The new GameInformer issue is out and folks have already provided scans of the article, which include plenty of great-looking screenshots. Furthermore, these details were obtained from the article:
* Aiming for Fall 2011 release
* 4 classes
* Concept for BF3 has been in the works for years, waiting on proper tech to seamlessly come together
* Frostbite 2.0 is the culmination of this tech, entirely re-written
* Lighting sounds neat, one “probe” contains more lighting information than an entire BFBC2 level.
* Level destruction is going to be “believable” but basically everything is destructible.
* Character animations powered by ANT, what EA Sports uses.
* AI characters and multiplayer characters have different animation sets
* No more “gliding” animations that look off, animation realism is a focus
* Captured their own war audios (bullets, tanks, helicopters, etc) at different distances to ensure realism
* Better audio cues for certain actions, more easily able to listen for threats
* Plan on better, more immediate post release content
* More unlocks than Bad Company 2
* Dice trying to find a good balance between customization of your character and not having “pink rabbit hat(s)”
* Will have co-op
* There will be a kill-cam but it can be turned off
* BF3′s team is almost twice as big as the team for BFBC2
* They want the pacing of the single player mode to be balanced, with highs and lows. Makes the comparison to a song vs a guitar solo.
* Part of the single player mode takes place in Sulaymaniyah (Iraqi Kurdistan).
* Will be M rated
* PC version is lead version
* No mod tools at release.
Subject: BF3 
Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:33 am
