Along with the teaser trailer and website launch there also has been some information about the game found across multiple sites most of which from retail store websites. Some of the more interesting information from the retailers is the "drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain."
From Webhallen:
Feel The Battle! This fall, prepare to feel the most physical shooter ever created, powered by the all-new Frostbite 2 gaming engine.
Battlefield 3 leaps ahead of the competition with the power of Frostbite™ 2, the next instalment of DICE’s cutting-edge game engine. This state-of-the-art technology is the foundation on which Battlefield 3 is built, delivering superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations. As bullets whiz by, walls crumble, and explosions throw you to the ground, the battlefield feels more alive and interactive than ever before.
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:
• Frostbite 2 – Battlefield 3 introduces Frostbite 2, the incredible technology that takes animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio to new heights. Built upon this powerful game engine, Battlefield 3 immerses players physically and emotionally to the world around them like never before.
• Feel the Battle — Feel the impact of bullets and explosions, drag your fallen comrades into safety, and mount your weapon on almost any part of the terrain. Battlefield 3’s cutting edge animation, spectacular visuals and real as hell battle gameplay attack your senses and make you feel the visceral warriors experience like no other FPS.
• Unparalleled Vehicle Warfare — The best online vehicle warfare experience gets even better with a fitting sonic boom as fighter jets headline impressive lineup of land, air and sea vehicles.
• 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.
From Best Buy:
Synopsis
This street is quiet. Too quiet. You train your eyes on one of the only two points of entry. Surely this will be the way the enemy comes in for the assault. As soon as you've brought your weapon to the ready, you hear the whizzing noise of a bullet flying past inches from your ear. Suddenly the building to your right bursts into an explosion that sends you flying through the air. You smash into the opposite building with a resounding thud. You lie there helpless, watching bits of the crumbled wall roll toward you. You have to get up. You have to keep fighting. A fallen comrade lays beside you and you know you must drag him to safety if he's going to survive. You have to do this. Lives depend on it. Welcome to the Battlefield.
Join the elite U.S. Marines as you battle the enemy across claustrophobic streets, metropolitan downtowns and vehicle-friendly landscapes in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Whether you're mastering the art of urban combat or piloting a land, sea or air vehicle, Battlefield 3 immerses you in incredibly realistic gameplay powered by the all-new Frostbite 2 game engine. The battlefield has become more alive and interactive than ever before. In heart-pounding single-player missions and massive 24-player online battles, Battlefield 3 immerses you in the fight with cutting-edge animation, destruction, lighting, scale and audio. Prepare for a war that not only attacks your country, but attacks your senses in incredibly physical, lifelike ways. Prepare for Battlefield 3.
Features
•Become an elite U.S. Marine as you fight across North America, Europe and the Middle East.
•Powered by the all-new Frostbite 2 game engine for superior visual quality, a grand sense of scale, massive destruction, dynamic audio and incredibly lifelike character animations.
•Incredibly real gameplay ensures you feel the impact of every bullet and explosion.
•Drag your fallen comrades to safety and mount your weapon on almost any terrain to defend them.
•Battle it out in an impressive lineup of land, air and sea vehicles, including powerful fighter jets.
•Become a master of urban combat as you fight in claustrophobic streets, metropolitan downtowns and vehicle-friendly landscapes.
•Take the fight online in massive combat with up to 24 players.
•For 1 player locally; 1 to 24 players online.
By the looks of it Battlefield 3 on console will support only 24 players in an online match.
A forum user Morczor on the EA UK forums has also unveiled the contents of the Limited Edition version of Battlefield 3, the details come from a leaked EA Store image that was not supposed to be live yet. The image says that anyone who preorders the Limited Edition will receive the expansion "Back to Karkand" for free on release, it goes on to specify that the expansion will "feature 4 legendary maps from Battlefield 2". It also states that "Completing the package are classic Battlefield 2 weapons and vehicles" along with including "Unique rewards, new achievements/trophies and more." For those who do not preorder the Limited Edition of Battlefield 3 they will be able to purchase the expansion approximately one month after the release of the game.
