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EA has tweeted that it is has banned “hundreds of offending” Battlefield 3 accounts this weekend and have wiped the stats of those boosting or using exploits.

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Maps featured in Battlefield 3′s Back to Karkand DLC will apparently become “part of the same rotation as the base maps” once available, according to a statement given to Joystiq.

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Nvidia’s financial results for Q3 saw an increase in revenue of $1.1 billion compared to $843.9 million yoy and in profits with $178.3 million compared to $84.9 million yoy, thanks in part to increased interest in “highly anticipated blockbuster PC games.” The firm noted growth in desktop GPU sales, naming Battlefield 3 as a major factor, along with Modern Warfare 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic.

“We believe this surge of PC gaming demand will drive increased demand for NVIDIA’s GeForce products despite the soft consumer PC market,” said Nvidia’s Rob Csongor. “We expect a multiyear PC gaming cycle, as the PC becomes increasingly more powerful than 5 to 6-year-old gaming consoles.” Thanks, Gamasutra.

EA has confirmed there are some “issues” with the downloadable version of Battlefield 3 on PS3, which is preventing players from signing into the game’s Battlelog service. Currently a patch is in the works, with a release date to be announced, according to Sony Europe’s community manager.

EA has said its worldwide customer service department is available any time of day to “provide an immediate solution to any Battlefield 3 players on PSN” who experience any difficulties logging into Battlelog.

The digital version of the game released on PSN in the region October 26.

EA and DICE have released three new screenshots for Back to Karkand, the upcoming DLC for Battlefield 3. Have a look at them below the break. The pack is set for release in December, and features new weapons, vehicles, persistence, maps, and the return of Conquest Assault. It will be free for those who pre-ordered BF3, and will run £11.99 f/$14.99/1200 Microsoft Points for everyone else.

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EA and DICE have released a gameplay video for Back to Karkand, the upcoming DLC for Battlefield 3. It’s below the break. The pack is set for release in December, and features new weapons, vehicles, persistence, maps, and the return of Conquest Assault. It will be free for those who pre-ordered BF3, and will run £11.99 f/$14.99/1200 Microsoft Points for those who didn’t.

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EA executive vice president Patrick Soderlund is confident the firm’s content plans will keep gamers interested in Battlefield 3, even with the deluge of titles releasing over the holidays.

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Those who drink Dr Pepper or would just to earn free stuff, can net themselves some dogtags and a multiplayer skin for Battlefield 3 via a promotion going on at the moment. Right now, specially marked bottles of the soda include a codes for five, themed tags with various themes ranging from Hello Kitty to a can opener. Also on offer, is a PS Home Avatar. The skin for the multiplayer and the dogtags are shown through the official redemption page. The promotion is for US residents only, sorry. Thanks, Shack.

EA has sent over screenshots for Back to Karkand for Battlefield 3. The DLC contains remasters of four maps from the franchise: Strike at Karkand, Wake Island, Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula. It also includes five new dog tags and achievements/trophies, and three new vehicles: the DPV, BTR-90, and F-35B STOVL jet fighter. Also included are 10 “iconic Battlefield weapons,” and a new persistence system where players complete assignments to earn their rewards.

The DLC will be made available in December, for free to those who pre-ordered and £11.99 for those who didn’t.

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Reviews for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Battlefield 3 have started to hit, after PC reviews for the shooter went live yesterday.

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It’s D-Day in the US as far as Battlefield 3 is concerned, but those in the UK won’t get it until Friday, so to help tide you over, or make the wait even worse for you, check out the first 15 minutes of the game below, courtesy of G4.

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EA has announced that pre-orders for Battlefield 3 hit close to the 3 million mark when it went on sale, today in the US. It’s unknown at present whether these figures are worldwide or just for the US. EA will report its Q2 results this coming Thursday, and while the fiscal report won’t include sales figures for the shooter, the firm may provide a more solid figure for the pre-order sector. Just last week, the firm said pre-orders were at “around 2 million,” and back in early September, EA CFO Eric Brown said the figure stood at around 1.25 million. BF3 is out today in the US and hits the UK Friday.

Johan Andersson, rendering architect at DICE, held a presentation called “Shiny PC Graphics in Battlefield 3″ at GeForce LAN 6, which took place on the USS Hornet Aircraft Carrier, October 14-16. Andersson’s talk focused on five graphical components in Battlefield 3: objects, lighting, effects, terrain, and post-processing.

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DICE has posted on the PS Blog changes and additions made to Battlefield 3 based on beta feedback.

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EA has released a few screenshots of the solo campaign in Battlefield 3. Each one is posted below. DICE announced that later today it will to re-open servers for Caspian Border in the PC version of open beta this weekend in order to stress-test the servers before the tester ends at the close of the weekend. Game’s out in the US on October 25 and Europe on October 28.

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According to an anonymous source speaking to BF3Blog, EA and Valve in late negotiations to try and release Battlefield 3 onto Steam.

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DICE has announced that six times the number of simultaneous players are participating in the Battlefield 3 beta compared to Bad Company 2.

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DICE has listed the changes it’s making to Battlefield 3 thanks to all the hard work done by beta testers.

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DICE has released a video which provides the viewer a with a look at how to create their own Platoon in Battlefield 3 using the new Battlelog feature. Platoons, which are the game’s version of clans, will be able view their own stats and leaderboards through Battlelog and participate in voicechat with other members. BF3 is out next month on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.

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YouTube user jeffriseden was one of the lucky few who had the opportunity to try out Battlefield 3′s Caspian Border level in the closed PC beta yesterday, and was kind enough to video his experience and post it for the world to see. You can watch all 23 minutes of his time in the map below, where he takes a bit of time to not only show the battle bits, but the environment as well.

Access to the map was limited to say the least, so thanks to all who gave me the heads-up on this so everyone could have a look. The game’s now in open beta, and hits at the end of October.

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