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October 29, 2011

BattlefieldLOG Community Event's Announcement

A couple days before the release of Battlefield 3, we asked you to help us grow the community. It did grow quite a bit but now I am proud to announce the plans that we have for you guys! I have quite a few that some of you would most likely enjoy. 

October 28, 2011

New Battlefield 3 Dr.Pepper Exclusive In-game Content

The Dr.Pepper has now started their promo for EA for newly released Battlefield 3. Dr.Pepper is now giving away voucher codes through their bottle caps. The code will unlock exclusive in-game content for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or PC.

Battlefield 3: Horns To Make A Comeback To The Battlefield Series

In previous Battlefield games, horns have always been a feature for vehicles. Some people do really like the horn so that they can warn other players to get out of the way. But Battlefield 3 lacked the horn feature for vehicles. 

Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand Screenshots And Release Date

Here are some nice screenshots from eurogamer.net showing the Back to Karkand map "Strike at Karkand". The Back to Karkand DLC will be released in December of this year, free for people getting Battlefield 3 Limited Edition and paid for everyone with out. Enjoy!

October 26, 2011

Battlefield 3 Physical Warfare Pack Codes Being Sent Out For Origin

A bunch of you who pre-ordered Battlefield 3 on Origin may be wondering where your 'Physical Warfare Pack' is that included early access to the DAO-12 Shotgun, Flechette Ammo, and a Flash Suppressor. As well as exclusive access to the Type-88 LMG. The pack wasn't bundled with the game, but was said to be e-mailed. EA is sending out the e-mails now and you should be getting yours soon.

Battlefield 3 First Impressions On Console

After a couple hours of playing online and single-player I can finally make a first impressions on Battlefield 3. This will be a non-bias impressions since I'm not being pressured or paid to make the game look good. This is my full and honest opinion on Battlefield 3 so far.

October 24, 2011

Battlefield 3 Launch Changed To Today

After many people started using Korean VPN to get into Battlefield 3 early, EA sent a e-mail to everyone who pre-ordered the PC version of the game on Origin that they would get access to Battlefield 3 today instead of tomorrow. The console launch will still be tomorrow since you can only get a disc version and it wouldn't be right for people that went to the store to get it early, and the people who get it sent to their house get it tomorrow. Have fun PC players!

Battlefield 3 Command Rose Screenshots Revealed

Today we got some screenshots of the Battlefield 3 Commo-rose in action. Commo-rose is a way to communicate with teammates on PC to tell them to say follow you. But there are some key features that were left out in this BF3 version compared to previous commo-roses such as asking for ammo. Asking for ammo is a critical feature in Battlefield since you need refills on ammo often, and when your not support, its hard to get more ammo. 

October 23, 2011

Listen To The Full Battlefield 3 Main Theme

The Battlefield 3 Soundtrack is now available on Amazon and iTunes. You can get the whole soundtrack for only &5.99 USD or separate songs for $0.99 USD. But if you don't want to pay to download the songs you can enjoy them on YouTube, of course without the luxury of offline play. Tell me what you think about this in the comments below.

BattlefieldLOG Community

Now that the Battlefield 3 news for the most part will be coming to a end. We will be making this primarily a community website for clans, montages, commentary's, podcasts, and much more! Since we are a fairly new website we don't have much of a community--that's were you come in. We do have a small community of loyal viewers that I'm sure wouldn't hesitate to get our site ready for the release of Battlefield 3. 

Battlefield 3 US Camouflages Found

There was a youtube video posted up showing the multiplayer skins that will be included in Battlefield 3. Earlier today, before this video I predicted that there would be 12 US camouflages and 12 Russian camouflages and it seems that's what we got. Here are the 12 US versions, yet there is a different variant for the Russians. Note that these won't be all for long, there will be more in future DLC's.

