consoles), COD: Black Ops is a brilliant example of that.

#33

Maximum Payne
28/05/11, 3:19 pm

@32 I dont know what do you want to say :D but I was talking now when you are on VG and surfing you come closer to monitor ?

#34

Toastrules
28/05/11, 3:35 pm

… Where’s the video?

#35

NeoSquall
28/05/11, 3:58 pm

Why does nobody love the old Medic G36E? ._.

#36

DUFFKING
30/05/11, 6:50 pm

AK74 for the MEC was always my favourite. You just had to look at someone to kill them at medium ranges pretty much :P

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