The 9 multiplayer maps in Battlefield 3 offer every style of gameplay from dense urban combat to all-out vehicle warfare on vast landscapes. Read on for the design ideas behind the multiplayer maps in Battlefield 3, straight from Niklas Åstrand, one of the level designers at DICE.

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In Battlefield 3, all maps adapt to the five multiplayer game modes available at launch. Read on for the full breakdown of every multiplayer mode in the game, plus details on how you can tweak each match to suit your personal tastes even further.

Battlefield 3 multiplayer action on the Caspian Border map. Hit the pic for full resolution.

After Infinity Ward admitted that the current CoD engine isn't as powerful as the Frostbite 2 engine, Treyarch has also admitted Battlefield 3 looks great. More specifically, Battlefield 3 "looks really beautiful," said Treyarch's community manager Josh Olin. Asked about the current engine, Olin said "The [CoD] engine's really good, it's a very powerful engine, and we can layer in and update things if we want to."

Standing as someone who has played the Frostbite 1 and 1.5 engines, plus CoD4, 5, MW2, and Black Ops, I can confidently say that the Frostbite engine(s) are a lot more capable. Sorry Activision, maybe you'll learn that producing the same game over and over again is about as effective as fighting a fire with a dollar store squirt gun. That's also how much profit ($1) Activision can expect to receive after Battlefield 3 has dominated the FPS market.

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  Bring weapons and Wellingtons. Oasis is back.

VIP Map Pack 7 is on its way to Battlefield: Bad Company 2. This pack will include four maps never before available in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 multiplayer, two of them being fan favorites Oasis and Harvest Day. As always, this content is free for PC and console VIP players. Read on for the full story.

VIP Map Pack 7 is all about listening to the community. When we ask for your favorite maps from Battlefield: Bad Company, Oasis and Harvest Day always come out on top. We are happy to announce that in VIP Map Pack 7, these two much-loved maps have been reworked for Battlefield : Bad Company 2. This means full Destruction 2.0 (buildings collapsing and micro destruction), enhanced graphics and lighting, and remastered ambient sounds and backgrounds. Below is a full brief of what's included in VIP Map Pack 7: