<Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player, multiplayer </Td> </Tr> <P> Battlefield 3 is a first - person shooter video game developed by EA DICE and published by Electronic Arts . It is a direct sequel to 2005's Battlefield 2, and the eleventh installment in the Battlefield franchise . </P> <P> The game was released in North America on 25 October 2011 and in Europe on 28 October 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 . EA Mobile also confirmed a port for the iOS platform . The game sold 5 million copies in its first week of release, and received positive reviews from most game reviewers . It is the first game in the series that does not support versions of Windows prior to Windows Vista as the game only supports DirectX 10 and 11 . The PC version is exclusive to EA's Origin platform, through which PC users also authenticate when connecting to the game . The game's sequel, Battlefield 4, was released on 29 October 2013 . </P> <P> In Battlefield 3's campaign, players take on the personas of several military roles: a U.S. Marine, an F / A-18F Super Hornet weapon systems officer, an M1A2 Abrams tank operator, and a Spetsnaz GRU operative . The campaign takes place in various locations, including Iran and New York City; and follows the stories of Sergeant Henry Blackburn and Dimitri Mayakovsky . </P>

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