At around 00:12, we seem to get a glimpse of a city with lit-up skyscrapers. Maybe the battlefield won't be the Middle East? What if it's the US? It seems to be the fad these days, ever since Modern Warfare 2. 
 
EDIT: hey, what if, whether or not there is a single player campaign, the narrative framework follows what is established at the end of Bad Company 2? Which is Russia invading the US (from what I seem to remember).

Might I suggest checking out some of the other threads?
 
Like this one:

From Webhallen (a Swedish retailer):

"...
In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Paris, Tehran and New York

...
Features:
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• Urban Combat — Take the fight to iconic and unexpected places in the USA, Middle East, and Europe including claustrophobic streets, metropolitan downtowns, and open, vehicle-friendly landscapes as you fight your way through the war of tomorrow."

 

I'd rather them focus completely on the multiplayer and just skip the single player entirely. It's not exactly what the Battlefield franchise is known for...

Please tell me that some of it will be in dubai.... its the perfect place for a battleground 
half of the map is some of the worst slums you've ever seen and then the other half is the most amazing city youve ever seen

I knew it. Larger scale destruction. A full range of building sizes. All(?) destructible. This alone will improve the gameplay leaps and bounds. The addition of jets to the new engine, with the (presumably) updated destruction capacity, will make this game a landmark in the war simulation genre. Fully realized physics, combat, map size, and (hopefully) destruction on a larger scale will make this one for the books. This will be the game that prompts me to build a gaming PC.

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The trailer scream urban warfare with that Russian jet shooting down a civilian helicopter!
I for one wouldn't mind the chance to put some serious dents in the New York skyscrapers or blow off one of the supports for the Eiffel Tower and see it Frostbite 2.0. 
 
Hey, one can dream!

" @RsistncE: Yeah, I'd rather the single player (and co-op) be the traditional multiplayer but with bots. "

" @B0nd07 said:

" @RsistncE: Yeah, I'd rather the single player (and co-op) be the traditional multiplayer but with bots. "

Screw that. It sucked in UT3 and it will suck here too. "

Guys, please stop talking about this game now. It's getting me excited.

I would not be surprised if the game had a true single player campaign. I don't know if EA is willing to ship a game that is multiplayer only this time around, especially if it's coming to consoles. The games industry is pretty different from when BF2 came out all those years ago. Who knows; we'll see. I wouldn't mind it, as long as multiplayer is the main focus and does not get compromised.

Yeah it totally had buildings and stuff.

"In Battlefield 3, players step into the role of the elite U.S. Marines where they will experience heart-pounding single player missions and competitive multiplayer actions ranging across diverse locations from around the globe including Paris, Tehran and New York."

So, New York, Paris... Tehran? This is going to be crazy!!

I'm really upset at this game taking place in Tehran for no apparent reason. Plus, they have no idea as to how to realistically and effectively display that city.

" @Enigma777 said:

" @B0nd07 said:

" @RsistncE: Yeah, I'd rather the single player (and co-op) be the traditional multiplayer but with bots. "

Screw that. It sucked in UT3 and it will suck here too. "

No way they'd ship a MP only game though. Not for $60 anyway. "

I'm really upset at this game taking place in Tehran for no apparent reason. Plus, they have no idea as to how to realistically and effectively display that city.

" I knew it. Larger scale destruction. A full range of building sizes. All(?) destructible. This alone will improve the gameplay leaps and bounds. The addition of jets to the new engine, with the (presumably) updated destruction capacity, will make this game a landmark in the war simulation genre. Fully realized physics, combat, map size, and (hopefully) destruction on a larger scale will make this one for the books. This will be the game that prompts me to build a gaming PC. "

" @ISuperGamerI

I'm really upset at this game taking place in Tehran for no apparent reason. Plus, they have no idea as to how to realistically and effectively display that city.

I'm upset that it is taking place in New York. Wait, no I'm not, because that's dumb. "

@Jayross said:

" @ISuperGamerI

I'm really upset at this game taking place in Tehran for no apparent reason. Plus, they have no idea as to how to realistically and effectively display that city.

I'm upset that it is taking place in New York. Wait, no I'm not, because that's dumb. "

It's not dumb cause we are talking about a Middle Eastern country and in just about every video game, they are misrepresented. Even when the Middle Eastern characters talk, it's gibberish and not the correct language.

" @ISuperGamerI

@Jayross said:

" @ISuperGamerI

I'm really upset at this game taking place in Tehran for no apparent reason. Plus, they have no idea as to how to realistically and effectively display that city.

I'm upset that it is taking place in New York. Wait, no I'm not, because that's dumb. "

It's not dumb cause we are talking about a Middle Eastern country and in just about every video game, they are misrepresented. Even when the Middle Eastern characters talk, it's gibberish and not the correct language.

Okay, I understand where you are coming from. I was more thinking of multiplayer.. However, I hope DICE approaches Tehran carefully and is not overtly disrespectful or inaccurate. "

" @Vitor said:

" @Enigma777 said:

" @B0nd07 said:

" @RsistncE: Yeah, I'd rather the single player (and co-op) be the traditional multiplayer but with bots. "

Screw that. It sucked in UT3 and it will suck here too. "

No way they'd ship a MP only game though. Not for $60 anyway. "

Who says a multiplayer only game would cost $60?  I'm pretty sure I picked up BF2 for around $40, and it's only been recently that PC games started costing $60 (no thanks to console games).  They were $50 for the longest time.
 
