Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand Digital Expansion Brings More
Explosive Action to the Battlefield in December
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Get ready to level up, soldier! Today DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc.
(NASDAQ:ERTS) studio announced that it is thanking fans for their
passion and loyalty by hosting a Battlefield 3™ "Says
Thanks" Sweepstakes weekend where gamers who play from Friday, November
11th at 12:01am GMT through Sunday, November 13th
at 11:59pm GMT will have a chance to win one of three amazing prizes.
The Grand Prize is a round-trip visit to DICE in Stockholm, Sweden for
one player and three of their squadmates for three nights. Included in
the visit is a tour of the state-of-the-art studio and an introduction
to the development team behind the award-winning game. The second prize
is $5,000 USD in cash, or equivalent local currency, with the third
place winner taking home a brand new game system with the full catalogue
of corresponding Battlefield games. Complete sweepstakes rules
can be found at www.battlefield.com/saysthanks.
The November play sessions will be followed in December with even more
fan engagement when Battlefield 3 releases the first digital
expansion pack, Back to Karkand. This expansion comes with the
Limited Edition of the game and delivers four fully remastered Battlefield
maps; Strike at Karkand, Wake Island, Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula,
all with enhanced levels of destruction. In addition, this expansion
pack includes five new dog tags, five new achievements/trophies, three
new vehicles (DPV, BTR-90, F-35B STOVL jet fighter), 10 iconic Battlefield
weapons and a new persistence system where players complete assignments
to earn their rewards. Back to Karkand will be sold separately
for $14.99 or 1200 MS points on the PlayStation®Network and Xbox LIVE®
Marketplace, respectively. The expansion pack is available now for PC
pre-order on Origin.com.
As DICE continues to support Battlefield 3 as a software service,
the development team has been collecting player feedback, responding to
issues and working non-stop to provide improvements to both the single
player and multiplayer campaigns. Updates include improved Quickmatch
and squad functionality, improved game stability, reduced lag and
rubber-banding, and added hardcore servers to meet demand. Details of
ongoing updates can be found on the Battlefield blog at http://blogs.battlefield.ea.com/.
Battlefield 3 is available now in North America and Europe for
the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment system and PC. Battlefield 3 is rated "M" for
Mature by the ESRB. Fans of the game and DICE can purchase merchandise
online at the all-new DICE store at www.store.dice.se.
For more information on Battlefield 3, please visit www.battlefield.com,
and for the latest news on Battlefield please visit http://www.facebook.com/battlefield
or follow us on Twitter® at www.twitter.com/battlefield.
About Electronic Arts
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packaged goods products and online services delivered through
Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and
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In fiscal 2011, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.6 billion.
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PR Manager
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or
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Ekins, 514-664-8143
Senior PR Manager
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or
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PR Director
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