Electronic Arts Plans To Release Battlefield 3 - Rumor or New Best Selling Game?
On the heels of the successful, Battlefield series produced by Electronic Arts (EA) ( Battlefield 1942, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142 ) the latest buzz is now the possible future release of Battlefield 3!?! We do not believe this is in reference to the previously announced future release of Battlefield Bad Company which will be available on both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 console platforms.
Having run a clan/gaming community for over 6 years I have put many hours into both hosting and playing first person shooters including Day of Defeat, Battlefield 2,Battlefield 2142, Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Frontlines Fuel of War, Team Fortress 2, etc. We usually follow the games from first mention through news,screenshots,trailers,beta, demo, and finally release. We are now on the the move to gather Battlefield 3 information prior to release announcement. This is the latest! An internal document has surfaced recently listing the following information rumors regarding a new Battlefield game to be released in late 2008. The list includes some very attractive features which I have marked in bold. I feel these features are needed in a future release to maintain interest and keep the game content fresh.
BF3 Release in late 2008 Powered by “Frostbite DX” Set in year modern day (just like BF2, ed.) Will ship with 8 maps, each supporting up to 40-players per team Two playable factions, NATO and MEC (Middle Eastern Coalition) Same “ticket-based” gameplay style as before BF3 Maps are mostly urban, based in Middle East Squads and Commanders are present, introduced are “Battalions” which consist of three to four squads. Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support Will feature 48 different BF3 vehicles (24 for each faction) Will feature 34 different BF3 weapons (17 for each faction) and another 22 unlocks (for both factions), in total 56 different weapons. Other unlocks include different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories. Possible Battlefield 3 public beta in “Summer 2008″ Battlefield 3 Online stats tracking, awards and “real world ranks” “Soldier” feature, looks like MMO-styled characters and avatars Battlefield 3 Ranked servers will be available for resellers weeks before the game ships (for testing, apparently, ed.) In-game replay and recording feature VoIP, friends list, in-game IM-client and “extensive clan support” Built in auto software updater (no more patches!, ed.) Widows Vista and OS X BF3 Announcement and teaser trailer in 2008.
EA appears to own the Domain Name..Battlefield3.com which seems to give credit to the rumors. Word around the web is the new Battlefield game will feature Destructible Environments "90%". We saw a little of this in Crysis last year however the new title plans to take it even further.
The demo, game trailers, and future news for future Battlefield games will be posted here upon release, if you are like me you will not be able to wait and can pick up your own copy of Frontlines Fuel of War which was released this month RIGHT HERE!
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