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[via Battlefieldo] Community site Battlefieldo are reporting that EA are set to announce Battlefield Premuim at this year’s E3, according to their “very reliable source”. We’ve heard those words before. Anyway, Battlefield Premium will apparently serve as direct competition to Call of Duty Elite, and: “….will land you a number of content drops with unique in-g...

As part of their Q4 and FY12 financial results reported earlier today, EA have announced more impressive numbers for their marquee franchises, Battlefield 3 and FIFA 12. After both passing the 10 million sales mark back in February, FIFA 12 has notched up the best year in franchise history – with downloads and microtransactions totaling $108 million. FIFA Ultimate Team, the digital companion to...

EA have sent over a trailer and screens for the first of the recently announced DLC expansions for Battlefield 3. In Close Quarters, players are dropped into an infantry-only theatre of war, dominated by tight indoor environments. The DLC also introduces new weapons, assignments and unique dog tags. Check out the trailer and screenshots below. The DLC is scheduled to arrive in June of this year. ...

Today, DICE and EA unveiled three new DLC packs for Battlefield 3. The next expansion packs are: Battlefield 3: Close Quarters in June, Battlefield 3: Armored Kill in the fall, and Battlefield 3: End Game in the winter. Battlefield 3: Close Quarters — Players are dropped into an infantry-only theatre of war. Battlefield 3: Close Quarters also introduces new weapons, assignments and unique dog ...

Danger Close and EA announced yesterday that Medal of Honor: Warfighter will launch on October 23, 2012. The game will tell the personal story of U.S. Tier 1 Operator “Preacher,” as he returns home only to find his family torn apart from years of combat deployment, and his attempt to pick up the pieces and salvage what remains of his marriage, while dealing with a terrorist threat close to h...

It may or may not be a direct response to the proposed blackout of Battlefield 3 by its community, but DICE has today detailed plans for upcoming tweaks and fixes for their marquee shooter. Community Manager Daniel Matros posted the details up on Battlelog, and was quick to point out that it was not a full update list, with more information to come in the near future. So far, this list is for al...

Despite surpassing more than 10 million in sales since its release, and nabbing more market share in the FPS sector from major rival Call of Duty, it would seem not all is well with Battlefield 3. A post on Battlefieldo, one of the largest Battlefield community sites around, has called for “a black out the entire battlefield community for 1 day, 24 hours” should EA fail to “anno...

Electronic Arts have just announced that based on internal estimates, Battlefield 3 has sold through five million units in the first week globally, making it the fastest-selling game in EA’s history. Also, despite numerous reports of server troubles from players, EA commented: “Server stability was solid in the first weekend, delivering EA’s highest-ever usage rates. While some...

It took a little while this morning, but we’ve finally received the UK All Formats Chart, and Battlefield 3 sits comfortably at number 1. According to the numbers, Battlefield 3 is the 10th biggest UK All Formats week 1 seller (units) and 9th by revenue. It has not only outsold Medal of Honor (in week 1 units) by 2:1, Battlefield 3 has outsold the cumulative week 1 sales of all 17 “Ba...

As part of EA’s financial call to Investors (which we are currently listening in to), CEO John Riccitiello announced that Battlefield 3 has shipped more than 10 million units in its first week. The game launched earlier this week (October 25th) in the US, and officially launches in the UK tomorrow. He also added that EA have already started to receive re-orders from retail outlets on Battle...