{"id":39036,"date":"2012-06-05T02:39:01","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T00:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=39036"},"modified":"2012-06-11T12:42:14","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T10:42:14","slug":"battlefield-3-premium-is-official-price-and-details-finalised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/39036-battlefield-3-premium-is-official-price-and-details-finalised","title":{"rendered":"Battlefield 3 Premium is official, price and details finalised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During <a title=\"Electronic Arts (EA)\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/11851-Electronic-Arts\">EA&#8217;s<\/a> official E3 2012 pre-show presentation, <a title=\"DICE\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php\/11923-Dice\">DICE<\/a> has made an official announcement regarding Battlefield 3 Premium. So now that it&#8217;s official, here&#8217;s the official details. Official.<\/p>\n<p>Battlefield 3 Premium includes five digital expansion packs: Back to Karkand, Close Quarters, Armored Kill, End Game, and Aftermath. Together these introduce 20 new maps and weapons, four game modes, new soldier and weapon camos, and the ubiquitous &#8220;much more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Battlefield 3 Premium buyers receive all five digital expansion packs for $49.99, a $25 saving over purchasing each expansion pack separately, and they will get two weeks of early access to the expansion packs, starting right now with Battlefield 3: Close Quarters on the PlayStation 3. Regular Battlefield 3 PS3 players can purchase Close Quarters on 19 June.<\/p>\n<p>For PC and Xbox 360 players, Premium buyers will have access to Close Quarters on 12 June, and regular buyers on 26 June.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Battlefield 3 regular<\/h3>\n<p>Those who buy all of the expansions separately will get a total of the following content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20 Maps<\/li>\n<li>20 New Weapons<\/li>\n<li>10+ New Vehicles<\/li>\n<li>4+ New Game Modes<\/li>\n<li>30+ Assignments<\/li>\n<li>20+ Dog Tags<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DICE made it clear that all existing Battlelog features remain free:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Live stats tracker<\/li>\n<li>Ability to form and customize Platoons<\/li>\n<li>Browse leaderboards<\/li>\n<li>Access to the Com Center and Battle Feed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Battlefield 3 Premium<\/h3>\n<p>Battlefield 3 Premium users get the following features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two weeks of early access to expansions:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Back To Karkand \u2013 Four of the most beloved Battlefield 2 maps all fully re-imagined utilizing the power of the Frostbite 2 engine. Available now.<\/li>\n<li>Close Quarters \u2013 Intense, infantry-only theatre of war. Available today.<\/li>\n<li>Armored Kill \u2013 All-out vehicle warfare coming September 2012.<\/li>\n<li>Aftermath \u2013 Coming December 2012.<\/li>\n<li>End Game \u2013 Coming March 2013.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Battlelog with BF3 Premium:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Stats reset feature<\/li>\n<li>Save up to five of your favorite Battle Reports<\/li>\n<li>Increased Platoon Emblem layers<\/li>\n<li>10+ unique Platoon emblem decals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Exclusive Content:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Unique in-game knife<\/li>\n<li>Unique in-game dog tags<\/li>\n<li>10+ unique soldier camos<\/li>\n<li>Unique weapon camos<\/li>\n<li>5+ unique Assignments<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive Double XP events<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive videos<\/li>\n<li>Strategy guides<\/li>\n<li>Server queue priority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out all of MyGaming\u2019s coverage on<strong> <a title=\"Battlefield 3 news\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/tag\/battlefield-3\" target=\"_blank\">Battlefield 3<\/a><\/strong> and stay tuned to\u00a0to MyGaming for all the <strong><a title=\"E3 2012 news\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/tag\/e3-2012\">E3 coverage<\/a><\/strong> as it unfolds.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the Close Quarters DLC screenshots below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zGBgY6rqays\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-36785 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt 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