Going toe-to-toe with the biggest FPS franchise in history is no small feat, but EA have certainly brought it big time with Battlefield 3. Exploding into the holiday season right alongside direct competition, this is the best time of the year for FPS fans.

• One of the best multiplayer experiences around; • Great production values; • Robust community with great online features

• Cliché copy-cat campaign; • Nearly everything needs to be unlocked in multiplayer; • DLC already

Several sports rivalries have emerged throughout the years. The Red Sox and Yankees. The Packers and Bears. The Lakers and the Celtics. Now a new reivalry has emerged in the video game industry: EA and Activision, or more appropriately, Battlefield 3 vs. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

The glare of the sun shone through branches of the tree under which I lay. Looking upon the land and its vast beauty, I waited for the perfect moment to strike. Glancing through the scope of my sniper rifle I took aim at the enemy advancing in the distance on his quad bike.

When DICE announced Battlefield 3 to the world back at E3 last year they also declared how it would compete with the behemoth franchise that is Call of Duty. I for one wondered whether they were just kidding themselves or whether they actually had a serious chance of dethroning the undisputed king...

It's been an unusual past few years for PC gamers, particularly so for first-person shooters. As the genre's success and popularity on console platforms rapidly eclipsed its traditional PC home, publisher focus followed the money and desktop gamers began to feel like more and more of an...

17th November 2011 - Over the last few years, Digital Illusions CE, commonly known as DICE, have continued to deliver gamers quality products with the Battlefield title aimed towards the console market.

Is it the CoD killer that EA claimed?

Top notch game. unneccesary swearing somewhat detracts from the game(but show me one that doesnt).Equally as good as any call of duty highly recommended for the gamers.

Good mutliplayer experience, lives up to expectations.

As expected ... !