Battlefield 3: Close Quarters available now for PS3 owners

Michael Plant

Michael Plant is chief editor and writer of gaming ezine and blog GamesCatalyst.com, as well as editor of 'The Independent'’s games review printed in the Saturday supplement 'Information'. Established in February 2011, Games Catalyst endeavours to bring its unique brand of fact and satire to the videogaming community and, in tandem with 'The Independent', hopefully turn a few non-believers on to gaming while we’re at it.

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The tight level design and vertical gameplay of Battlefield 3: Close Quarters released for PS3 yesterday with Xbox 360 and PC to be rolled out next week.

Close Quarters is a themed expansion pack concentrating on claustrophobic, condensed environments to create competitive and deadly fire fights. BF3′s Frostbite 2.0 engine has allowed developers DICE to create destructible scenery, so letting players riddle the environment with bullets and reduce entire locales to rubble. Everything from furniture to plaster can be shot to pieces, and players can see the result of the mayhem as rubble and debris pile up on the floor around them.

Key features in Battlefield 3: Close Quarters includes:

• 10 new Assignments
• 5 unique dog tags
• 10 new weapons to use on all Battlefield 3 maps including:

1. AUG Assault Rifle
2. SCAR Assault Rifle
3. ACW-R Carbine
4. MTAR-21 Carbine
5. M417 Sniper Rifle
6. JNG-90 Sniper Rifle
7. L86LSW Machine Gun
8. LSAT Machine Gun
9. M5K Tactical Machine Pistol
10. SPAS-12 Shotgun

Battlefield 3: Close Quarters is available for £11.99 on the PlayStation Network and from next week for 1200 MS Points on Xbox Live and £11.99 on PC.

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Battlefield 3: Close Quarters available now for PS3 owners

Themed expansion pack concentrates on claustrophobic, condensed environments.

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