Battlefield 3's 'Back To Karkand' Pre-Order DLC Detailed

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Richard Walker

At the end of each Battlefield 3 trailer, you might have noticed a little closing message saying, "Pre-order the Limited Edition to get 'Back to Karkand' Expansion pack at no extra charge". Well now DICE has released the first details on the pack and what it will include.

'Back to Karkand' will bundle four classic multiplayer maps taken from Battlefield 2 as well as classic weapons and vehicles, unique rewards and even new achievements. All four maps have been revealed and will feature a layout very similar to the original BF2 versions. They are:

  • Strike at Karkand
  • Wake Island
  • Gulf of Oman
  • Sharqi Peninsula

All of the maps have been completely remastered using Battlefield 3's cutting edge Frostbite 2 engine, but now word has yet been given on how much the pack will cost for those who don't pre-order the Limited Edition of the game. Check out a bit of concept art from the 'Strike at Karkand' map below. For more Battlefield 3 lovin', check out our interview and latest preview.

[Via Battlefield Blog]


Comments
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  • Amazon had this map dlc as a pre order offer since the game was first announced, but it's nice to see the maps may have achievements as well. I'm going to say 1200 msp if you don't pre order same price as the vietnam dlc for bad company 2
  • Sold
  • Wake Island!
  • Wow that screenshot looks stunning! I really have to pre-order this one. It's never been in question but yes, I mean look at that! Amazing! Now I'll never ever again put that BF2 into my PC just to look at a polygon mosque when you see this beauty here. Job well done.
  • Awesome! Probably will cost 800ms after a while:-) Finally a good reason to preorder^^
  • Looks great.
  • Still not sure if I want this for PC or Xbox. My current PC can't handle it, but Xbox only has 24 players online.
  • I haven't played BF2 too much, but I gotta say, Gulf Of Oman is a great map =D
  • WHAT. Its good they are bringing the old maps back. .. but why these? Sharqi could be fun at times and oman was only good on 16size but karkand and wake were by far the worst maps in the game :( Really needs some Mashtuur, Great wall, Ghost Town, Fushe and operarions harvest and smoke screen in there instead. I just hope these 4 maps play a LOT better than they did on BF2.
  • Looks sweet!!!! Can't wait!
  • AAAAAH I simply cannot wait for this game! I've got to pre-order my PC copy asap so I can get in on this as early as possible lol. I don't care how the game turns out, I'm getting it.
  • awww... no A Bridge Too Far, booooooooo
  • @2 my thoughts exactly :)
  • I hope they have plans on doing more than just these 4 maps. I'm dieing to see some MP video and know when they plan on doing the beta.
  • Awesome. Have this pre-ordered already! The singleplayer stuff shown is good and all, but I'm dying to see some MP footage...
  • nice! not that needed an extra incentive to pre-order.
  • I've pre-ordered this, Gears 3 not to mention DIRT 3. With the prospect of Dead Island and Modern Warfare 3 means that I and many others will be very poor by the end of 2011! The games industry is at somewhat of a high a the moment.
  • I want the Karkand loading song too =).
  • call of duty rules
  • Online pass giving "only" maps like BC2 at 1200msp if game purchased used. DLC included in the limited edition, 1200msp otherwise. Really no point in buying a used game now, you end up paying 60$ anyway to have the entire game. Games truly feel like the furniture in kit you can find at IKEA. Wow, they really are killing the used market. AND WE'RE HELPING THEM !!!
  • This is quite honestly one of the best pre-order incentives I have ever seen. I will happily pre-order this and enjoy the hell out of it.
  • @20 Call of Duty sucks.
  • Can't wait played BF BC2 on my 360 like crazy, just bought it for PC and maxed it out looks great : D CANNOT wait for BF3
  • @23 True that
  • I wonder what those achievements will be, I was on the fence for proe ordering this but this has thrown me over that fence
  • lol @20. Thats got to be a joke right? Loving the preorder bonus, have had this preordered for a while already now :)
  • @20 With a comment like that i assume your about 8 - 12 years old?! This is gonna be ace, cannot wait!!
  • @20 My mistake dude, I misread the message, your quite correct it sucks!!
  • Ahh literally my 3 favorite maps are there .. but I probably won't end up getting the game. Can always go back to PC
  • Pre-Ordered this today while picking up Brink, no more COD for me =)
  • I really hope the PC version supports Games for Windows Live. I need my achievements as much as I need my 64 players online
  • It's going to be so much fun watching COD fuckboys... sorry fanboys on this game, when they don't have perks and kill streak rewards playing the game for them.
  • This will be the top game until COD comes out. These games are for the casual shooter. That's why there's so many fanboys out there whining about COD all of the time. It's a way easier game...at least to me. I never feel challenged when I play these games and the mechanics never feel fluid to me. I'll be getting it regardless though because I have a lot of buddies that suck at shooters that love Battlefield. It is fun playing it with all of them and dominating though. The storyline is always better than COD. That's what I like the most about the game.
  • "This will be the top game until COD comes out" @34 So basically for a week! haha
  • I was planning on just picking it up day 1 so I wonder if those early wave of games will also have it or if you specifically need to preorder?
  • I bet this game will turn out more like medal of honor than bc2! haha I'll get this game for pc (via torrent!) ea wont see a dime from me and i don't care to play online.
  • @37 Ugh, people like you are part of the reason game prices are as high as they are. I hope you get caught and have a $25,000 fine to pay that put's you in debt and your house get's repossesed and your kids taken away because you can't afford to feed them. That's right, I feel no pity for you, not even a little.
  • @ 20, 23, 25, 28-29, and 33. Its sad that both of you need to be Fanboys while its worse when Fanboys like 23, 25, 28-29, and 33 bash another game for no reason. Its also sad that CoD Fanboys are Mature while Battlefield Fanboys are Immature, which I expected that both of them would be Immature. @ 34. Agreed while I don't understand why there's some many Fanboys fighting for franchise dominance, but I see that Battlefield Fanboys are jealous because they think CoD is an inferior product for the gameplay while CoD is a superior product by fanbase and sales. Each has their Pros/Cons even when they share the same Core gameplay now. @ 37. That could happen because DICE has slowly turned Battlefield into COD and they did design the bad Multiplayer that MoH had, which was almost a complete copy of CoD's MP.
  • @40 You sure do find a lot of thing "sad" you must have a permanent frown on your face.
  • @31 You're right about that
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