E3 2011: 'Battlefield 3' Release Date Announced

By Hector Cortez Jun 6, 2011, 21:03 GMT

Electronic Arts today announced that Battlefield 3 will be available on October 25, 2011.

Electronic Arts today announced that Battlefield 3 will be available on October 25, 2011 for Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows PC. Eager fans will be able to join the multi-platform beta in September 2011.

Check out two new videos featuring gameplay footage below along with some single-player character details. 

In the single player chapters being highlighted at E3, two new playable characters are introduced. Dmitri “Dima” Mayakovsky, a Russian undercover agent, must fight his way from the Paris Stock Exchange through the crowded city streets in a desperate attempt to stop PLR operatives from detonating a dirty bomb in the heart of Paris. Jonathan “Jono” Miller, a Marine Corporal from America’s heartland, is deployed to the barren dustbowl of the Tehran desert to engage PLR forces. This chapter showcases a classic Battlefield vehicle warfare experience as players embark on a large scale tank attack to neutralize the PLR base. The Battlefield multiplayer mode ‘Rush’ is also back and will be playable on PC in the EA booth.

Gamers who pre-order Battlefield 3 Limited Edition will receive the Back to Karkand digital expansion pack at no extra charge. This themed multiplayer pack features four popular maps from Battlefield 2 re-mastered using Frostbite 2, the engine that powers Battlefield 3.