Battlefield 3 Game Manual Released

With Battlefield 3's release just a blink away the manual for it was just released. This is basically the handbook that comes in the game case that shows you controls, the HUD, and how to navigate the main menu. I highly recommend you read up on this so you can be ready right when you pop in the disc/download!  But even if you think you are some Battlefield veteran extraordinaire you should still take a look and see what has changed. Download links for the PDF below.

Battlefield 3 Damavand Peak Base Jump Footage

Today we found some gameplay of the base jump on Battlefield 3's Damavand Peak. This looks really awesome and I hope you enjoy it too. Tell us what you think about the base jump in the comments below. If you would like to stay the most up to date with Battlefield 3 follow our feed, follow us on twitter @battlefieldlog, or like our facebook page.

Battlefield 3 Appearance Unlocking System Found

After watching through some gameplay videos of Battlefield 3 on consoles, I stumbled across a unlock that added on to soldier appearance in BF3. The person got to level 3, then instantly after, he unlocked a woodland pattern camouflage. And something that surprised me more, a different variant for each faction. 

No Battlefield 3 Private Match For Consoles On Launch

Recently, all eyes for Battlefield 3 have been on console for the most part since people have been getting them in stores early. Thus causing a big uproar in leaks in the singleplayer, to the multiplayer. But there have been some small features that some people what to know about. 

October 22, 2011

Battlefield 3 Xbox 360 And PS3 Install Size Confirmed, Day One Update Live

We have been wondering how much Battlefield 3 will take up to download to you Xbox 360? Well you will be disappointed to see on how much space it takes up to download. We also found out that the Day one update has already been released, so for those lucky saps who got Battlefield 3 early, you can get the update now. Down below is the list of downloads that you can run on your Xbox, and how much space it will take up.

Battlefield 3 HD Textures Seem Mandatory On Consoles

Since a lot of people are getting Battlefield 3 early either through Gamestop employees or some other way. People have been playing the campaign quite a bit. After getting a comparison of the campaign between the HD Textures on and off. We can just say before you read the article that  downloading the textures will be 100% mandatory for have a good time playing this game after all the great graphics hype. I'm not trying to put DICE, (my favorite developer) down.

Battlefield 3 TV Spot Trailer Released

DICE just launched their TV Spot for the new Battlefield 3 Launch Trailer. It has a mix of real life footage with gameplay footage, and to be honest, I can't tell much of a difference. Tell me what you think about the commercial in the comments below.

October 21, 2011

Battlefield 3 Console Server Browser Features And Screenshots

In a livestream of someone who got Battlefield 3 for Playstation 3 early showed us the server browser for multiplayer., the Xbox 360 server browser should look similar. There are multiple things that seem to make this server browser very useful. Down below are the features that you can do with the console server browser.

Battlefield 3 Appearence Customization Interface Screenshot

Earlier this month, I reported on there being a appearance option on a Grand Bazaar video by IGN. Thanks to T-h-r-a-s-h-e-r from the EA BF3 Forums we now get to see what the interface for it looks like. We didn't see any of the skins (other than the default skin), but it does show us the interface and how it will work. 

Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand Off-screen Footage

Here is some new footage of off-screen Back to Karkand. Enjoy!

New Battlefield 3 Launch Trailer

DICE just released the official Battlefield 3  Trailer that shows awesome footage of Single-player and Co-op action. Enjoy!

October 20, 2011

First Look At Battlefield 3 Prima Guide

Here are some of the first images of the new Battlefield 3 Prima guide thanks to PlanetBF! The guide includes very detailed information on Battlefield 3 Guns, Map, Breakdowns and breakthroughs of Single and Multiplayer maps, and much more. It is certainly the way to go if you want to know everything about Battlefield 3.

Command Rose To Be Included In Battlefield 3's Day One Patch

Now that DICE has confirmed there will be a day one patch for Battlefield 3 to fix bugs and other issues that DICE couldn't put in the final build before disks of the game had to be printed. But now Daniel Matros, DICE's Global Community Manager confirmed on twitter  that the patch will include putting in a command rose or 'comma rose' for short. This will of course only be for PC since consoles have a Battlefield in-game chat. Traditionally what you do to activate the comma rose is push the "Q" key on your keyboard, but that might change in BF3, yet not very likely.

