User blog:Bovell/Battlefield 3 to have free social portal. More E3 details. New EA PWNED episode on BF3.

DICE is at again with taking shots at Call of Duty, and this time, it happens to be in the realm of online portals.

The Swedish developer of Battlefield 3 today announced that their next game in the Battlefield series will include a social portal located online. The service, called Battlelog, will provide players with a web destination for everything Battlefield 3.

According to DICE General Manager, Karl Magnus Troedsson, Battlelog "[features] powerful social tools, feeds and detailed player stats. Battlelog also lets you manage your friends lists, squad up, create platoons, use voice chat and follow your friends’ progress in real-time, and more."

For the icing on the cake, Troedsson adds that "Battlelog will be available for the monthly fee of (drum roll)... zero dollars."

More details were also provided of what gamers can expect to see from Battlefield 3 at E3. The DICE GM elaborated on what the multiplayer component of Battlefield 3 would be like at E3. Troedsson explained that the multiplayer maps of Battlefield 3 were of epic proportions, but at the same time, feature close-quarters combat.

The "Operation Métro," seemingly set in Paris, France, will be available for the press to demo on the show floor. Troedsson added that "gamers will experience a physical battlefield and be able to temporarily disable vehicles, go prone, mount weapons, lay down suppressive fire and more." He once more reiterated his confidence in Battlefield 3 by stating that it is "the best Battlefield game we have ever created!"

Some other parts of the game, such as the game's "extensive co-op campaign," the all new "Team Death Match mode," (well, new to the series), and the aforementioned online portal, will not be showcased at E3, however.

Battlefield 3 will be featured at E3 at Electronic Art's press conference on June 6 at 12:30PM PDT on Spike TV(click for time zone conversions).

300px|right To add to the influx of Battlefield 3 news, EA PWNED has released yet another episode on the game. This time, they go behind the scenes for a look at its first DLC package: Back to Karkand.

You can watch the episode embeded to the right, or on YouTube.

Original/source article: Battlefield Blog | BF3 goes to E3!.

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