Mweb appears to have announced via Twitter that the long awaited console servers for Battlefield 3 will be coming to South Africa at last. There are no details yet other than a promise of more information to follow. It does all tie in with the rent-able servers that arrived with the recent Battlefield 3 Patch on PS3 and which is…
EA Dice has revealed that the next patch for Battlefield 3 will be released for PlayStation 3 on the 27th of March. More information on Xbox 360 and PC will come soon. DICE say the patch include many gameplay tweaks and balances, many of which were suggested by fans. The full list of changes and updates is as follows as per the…
EA has reportedly taken notice of the success of the Call of Duty Elite service and has now admitted that it’s “looking at” a possible subscription service for Battlefield. EA head Patrick Soderlund told VentureBeat [as reported by GIBiz] that EA “we’re looking at how we can maximize our investment” and get more people playing their product. He did however add that while the idea…
It looks like the Battlefield 3 update could arrive as early as next week as it is currently in the certification stage with Microsoft and Sony. DICE community manager, Daniel Matros confirmed the certification news on Twitter and the Battlefield 3 Blog points out that the last patch took around a week to get approved to go live. The incoming patch will address and…
The first of the three expansion previously reported has received a trailer previewing the Battlefield 3 ‘Close Quarters’ themed expansion which brings players to tight indoor environments. DICE description: The frantic close quarters infantry combat is amplified by unprecedented high definition destruction, new ways to play, added persistence, and new weapons. The HD Destruction in Battlefield 3: Close Quarters lets players riddle…
From today (13 March, but we’re assuming in the US with Europe tomorrow) you will be able to (re-)download the patched version of Back to Karkand on PS3. According to the Battlelog the patch will “fix the weapon animation bug that some of you have experienced.” “This download is free of charge if you have already bought Back to Karkand.…
DICE rendering architect, Johan Andersson states that game developing studios need “lots and lots” of processing power for the next-generation of consoles. He told CVG that studios can take full advantage of as much as processing power as can be fitted in the hardware. In addition to processing power, Andersson also stated that four gigabytes of RAM would work with the…
EA and DICE have announced that Battlefield 3 is set to get three themed downloadable expansions, with the first arriving in June. Much like ‘Back to Karkand’, the new DLC will offer new multiplayer maps, new weapons and some vehicles. They are also planning to introduce – in a first for any console shooter – a rent-a-server programme which will…
Eurogamer has reported that the latest PlayStation 3 Battlefield 3 patch – update 1.03 – has finally fixed the voice chat issues that plagued many PS3 gamers since launch. The update weighs in at 11MB and is now available.No changelog is currently available for the patch but it seems to be only for the VOIP issue – on Twitter DICE’s…
EA has announced that their servers will be unavailable today, January 31 at 10:00am (ZA time zone or 12:00 am PST) for three hours as EA has scheduled maintenance. The games that require you to log in to the EA servers including Battlefield 3 and Need for Speed The Run, will be unavailable for the three hours, while Star Wars: The Old Republic will…