Battlefield 3: The Russian First Chapter Available For Download

On Battlefield.com they just released a download for the first chapter of Battlefield 3: The Russian with the second chapter download coming soon. The Russian will be released the day Battlefield 3 comes out, October 25th. 

October 19, 2011

Battlefield 3: New Battlefield 3 Trailer High Resolution Screenshots

Since the new Battlefield 3 Multiplayer trailer was just released today we decided to get some screenshots of all of the action. And it featured some amazing footage of maps that have been unseen before today. We saw the Damavand Peak base jump in action, the little bird for the first time, and boats for the first time. To get any of the pictures to full resolution just click on them. Tell us what you think about them in the comments below. Enjoy!

Battlefield 3: New Xbox 360 Single-player Screenshots

Today we bring you some new screenshots of some single-player in Battlefield 3. There are some new parts of this mission that we haven't seen but most of the screenshots are nothing new. But this is in some foreign language so good luck reading the subtitles. Thanks to ruliweb.daum for the screenshots.

Battlefield 3: New Multiplayer Trailer

Today DICE revealed probably their most awesome trailer yet. This trailer features all of the multiplayer maps that will be released first day for Battlefield 3. There is footage of base jumping off Damavand Peak, boat gameplay, and a sneak preview of the Back to Karkand expansion pack maps. This is by far the best trailer I've seen and I hope you enjoy it too. Tell me what you think about it in the comments below.

Battlefield 3: New BF3 Walmart Commercial

Walmart is well known for making funny commercials about the newest, coolest game of two guys trying to outdo themselves. Well they recently made a 1 minute Battlefield 3 commercial of a guy who bought Battlefield 3 first day and got a mobile home so he could play it right out of the store without wasting the time going home. I really hope you laugh as hard as I did. Tell me what you think about this commercial in the comments below.

October 18, 2011

Battlefield 3 Original TV Spot Found

We found a new video of the actual sound for a TV Spot we reported about a week ago. In the one we reported earlier, the audio was just a Battlefield 3 Theme. But in this one we just found, there is actually sound effects to whats happening such as explosions, gun shits, ect. but other than that visually it is no different. Tell us what you think about this is the comments below.

Battlefield 3 Dog Tags Revealed

Here are the 159 Battlefield 3 Dog tags that will be available. Also there are three extra dog tags for Mass Effect 3 and Need For Speed: Run. Most of them consist of ranking and gun awards. And if you count all of the ranking dog tags that will reveal the number of levels you can get to in multiplayer. Enjoy.

October 17, 2011

Battlefield 3 Open Beta Stats

Did you know that if we had an empty 9mm casing for every shot fired in the Open Beta, we would have enough brass to melt and build almost 3,900 SU-27 Flanker jets? Okay, Flankers are not made out of brass, but still. For more stats and figures, check out the pic below. And thanks again for playing and helping make Battlefield 3 a better game at launch!
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Interview With DICE's Lars Gustavsson On Battlefield 3

Today LevelUpTimes released a interview of them asking a few questions to Lars Gustavsson, DICE's Creative Director for Battlefield 3. There is some new info on boats revealed, what DICE has learned and taking into action, and much more. 

October 16, 2011

Battlefield 3: Picture Shows Copies Of Battlefield 3 Disk's Ready To Ship

Today we came across a picture of Battlefield 3 PC copies fresh from the press, stacked up, ready to be shipped. Something strange we noticed though is that there are two different types. A full strange looking cover that we've never seen before with a size close to Xbox 360 game cases, and a CD case size, regular looking cover. So maybe that is the difference between counties, or stores, but we don't know for sure.

Battlefield 3 In-Game Console Revealed

Here is a video showing the new in-game console for Battlefield 3 at the GeForce LAN Event. As well as some pictures of the core of the console. Johan Andersson talked about the consoles performance monitoring commands (like CPU and FPS graphs). Thanks Battlefieldo.

