Battlefield 3 will expand with three downloadable add-ons this year for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, starting with June's Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, EA announced at GDC this week. Each expansions carries its own theme, with Close Quarters focusing on "tight infantry gameplay," the addition of four new maps and 10 new weapons, and the Frostbite 2 engine's "HD destruction."
Close Quarters hits in June, with Battlefield 3 expanding with new maps and new vehicles throughout the year, DICE said.
While Close Quarters deals in small spaces and vertical gameplay, the others will explore bigger maps and new drivable weapons of war. Battlefield 3: Armored Kill hits in the fall, featuring Battlefield's biggest map ever. Battlefield 3: End Game arrives in the winter, but we don't know what's in that pack.
Here's the official description from EA.
- Battlefield 3: Close Quarters – In Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, players are dropped into a frantic, infantry-only theatre of war. Frostbite 2 high definition destruction makes the environment come alive as everything from furniture to plaster gets shot to pieces. Players will feel the intensity of the world exploding around them as rubble and broken pieces pile up on the floor, while tight level design and vertical gameplay create a highly competitive environment. Battlefield 3: Close Quarters also introduces new weapons, assignments and unique dog tags to bring back to the base game.
- Battlefield 3: Armored Kill – Following the tight infantry gameplay of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, DICE will release Battlefield 3: Armored Kill that ups the ante for vehicular mayhem as only Battlefield can do. Featuring new driveable tanks, ATVs, mobile artillery and more, Battlefield 3: Armored Kill also delivers huge battlefields for an all-out vehicle assault, including the biggest map in Battlefield history.
- Battlefield 3: End Game – The fourth expansion pack will ship in the winter but details remain tightly guarded.
