Oh boy, gotta love DICE as they have included one hell of easter eggs in Back to Karkand. So PC gamers, remember when BF2: Armoured Fury was released and there was a subtle advertising for 2142 way before 2142’s first teaser was released. Well guess what we’ve found in one of the maps of Back to Karkand. Yeap, that’s right; a subtle advertising of Battlefield 2143. As you can see bellow, DICE is clearly hinting to it and in case you are wondering, this place is near the jet hangers on the airfield at the Wake Island map. Continue reading Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand hints to Battlefield 2143→
YouTube’s member ‘EvilViking13’ uploaded a new dramatic and cinematic video that shows off the silent beauty of Battlefield 3. EvilViking13 used Dxtory to capture the footage and then edited it with Sony Vegas 10. He also used Twixtor for some of the super-slow motion effects. Moreover, EvilViking13 used the “UI.drawenable false” command to hide his HUD and we bet that some of you will find this command useful as it adds a whole new level to realism. Enjoy! Continue reading New dramatic and cinematic fan-made video of Battlefield 3→
We all know that Back to Karkand brings back some of our favourite BF2 maps. But how much better does these new, re-designed maps look like? Well, time to find out. YT users ‘UltimatePCGameModder’, ‘DPCasting’, ‘zhrooms’ and ‘Robbaz’ uploaded some comparison videos between Battlefield 2’s maps and the remade ones for Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand expansion. Both BF2 and BF3 were running with the highest possible settings, so go ahead and watch the differences between these two games! Continue reading The Evolution of Battlefield Graphics – Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand vs Battlefield 2→
The expansion pack Back to Karkand is out now on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC! This launch trailer features gameplay footage from the legendary Battlefield map Sharqi Peninsula, now reimagined and powered by the Frostbite 2 engine. Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is yours at no extra charge if you own a copy of Battlefield 3: Limited Edition, or available now for $14.99/1200 Microsoft Points Continue reading Battlefield 3 – Back to Karkand Launch PC & X360 Trailer; Sharqi Peninsula Gameplay Trailer→
With all the talk about the CryEngine 3, some gamers felt the need to showcase the beauty of the Frostbite 2.0 engine. One of them is YT member ‘AnglSummer4’ we made a nice video, filled with some gorgeous locations from Battlefield 3. Does this show off the beauty of the engine? Well, it’s hard to tell as we’ve seen some pretty amazing maps from the Crysis 2 modding community. Still, Frostbite 2.0 is one hell of an engine and let’s not forget that it will be used to the upcoming sequel of Command & Conquer: Generals. It will also be interesting to see whether or not other studios – that are not under EA’s flag – will actually use it. Until then though, enjoy the following video! Continue reading Fan-made video attempts to show off the Beauty of Battlefield 3→
Battlefield 3’s DLC is almost upon us – unless you own a PS3 – and as you may have heard, it brings a new way of unlocking the new weapons in Battlefield 3. Assignments are being implemented and bellow you will find the full list and details in how you can unlock all ten Back to Karkand weapons. Now I have to say that I’m not a fan of this kind of unlocks and strongly believe that unlocks should stay the way they were. Still, DICE’s attempts to offer something new to the table are noted. What do you think of this new way of unlocking the game’s weapons? Continue reading Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand – Assignments Detailed & How You Can Unlock Them→
One of the most controversial changes in the latest patch of Battlefield 3 is definitely the rebalanced IRNV. Contrary to the PS3 changes though, the PC changes that were made to the IRNV are quite different. The PC version seems better overall, however you still can’t see – pretty much – anything. Not only that, but there is a crucial bug where the IRNV returns to the pre-patch state when your health drops under a certain point. Now that’s really awesome and we have a video of this bug in action. Enjoy everyone and yeah, DICE stay true to their roots and are introducing new bugs with each and every new patch. Hooray! Continue reading Battlefield 3 – Surprise surprise; IRNV is still bugged after the latest patch→
Our dear friends at MP1st have informed us about some new features that are present on the latest PC patch of Battlefield 3 and were not included in the release notes. Therefore, PC gamers can now disable the game’s User Interface, can switch between various chat modes, and a Vehicle sensitivity slider has been added to the game’s options. You can view more features that were not included in the release notes after the jump. Continue reading Battlefield 3 – Hidden Patch Notes Revealed→
Admit it, you were a bit jealous that PS3 gamers could witness the fall of the antenna tower in the Caspian Border. And although DICE hadn’t revealed when this feature would pass on the PC version, look and behold as the latest PC patch that was released today features it. Oh yeah, PC gamers can now see the ‘falling antenna tower’ in the Caspian Border map. Moreover, both Battlelog and the PC patch are live right now, with the patch weighting over 3.5GB. DICE added some interesting features and in case you weren’t aware of, Ping is now present in the scoreboard and the chat window has been tweaked and moved to the top left of the screen. Furthermore, Battlelog has now more filter options as PC gamers can filter things like kill cam, vehicles, squad leader spawn. Enjoy some footage of the falling antenna from a PC match after the jump.
In other news, the Back to Karkand Expansion is live now on the PS3 and in order to celebrate its launch, DICE has released a new trailer, featuring explosive PlayStation 3 gameplay from the all-time classic map Wake Island.
Now that’s really hilarious. As you may already know, Battlefield 3 does not properly support VoIP. Yes, you are still able to use it but that’s thanks to Battlelog as DICE’s platform offers this feature and not the game itself. Of course, there are various issues due to this decision and it seems that DICE is not willing to fix them by properly including VoIP support to Battlefield 3. The reason? It’s bad business. Wait what? Continue reading Battlefield 3 – No plans for VOIP PC changes; bad business to properly fix it→
