GAME · 2011 · SWEDEN
Battlefield 3
- Developer
- DICE
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows
18 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
18 Interesting Facts About Battlefield 3
Interesting Facts (1)
- #001
Battlefield 3 was the first game in its series to drop support for Windows versions older than Windows Vista, as it supports only DirectX 10 and 11.
Production Story (11)
- #002
Battlefield 3 was initially developed with the PC as its lead platform, but the lead platform was changed to consoles partway through development.
- #003
The PC version of Battlefield 3 was exclusive to EA's Origin platform, which PC users also used to authenticate when connecting to the game, until the game arrived on Steam in June 2020.
- #004
Battlefield 3 introduced the Frostbite 2 engine, an updated version of Frostbite that can depict building and scenery destruction more realistically than earlier iterations and can support dense urban areas.
- #005
Battlefield 3 employed ANT, a character animation technology previously used in EA Sports titles such as FIFA, adapted here to create a more realistic soldier capable of transitioning into cover and turning the head before the body.
- #006
The ANT animation technology in Battlefield 3 also allows soldiers to drag fallen comrades into safety and mount weapons on almost any part of the terrain.
- #007
EA stated that Commander Mode was unlikely to be included in Battlefield 3, a decision that drew some criticism on the EA forum.
- #008
Patrick Liu, the executive producer of Battlefield 3, said that DICE had no games in development for the Wii U and that a port for the console "probably won't happen".
- #009
Battlefield 3's open beta ran from 29 September 2011 to 10 October 2011 across all platforms.
- #010
Players who purchased the Tier 1 edition of Medal of Honor or pre-ordered the digital Battlefield 3: Limited Edition through Origin received 48 hours of early access.
- #011
The idea for a dinosaur-related minigame came from fan feedback shared through social media before Battlefield 3 was released.
- #012
EA has not confirmed either of the possible dinosaur-related games connected to Battlefield 3.
Easter Eggs & References (6)
- #013
Battlefield 3 and its five downloadable content packs include numerous Easter eggs. References to other Electronic Arts titles and franchises, among them Mirror's Edge and Mass Effect, are hidden in obscure areas of the game.
- #014
In the mall firefight where the player defends Al-Bashir, the store used as a defensive position has game copies on its shelves, one of them titled "Frostbite" in reference to the engine behind Battlefield 3.
- #015
The number 2143 appears on a wall of the multiplayer map "Wake Island," and a futuristic hovercraft appears on another map in the End Game DLC. Some sources said these elements suggested a follow-up to 2006's Battlefield 2142 was in development.
- #016
Some sources suggested that other Easter eggs in Battlefield 3 pointed toward future Battlefield games or downloadable content packs.
- #017
Battlefield 3 contains several dinosaur Easter eggs, including a flying pterodactyl on the map "Nebandan Flats" and tyrannosaurus skulls or toy statues on various maps.
- #018
These dinosaur Easter eggs in Battlefield 3 led some people to believe that a dinosaur-related game or DLC would be released in the future.
Related pages
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare — Battlefield 3 comes up in the facts on that page
Sources & editorial notes
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- Wikipedia Battlefield 3 — Wikipedia
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