Games developer DICE unveiled three new digital expansion packs for its highly-successful Battlefield 3, enhancing the Battlefield experience with innovative gameplay, new modes and unique environments.
Powered by the Frostbite 2 engine, the next expansion packs Battlefield 3: Close Quarters will be released in June, followed by Battlefield 3: Armored Kill in the spring. Finally, Battlefield 3: End Game will be released in the summer.
Battlefield 3 Executive Producer, Patrick Bach, said, “Instead of delivering piecemeal map packs, we are giving players a completely new experience with every themed expansion pack to keep the action fresh. Our expansions are designed to excite our large and active fan base while attracting new recruits with gameplay that is dynamic and unpredictable every time”.
Since launching on 28 October last year, Battlefield 3 has become the fastest selling title in EA’s 20+ year history, moving around 12-million units.
Details on the scheduled expansion packs:
Battlefield 3: Close Quarters — Players are dropped into a frantic, infantry-only theatre of war. Frostbite 2’s high definition destruction makes the environment come alive as everything from furniture to plaster gets shot to pieces. Players will feel the intensity of the world exploding around them as rubble and broken pieces pile up on the floor, while tight level design and vertical gameplay creates a highly competitive environment.
Battlefield 3: Armored Kill — Upping the ante for vehicular mayhem as only Battlefield can do. Featuring new driveable tanks, ATVs, mobile artillery and more, Battlefield 3: Armored Kill also delivers huge battlefields for an all-out vehicle assault, including the biggest map in Battlefield history.
Battlefield 3: End Game — The fourth expansion pack will ship in the winter but details remain tightly guarded.
Staff writer
