Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand

Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is the first Downloadable content for Battlefield 3. It is available to anyone who purchased Battlefield 3: Limited Edition at no extra charge. It will be also available for the general public, but only by purchase. PlayStation 3 owners are able to access it a week before Xbox and PC owners.

Features

 * Four of the most popular maps from Battlefield 2 re-created for Frostbite 2.
 * Three Vehicles from Battlefield 2, along with one new one.
 * Ten Weapons from Battlefield 2
 * Unique Rewards, Achievements/trophies, and More.
 * Enhanced Destruction
 * Conquest Assault (Up to Seven Control Points in Conquest)
 * Extended Persistence
 * Assignments: Challenges to unlock new weapons.

Weapons
Assault Rifles

Carbines Machine Guns Sniper Rifles Personal Defence Weapon Shotgun
 * FAMAS G2
 * L85A2
 * QBZ-95B
 * HK53A3
 * QBB-95
 * MG36
 * QBU-88
 * L96A1
 * PP-19
 * MK3A1

Vehicles

 * DPV
 * BTR-90
 * F-35
 * Skid Loader

Maps
Strike at Karkand and Wake Island have a maximum of 3 Control Points for consoles and 5 control points for PC, However Gulf of Oman and Sharqi Peninsula have a maximum of 5 control points for console while 7 for PC.
 * Strike at Karkand
 * Gulf of Oman
 * Wake Island
 * Sharqi Peninsula

Monument
North-west of the airfield on Wake Island there is a monument from DICE that says:

"To those who fought in 1942, BF2, 2142 and 1943 We are grateful"

There is also a radio which plays the original theme from Battlefield 1942.

Marketing
Back to Karkand was first announced back in March-April, anyone who pre-ordered the Limited Edition of Battlefield 3 will get the expansion pack for free and later anyone who pre-ordered the Physical Warfare pack also got the expansion pack free.

Before the release of Battlefield 3, when it was revealed that PlayStation users would not be getting their free copy of Battlefield 1943 with the game, EA and Sony did a new deal where it was announced that the PlayStation 3 would be getting the Back to Karkand DLC one week early. This caused some discontent from gamers on the Xbox 360 and PC platforms. However, due to a class-action lawsuit being filed against EA for not suppling Battlefield 1943 to PS3 owners as promised, they gave PS3 owners it for free after release.