Battlefield 3

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Battlefield 3
Cover art of Battlefield 3, released worldwide
Developer(s)	EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts Sega (Japan)[1]
Series	Battlefield
Engine	Frostbite 2[2]
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 iOS
Release date(s)	NA October 25, 2011[3] AU October 27, 2011 EU October 28, 2011 JP November 2, 2011
Genre(s)	First-person shooter
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Media/distribution	Optical disc, download

Battlefield 3 (commonly abbreviated BF3) is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts. It is a direct sequel to 2005's Battlefield 2, and the twelfth installment in the Battlefield franchise.

The game was released in North America on 25 October 2011 and in Europe on 28 October 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.^[4] EA Mobile also confirmed a port for the iOS platform. The game sold 5 million copies in its first week of release,^[5] and received critical acclaim from most game reviewers. It is the first game in the series that does not support versions of Windows prior to Windows Vista as the game only supports DirectX 10 and 11.^[6] The PC version is exclusive to EA's Origin platform,^[7] through which PC users also authenticate when connecting to the game.

In campaign mode, players take on the personas of several military roles; a Force Recon Marine, an F/A-18 weapons system officer, an M1A2 Abrams tank operator, and a GRU Spetsnaz operative. The campaign takes place at various locations, from Iran to New York, and follows the story of Sergeant Henry Blackburn and later, Dimitri Mayakovsky.