Battlefield 3 Soundtrack Now On iTunes Store For Pre-Order

Just recently while on my iPod checking the iTunes store for Battlefield music I fell upon something that I though, and posted a couple of days ago, was just on Amazon. But believe it or not the Battlefield 3 soundtrack is on the iTunes music store for only $5.99 USD to pre-order and receive October 24th.

October 15, 2011

Battlefield 3 Squad Management Photo Found

Here is a picture of the new squad management in BF3. This photo was taken at the NVIDIA GeForce Event today. Thanks to ^Scott^ from PlanetBattlefield for finding this photo! Enjoy.

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Operation Firestorm Gameplay Video and Screenshots From GeForce LAN 6 Keynote


Today there was a GeForce LAN 6 Event Keynote and we got some of the footage of it and got you some HD screenshots of the action! The map was Operation Firestorm ans featured Helicopter, Tank, and Infantry Gameplay. The real gameplay of the video starts at 6:45. So we of course got you some screenshots! Enjoy.

Battlefield 3: Mortar Details Confirmed

Today we got some confirmed things that clear up all the questions about mortars in Battlefield 3. We did find in IGN's Grand Bazaar Gameplay a Mortar laying on the ground with a equipment symbol next to it in the spawn. Here is the list of confirmed things about the mortars.

Battlefield 3: New Damavand Peak Footage

Today at the Gameplay at the GeForce LAN 6 event started getting streamed. And we got some off-screen footage of a very unseen map, Damavand Peak. The video shows the player using a SIG553 and on the lower level of the map play team deathmatch. Thanks to TheBrightSideOfNews for the footage. They are the original owner and in no way are we claiming this footage as ours.

New Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Map's Opinion's From A Gamer's View

Today MercuryNews got to play the 6 announced Battlefield 3 multiplayer maps. And he gave us his impressions on them. But most of them are in different game modes so they opinions might vary depending on game type. Here is two map previews below, but for all of them, click here. Enjoy.

If you would like to stay the most up to date with Battlefield 3 follow our feed or follow us on twitter @battlefieldlog.

New Battlefield 3 TV Spot

Recently a new Battlefield 3 TV spot has been found on YouTube. But this did not come out on DICE's Battlefield channel. It is only about 20 seconds long and shows the game cover soldier shooting rockets and then it switches to a soldier in a jet. It is supposed to be a Battlefield 3 commercial, has anyone seen it on? 

October 14, 2011

We Need Questions For A Interview With Lars Gustavsson

In just a couple of hours, LevelUpTimes will be interviewing DICE's Creative Director and Lead Designer of Battlefield 3, Lars Gustavsson. And they want you to generate some questions for them to ask him!

Since DICE has been more open with press, he might answer questions that before would have been classified. So ask a crazy question and it might get answered! So how do you ask the question? Well you can comment down below and tell them what to ask, or you can ask them on their facebook or tweet them on twitter @theleveluptimes.

After the interview is released we will link you to it through a post, teasing you with one question, and a summery on the interview. So get asking!

If you would like to stay the most up to date with Battlefield 3 follow our feed or follow us on twitter @battlefieldlog.

Battlefield 3 12 Sets Of Camo's In Multiplayer

DICE Senior Designer, Fredrik Thylander gave us some awesome info on what we reported about a week ago about appearance options. He stated that there will be 12 sets of unlockable camo. We know there is a SPECACT camo set, which is a pre-order incentive for Best Buy in North America. But we don't know if SPECACT will be part of that 12. Thanks to PlanetBattlefield and Robbo33 for the info.

Battlefield 3 Damavand Peak To Have 500m BaseJump

Today we found out that the newly announced map for Battlefield 3 'Damavand Peak' will have a really cool way of spawning in for attackers on rush mode. Instead of in say Bad Company 2 on 'Port Valdez' or 'Nelson Bay' were you spawned in a parachuted down, there will be a different way of spawning in, Base Jumping!

