Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand PC Release date

EU Release Date:

Dec-13-2011

US Release Date:

Dec-13-2011

AU Release Date:

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Genre

Shooter
Online
Action

Theme

Social
War

Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand is available on PC

Direct X
Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand has the option of advanced Direct X which usually result in enhanced graphics. If your system is not good enough for these higher levels of DX the game should still run ok

Co-op Game
Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand has a co-op mode so you can play with your mates on the same side, usually through the main story mode

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Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand is available on the Microsoft XBox 360 console

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Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand is available on the Sony PS3 console

Back of the Box

This DLC brings back famous Battlefield 2 maps, weapons and vehicles, and brings them into Battlefield 3 with much improved visuals and technology, thanks to the Frostbite engine.

Back to Karkand won’t just feature new maps, but will include new weapons, vehicles and a new game mode as well.

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Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand System Requirements

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Pentium Dual Core E2180 2.0GHz

Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4000+

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2 GB

Win Vista 32

DX 10

2 GB

FPS

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Core 2 Duo E7500 2.93GHz

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2 GB

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Console Port

Yes 100%

Bindable Mouse Btns

Yes

PC Optimised

Yes 100%
Sandbox Quality

Oculus Support

Frame per Sec Cap

What People Will Pay

$41
AMD optimised

Yes 100%

Nvidia optimised

Yes 100%

Game too Buggy

No 100%

Good on Low graphics

Yes 50%

No 50%
Upgrade PC for this

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No 50%

Good Surround Sound

Yes 100%

Good Ending

No 100%

Replayability

No

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No 100%

Time to Complete

0 hours

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Game Difficulty

Too Easy 100%
Sli/Crossfire Support

Yes

Non-skip Cutscenes

Yes 100%

Anytime Quick Save

Worth Getting

Yes 100%

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Battlefield 3: Back To Karkand Weblinks

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BF3: Back to Karkand release date announced [pc]

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BF3 Back To Karkand Details [pc]

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hassan114295

12:12 Jul-27-2012

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does this game have single player campaign?

GhastlyBespoke

17:49 Jul-28-2012

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yes

thagor2010

02:04 May-16-2012

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i got my pc and game working. im looking for some guys who i can team up with and have teamspeak .

thagor2010

03:29 May-08-2012

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cant wait to play this game. only reason i am building a gaming pc again lol. hope its worth it.

Hanno30

15:28 Aug-12-2012

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And what pc you have right now?:=)

danzaza9090

16:21 Apr-21-2012

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GTX 690

wahyu91

11:28 Mar-25-2012

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Can I run this game on GT 430?
How will the setting be adjusted best to play this game on this card?

Tero

11:29 Mar-25-2012

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Maybe textures on low and some of the other settings on medium, AA off.

bryansetyantoko

14:34 Mar-27-2012

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u can run it in automatic adjusting in video setting

wahyu91

17:05 Apr-04-2012

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Wow…
That seems terrible…
Which is better for performance; single GTX 570 or two-way SLI GTX 550 Ti?

Tero

17:29 Apr-04-2012

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SLI :)

wahyu91

01:36 Apr-05-2012

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Two cards of 550Ti cost lower than single GTX 570..
:D

Tero

11:07 Apr-05-2012

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Yeah it usually is like that :)

PriorRihards

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Hey people how will my rig handle this??

Tero

19:23 Feb-29-2012

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Short and simple answer: very well :)

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I want to play this game. It looks so good.

Corona

07:32 Jul-05-2012

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And you rig can handle it. :D

psycronix

15:19 Feb-21-2012

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I got 1010 in every results[exept the CPU,i got 910] but its saying that i can run it in high and not Ultra xD<br />with this results i can run on ultra?

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