Online test last month that the multiplayer attracted over 9.5 million players

　　As with sports and business, competition "builds a lot of interest and creates a lot of innovation and new ideas," says Hershberger. "Whether the graphics engine, multiplayer features, social networking features or the way we deliver our history. All these things will make a great shooter and continue to push the category to higher levels."

Battlefield, the assault of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 "is certainly more aggressive than we have seen in the past," says Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) analyst Jesse Divnich. A recent trailer for the game, accompanied by the noisy track 99 Problems Jay-Z, had a slogan of "Beyond the call."

Online test last month that the multiplayer attracted over 9.5 million players, but he had some mistakes and took some criticism from players who did not like the gameplay offered. But Troedsson said the DICE feedback helped solve problems and stabilize the network. Howeve online, EA did not provide copies of the console version of the game to reviewers before Battlefield 3 is underway, as is the norm with most top-level releases.