Battleblog #14: Multiplayer Map Reveal, Part II


Ready to see the final five multiplayer maps included in Battlefield 3? We talked to the multiplayer team at DICE about the concept behind each map, and how they decided which maps made the cut into the final game.

Battlefield 3 Mission Briefing For Single-Player and Multiplayer

Today Gamerzines opened the download for their magazine that has a mission briefing on the Battlefield 3 Single-player and Multiplayer. It also shows you all the weapons and vehicles that the game will ship with. And it gives you a history of Battlefield just incase you have never seen what DICE made, before they got really big.

New Battlefield Seine Crossing Map Footage

Today there will be a lot of news out on Battlefield 3 since DICE has let down press security and will be talking to press more openly. Here is some footage of a never seen before multiplayer map, Seine Crossing (MP_Paris).

New Battlefield 3 Co-op Missions Map Preview

Today NowGamer got a preview of 5 of the Co-op maps of Battlefield 3. They gave us what the felt about the maps and a summery of what co-op was like. It seems that a lot of news and previews have been coming out quickly since DICE has basically opened up press.

If you would like to stay the most up to date with Battlefield 3 follow our feed or follow us on twitter @battlefieldlog.

New Battlefield 3 Full Multiplayer Map Preview

NowGamer gave us a written review of the 8 maps released. The tell us how big the maps are, how it played, and and tell us what they feel about the maps. Since Battlefield 3 is only 10 days away the news is pouring out more and more.

Note: Only a preview of the article, click here to read the full map reviews

New Grand Bazaar Gameplay Footage Revealed

Gamespot just released another video of Grand Bazaar gameplay with Patrick Bach, DICE's Executive Producer talks about new features in the game. There is more Battlefield 3 footage coming out as the days get closer to release.

October 13, 2011

Battlefield 3 Limited Edition Pre-load Available October 21st, 2011

Amazon recently announced that Battlefield 3: Limited Edition Pre-loading will start October 21st, 2011 at 7:00 AM (GMT-8). And the game will be playable right at Midnight PST on October 25th, 2011. Everyone who pre-ordered will get their activation codes in a email prior the to release so people will be able to activate BF3 the moment it releases.

Battlefield 3 Avatar Items Now On Xbox Live Marketplace

Now the Xbox 360 marketplace has Battlefield 3 avatar gear. There an assortment of things you can buy. There are class uniforms, helmets, a defibrillator, a destructible wall, and even a dinosaur! The items range from 80 to 320 Microsoft points which is about $1.00 USD to $4.00 USD.

Battlefield 3 Official Soundtrack Available On Amazon October 25th

EA released a soundtrack of all of the songs and themes on Battlefield 3 to Amazon.com. There is 19 songs on here which comes out to just under 40 minutes. You will be able to purchase the soundtrack the day before Battlefield 3 comes out (October 24th). There is no price listed anywhere but I'm sure it won't be too much to pay. If you want to check it out click here.

New Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Footage On Operation Firestorm And Grand Bazaar

Inside Gamers Rob Smith got a preview of Battlefield 3 as well as the Multiplayer. There is some never before seen Operation Firestorm and Grand Bazaar Multiplayer footage playing while he talks about the campaign and co-op. Enjoy.

New Battlefield 3 Vehicles Trailer

Today DICE released a new Battlefield 3 vehicle's trailer. It basically covers everything we've already seen with only seconds of new footage. This video is mainly for someone who hasn't see too much of the vehicles in BF3 or that wants to see what BF3 has to offer. Not as much for the guy who is always up to date with the news and seen all of the past trailers. Hope you enjoy.

New Battlefield 3 Multiplayer Maps And Screenshots Revealed

 Today DICE released some new maps and screenshots of Battlefield 3's Multiplayer for us to enjoy. The maps revealed were Tehran Highway and Damavand Peak. They also released some more info on Operation Metro. And released some screenshots for the new maps as well as Operation Firestorm.