Besides, it's only what I'd prefer.  It actually worked pretty well in BF2; even if the AI wasn't as smart as you'd like.  The core franchise doesn't need a campaign, but if it turns out great, that's fine too. "

" @Jayross:@ISuperGamerI:  Who cares, as long as it is pretty and blows up well?  Also, we will fight on both sides. So you are Teheran in a way. I guess more people will have problems with defending Teheran, rather than being offended by it being represented wrongly. You are gonna play as the dudes your dudes gonna attack within this decade for realz. "

" I'd rather them focus completely on the multiplayer and just skip the single player entirely. It's not exactly what the Battlefield franchise is known for... "

BF3 has a story mode?  O_o

" @Jayross:@ISuperGamerI:  Who cares, as long as it is pretty and blows up well?  Also, we will fight on both sides. So you are Teheran in a way. I guess more people will have problems with defending Teheran, rather than being offended by it being represented wrongly. You are gonna play as the dudes your dudes gonna attack within this decade for realz. "

" @Seppli said:

" @Jayross:@ISuperGamerI:  Who cares, as long as it is pretty and blows up well?  Also, we will fight on both sides. So you are Teheran in a way. I guess more people will have problems with defending Teheran, rather than being offended by it being represented wrongly. You are gonna play as the dudes your dudes gonna attack within this decade for realz. "

What bugs me is that they're probably gonna call Iranians "Arab", which they're certainly not, and will never be. I don't care about destroying the city, they might as well put the whole country into the game and nuke it, I won't care as long as they don't call Iranians Arab.  Edit: I'm desperate and I'm sure that they will call Iranians Arab. I don't know how to contact Dice and tell them about it. They probably won't care anyway, because there are no legal End-users for their game in Iran (there's lots of illegal users though). "

" Guys, please stop talking about this game now. It's getting me excited. "

" @RsistncE said:

" I'd rather them focus completely on the multiplayer and just skip the single player entirely. It's not exactly what the Battlefield franchise is known for... "

It's not like they DIDN'T focus on the multiplayer for Bad Company 2.  Hell, that multiplayer was pretty excellent.  Moreover, it happened to have a pretty good single player as well.  The same can be said for its predecessor.  As long as the multiplayer is beefy and will keep my fingers on the keyboard, then I'm fine with it.  The single player would just be a bonus. "

" @Seppli said:

" @Jayross:@ISuperGamerI:  Who cares, as long as it is pretty and blows up well?  Also, we will fight on both sides. So you are Teheran in a way. I guess more people will have problems with defending Teheran, rather than being offended by it being represented wrongly. You are gonna play as the dudes your dudes gonna attack within this decade for realz. "

What the heck are you talking about? Do you even know where Tehran is in the world? "

" @ISuperGamerI said:

" @Seppli said:

" @Jayross:@ISuperGamerI:  Who cares, as long as it is pretty and blows up well?  Also, we will fight on both sides. So you are Teheran in a way. I guess more people will have problems with defending Teheran, rather than being offended by it being represented wrongly. You are gonna play as the dudes your dudes gonna attack within this decade for realz. "

What the heck are you talking about? Do you even know where Tehran is in the world? "

Iran. Which is likely to be invaded by the US within this decade. Take my word for it. "

" @Seppli said:

" @ISuperGamerI said:

" @Seppli said:

" @Jayross:@ISuperGamerI:  Who cares, as long as it is pretty and blows up well?  Also, we will fight on both sides. So you are Teheran in a way. I guess more people will have problems with defending Teheran, rather than being offended by it being represented wrongly. You are gonna play as the dudes your dudes gonna attack within this decade for realz. "

What the heck are you talking about? Do you even know where Tehran is in the world? "

Iran. Which is likely to be invaded by the US within this decade. Take my word for it. "

I feel sorry for how much of a redneck you are and the US will not invade Iran, that would be an abomination just waiting to happen. "

" @ISuperGamerI said:

" @Seppli said:

" @ISuperGamerI said:

" @Seppli said:

" @Jayross:@ISuperGamerI:  Who cares, as long as it is pretty and blows up well?  Also, we will fight on both sides. So you are Teheran in a way. I guess more people will have problems with defending Teheran, rather than being offended by it being represented wrongly. You are gonna play as the dudes your dudes gonna attack within this decade for realz. "

What the heck are you talking about? Do you even know where Tehran is in the world? "

Iran. Which is likely to be invaded by the US within this decade. Take my word for it. "

I feel sorry for how much of a redneck you are and the US will not invade Iran, that would be an abomination just waiting to happen. "

Not even American. Current regime acts pretty iffy in my opinion. Iran has WMD in the works. Just recently 2 Iranian nuclear scientist got BOMBED at the same day. That's some Sam Fischer-style CIA shit.  Anticipating interventention by American forces and later International forces to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power. Likelyness 50% to happen this decade by my own unqualifyied estimation. "