At approximately 6pm AEST on December 6th, that's Tuesday next week, Battlefield 3 will be updated with a 2GB client patch as well as a server update. The reason for such a hefty client patch is that it contains content required for BF3's Back to Karkand expansion. For a long list of specifics explaining what fixes and changes have been made, read on.


Bugfixes

• Fixed a problem with spawn timer now showing blue border on startup and lost spawn point
• Fixed a problem where player

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The first client patch for Battlefield 3 is to be deployed on PC over the next few hours, and boy is it hefty. Squad refinements, performance enhancements, crash fixes, and a whole slew of gameplay balance adjustments have been included. Find the full patch log below for your reading pleasure.


A detailed look at Squad refinements Today's PC client patch features numerous tweaks to Squad functionality and is part of our ongoing efforts to make it easier to play with friend...

Why wait until the 27th? Battlefield 3 went live in the USA four hours ago and now you can play it too. You will however need to organise a VPN account. Once you have yourself a trial or paid VPN account with access to an American server, connect to that, and then activate the game. Once activated, disconnect from your VPN otherwise all of your traffic will be routed internationally, and you can expect sky-high pings. GU's 64 player Battlefield 3 server is already online and ready for play. It's ...

Battlefield 3's Battlelog developers have chimed in for an interesting walk-through of the web service. They explain what it features, why it's different and why it's important. The video also shows a world first glimpse of Battlelog on the iPhone, which is very cool indeed. For iPhone owners. "With Battlelog, we are expanding the social aspect of playing Battlefield 3, and Platoons is one of the central concepts in doing that. Check out the Battlelog video above for a closer look at the social ...

With Battlelog being down for maintenance in preparation for the open beta kicking off tonight, I thought I'd check my Battlefield 3 Beta client for updates. It turns out there is an update, a 3.9GB one. Yes, you're being asked to download the entire client yet again for the open beta. To begin downloading it yourself, right click on your Battlefield 3 Beta icon and click update. With any luck that means a bundle of bug fixes and other updates will be included. Hopefully we can now bind our mou...