I CAME...

The franchise that revolutionized online multiplayer for PC games is back.

In our world-exclusive cover story, Game Informer unveils the first numbered entry in the Battlefield series since 2005. Many longtime fans are wondering, "what took so long?!" DICE has honed the concept for the true sequel for years, but it wasn't until the company developed the powerful new Frostbite 2 engine that it felt all the pieces were in place to create a proper follow-up. Armed with powerful upgrades like deferred rendering, real-time radiosity, a new animation system borrowed from the EA Sports label, and an exponential leap in destructibility, executive producer Patrick Bach dubs Frostbite 2 "the best piece of technology on the market when it comes to building games." 

omg 
 
edit: actually, poster boy looks so much like BC2's ... this isnt good news :(

hey looks like literally exactly like the cover art for BC2
 
excited already!
 
 :/

"DICE SETS IT'S SIGHT ON CALL OF DUTY" 
 
-_-

" "DICE SETS IT'S SIGHT ON CALL OF DUTY"  -_- "

 ...exponential leap in destructibility...

What is with the burning soldier artwork nowadays EA? Make something new. That was BC2s look.

" "DICE SETS IT'S SIGHT ON CALL OF DUTY"  -_- "

" "DICE SETS IT'S SIGHT ON CALL OF DUTY"  -_- "

"

 ...exponential leap in destructibility...

  What does that even mean? OMG! I need to know. "

" @Seppli said:

"

 ...exponential leap in destructibility...

  What does that even mean? OMG! I need to know. "

Maybe we can blow up the ground now.  "

" @KaosAngel said:

" "DICE SETS IT'S SIGHT ON CALL OF DUTY"  -_- "

I'm hoping that's just marketing hype or something. "

I really hope they get away from the over-bright bloomy look of everything in BC2, and cut back to a clear, crisp look that doesn't make playing the game such a damn chore for my eyes. I'm sure it was fine for some people and there will be different opinions/points of view on this, but I much prefer when map lighting doesn't severely interfere with the gameplay, and when the game is more about skill and tactical awareness, rather than knowing which shadows to hide in.

" @Seppli said:

"

 ...exponential leap in destructibility...

  What does that even mean? OMG! I need to know. "

Maybe we can blow up the ground now.  "

" I really hope they get away from the over-bright bloomy look of everything in BC2, and cut back to a clear, crisp look that doesn't make playing the game such a damn chore for my eyes. I'm sure it was fine for some people and there will be different opinions/points of view on this, but I much prefer when map lighting doesn't severely interfere with the gameplay, and when the game is more about skill and tactical awareness, rather than knowing which shadows to hide in. "

How many times has Dice set its sights on Call of Duty now?  Three?

" @The_Laughing_Man said:

" @Seppli said:

"

 ...exponential leap in destructibility...

  What does that even mean? OMG! I need to know. "

Maybe we can blow up the ground now.  "

but...     ...WE ALREADY CAN! "

I don't like a single thing about that cover. From the artwork to the text, it is disappointing.

lawl... they are going to console-fy it.

" "DICE SETS IT'S SIGHT ON CALL OF DUTY"  -_- "

Wow.. why are they using the same dude from the cover of Bad Company 2?

Also, this is the third time DICE has tried to "take down" Call of Duty.

First with BC2, then with MOH, and now with BF3.

Oh well, let's hope they just announce 64+ players on the PC.

That picture on the cover of the solider walking toward the camera looks familiar... 
 

I CONQUERED...

" I really hope they get away from the over-bright bloomy look of everything in BC2, and cut back to a clear, crisp look that doesn't make playing the game such a damn chore for my eyes. I'm sure it was fine for some people and there will be different opinions/points of view on this, but I much prefer when map lighting doesn't severely interfere with the gameplay, and when the game is more about skill and tactical awareness, rather than knowing which shadows to hide in. "

" lawl... they are going to console-fy it. "

" omg  edit: actually, poster boy looks so much like BC2's ... this isnt good news :( "

" @Underachiever007 said:

" @KaosAngel said:

" "DICE SETS IT'S SIGHT ON CALL OF DUTY"  -_- "

I'm hoping that's just marketing hype or something. "

It fucking better be. "

DICE is gonna release a teaser trailer tomorrow. Don't expect much gameplay, if any - but it definitely will reveal the tone of the game.
 
  

" How many times has Dice set its sights on Call of Duty now?  Three? "

I don't know why they need to take on Call of Duty when they happen to make better games in the first place. 
 
I'm ready for some gameplay footage.  Screenshots can suck my fucking ass!  GIVE ME GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE AND DETAILS!!! 
 
Goddamn, I'm so fucking ready for this.

" "DICE SETS IT'S SIGHT ON CALL OF DUTY"  -_- "

Please please please play like battlefield and not bad company (not that it was bad)

" I don't like a single thing about that cover. From the artwork to the text, it is disappointing. "

Oooo borrow animation system from EA sports division? That is outstanding news, some of the best part of EA sports games are the animations, they are soooo damn good looking.  
 
I cannot wait.

" I don't know why they need to take on Call of Duty when they happen to make better games in the first place. "

looking at the BC2 box art guy ... I always thought (and think) that the area with the high intensity orange/red represented an explosion (like an IED) that in the next millisecond would rip the cover art guy to shreds.

" @The_Laughing_Man said:

" @Seppli said:

"

 ...exponential leap in destructibility...

  What does that even mean? OMG! I need to know. "

Maybe we can blow up the ground now.  "

but...     ...WE ALREADY CAN! "

...I just realized that BF2 at the time was gearing for "next-gen" 360 and PS3.  At the time it was the best looking game ever.  BF3 won't have that same pull due to it being made for the current gen.  -_-

I thought that was bad company 3 for a second, i mean that guy on fire. It cant be that because bad company tries to set its sights on COD. BF3 well hopefully be completely diffrent...oh wait...

" @Seppli said:

" @The_Laughing_Man said:

" @Seppli said:

"

 ...exponential leap in destructibility...

  What does that even mean? OMG! I need to know. "

Maybe we can blow up the ground now.  "

but...     ...WE ALREADY CAN! "

Well than maybe we can blow up the sky? "

" omg  edit: actually, poster boy looks so much like BC2's ... this isnt good news :( "

" @MrKlorox said:

" I don't like a single thing about that cover. From the artwork to the text, it is disappointing. "

Yea dude, I can already tell exactly how the game plays from the cover. Fuckin' blows man. "

 "...revolutionized online multiplayer for PC games is back."
 
Don't they mean multiplayer games in general, until they got devolved by CoD?

" @Binman88 said:

" I really hope they get away from the over-bright bloomy look of everything in BC2, and cut back to a clear, crisp look that doesn't make playing the game such a damn chore for my eyes. I'm sure it was fine for some people and there will be different opinions/points of view on this, but I much prefer when map lighting doesn't severely interfere with the gameplay, and when the game is more about skill and tactical awareness, rather than knowing which shadows to hide in. "

Compare to the dark, brown, black and gritty shooters we get in every other game, I'd rather have the bloom. "

A military first person shooter!