Battlefield 3 News

Battlefield 3 server issues largely resolved - EA
Q&A: EA Games' Patrick Soderlund recaps the debut of DICE's latest first-person shooter, addresses launch hiccups, the purpose of the beta test, and where the game goes from here.
News - Posted Nov 1, 2011 7:36 pm GMT
Battlefield 3 week-one sales top 5 million
EA and DICE's modern military shooter logs company-best quintuple-platinum global sell-through figures since hitting shelves October 25.
News - Posted Oct 31, 2011 9:15 pm GMT
EA to add third-party games to Origin
Warner Bros., THQ, and Capcom ink deal to bring first outside offerings to Madden publisher's digital storefront next month; Origin user base tops 6 million.
News - Posted Oct 28, 2011 12:54 am GMT
Battlefield 3 ships 10 million
EA says DICE-developed shooter has biggest day-one ship in company history; Q2 revs jump 13% to $715 million.
News - Posted Oct 27, 2011 11:03 pm GMT
DICE addresses disappearance of PS3 Battlefield 3 bonus
Developer says early release of expansions replaced the previously announced Battlefield 1943 pack-in as the Sony platform bonus for Electronic Arts' military shooter.
News - Posted Oct 26, 2011 5:10 pm GMT
Modern Warfare 3 to double Battlefield 3 holiday sales - Analyst
Wedbush's Michael Pachter predicts Call of Duty juggernaut will easily overcome EA shooter's two-week head start, selling 16 million copies by the end of 2011.
News - Posted Oct 24, 2011 9:10 pm GMT
Shippin' Out October 23-29: Battlefield 3
EA sends DICE shooter to the front lines as Dance Central 2, Kirby's Return to Dreamland, and Daytona USA also head to market.
News - Posted Oct 24, 2011 5:16 pm GMT
Asia Shippin' Out October 23-29: Battlefield 3
EA's contribution to digital modern warfare, a new portable Final Fantasy title, and a vampire add-on are highlights for the week.
News - Posted Oct 24, 2011 5:48 am GMT
Battlefield 3 beta enlists 8.1 million
Online multiplayer test of EA DICE's upcoming military shooter yields 47 billion shots, 1.5 billion kills.
News - Posted Oct 18, 2011 6:34 pm GMT
Battlefield 3 preorders hit a 'couple million' - EA
Publisher offers update on DICE's military shooter pre-sale status; CEO reveals 1,400 US positions currently open.
News - Posted Oct 18, 2011 1:33 am GMT
Battlefield 3 beta gets new map for PC
DICE adds 64-player Caspian Border map to PC iteration of ongoing multiplayer trial; Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 game to get "HD installation content" option.
News - Posted Oct 7, 2011 9:13 pm GMT
Battlefield 3 beta 6x larger than Bad Company 2's
DICE GM says open beta for new shooter logging six times more simultaneous players than predecessor; final code will "look, play, and sound better."
News - Posted Oct 4, 2011 9:36 pm GMT
Battlefield 3 producer 'ashamed' of Bad Company 2
DICE's Patrick Bach says he "can't even get himself to start up" 2010's first-person shooter because he only sees what could have been done better.
News - Posted Sep 29, 2011 6:19 pm GMT
EA teams up with Virgin for Battlefield 3 comp
Worldwide Battlefield 3 tournament will see players compete online for the chance to win a portion of the US$1.6 million prize pool.
News - Posted Sep 28, 2011 7:20 am GMT
Origin tops 4 million users, could double in the next year - EA
Publisher exec David DeMartini weighs in on digital store's future features, third-party publishers, competing with Steam, and retailer-exclusive preorder bonuses.
News - Posted Sep 27, 2011 10:43 pm GMT
Battlefield 3 open beta begins September 29
PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 multiplayer test for DICE military shooter downloadable a month before game's launch; beta features a single mode on a single map.
News - Posted Sep 20, 2011 5:57 pm GMT
Battlefield 3 preorders hit 1.25 million
EA CFO Eric Brown touts platinum sales figures for DICE's shooter with more than a month until launch; taking wait-and-see tack for $50 Call of Duty Elite rival.
News - Posted Sep 8, 2011 12:40 am GMT
Battlefield 3 dev on decision to leave civilians out
EA DICE executive producer admits to self-censorship, says team didn't want to take the blame for players indulging their dark sides.
News - Posted Aug 31, 2011 7:03 pm GMT
EA changes Origin EULA
Publisher removes marketing language from online store's license agreement, pledges to never sell personal information or install spyware on customers' machines.
News - Posted Aug 26, 2011 10:33 pm GMT
EA Origin EULA sparks privacy concerns
Mandatory licensing agreement for online service appears to indicate publisher can monitor, pass on data on all software installed on users' PC.
News - Posted Aug 25, 2011 2:27 am GMT

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