The second deal of Christmas is now available on the PlayStation Store and available for only 48 hours. The second deal is a massive 50% off Battlefield 3, reduced from £59.99/€69.99 to just £29.99/€39.99. In addition, PlayStation Plus subscribers get an additional 10% off the discounted price.
Battlefield 3′s third expansion Armored Kill isn’t due out till September, yet DICE have release the first details on the forth piece of DLC, Aftermath. Due out in December, Aftermath will be the last DLC to be released for the game.
On stage at E3, DICE Executive Producer Patrick Bach unveiled a whole year of great Battlefield 3 content. The biggest news was the official announcement of Battlefield 3 Premium, which we reported on last month. Battlefield 3 Premium is available to buy today, and if you do, you will also be able to download and play the latest expansion pack Close Quarters.
The Battlefield 3 Premium service will be offered from Monday 4th June for £39.99 / €49.99 (the day when E3 2012 kicks off). According to a leaked specification sheet, the premium service will get you access to all the DLC early, increased soldier customisation and get a number of exclusive in-game items.
Since its launch on October 25 2011, Battlefield 3 has become the fastest selling title in EA’s 20+ year history selling more than 15 million units since release. Battlefield 3 has also won more than 120 awards including IGN.com’s “Best Multiplayer Game of 2011.”
Battlefield 3 players on the PS3 now have the ability to rent their own dedicated server. Your rules, your friends, your Battlefield. You’ll be able to rent servers for periods of one day (€1.49), seven days (€6.99), 30 days (€24.99), or 90 days (€59.99). Server owners can customise every details of the game, including banning users and giving friends VIP access.
You can now buy, download and play Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand on PlayStation 3. To celebrate launch day, here is a brand new gameplay trailer showing Wake Island running on PlayStation 3 hardware. This expansion pack is exclusive to the PS3 for 1 week early.
According to EA, Battlefield 3 has now sold over 8 million units worldwide and has shipped over 12 million to store shelves. In general, the Battlefield franchise is still far away from reaching the sales figures the Call of Duty franchise has achieved over past few years.
Electronic Arts has announced that “there have been some misunderstandings around Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield 3” and they intend to deliver the promised free copy of Battlefield 1943. Games in Europe can start claiming the game from tomorrow, while gamers in North America will have to wait until December 10th, followed by those in Asia the week after on December 17th.
Battlefield 3 was released worldwide last week, with EA reporting that over 10 million units were shipped. This week, EA has announced that the game has sold over 5 million units within the first week, making Battlefield 3 the fastest selling title in EA’s 29 year history.
