Let’s start with assault rifles, in BF3 you will be able to pick of the enemy with the AEK971, Ak74M, AN94, ASVAL, F2000, G3, KH2002, M16A4 and M416. If you are a fan of carbines you can put holes in your enemy with the A-91, AKS74U, G36C, M4A1, SCAR H and SG553LB.

There are seven light machine guns to choose from, many of which have been seen plenty of times in previous first-person shooters, these are the M249, M27 IAR, M40, M60, Pecheneg and the ever-popular RPK. Sub Machine guns can be very affective on some maps, however they are known for sometimes lacking in range and damage – in BF3 you have access to the MP7, P90, P90TR, PDR, PP2000 and UMP-45 – we loved the PP2000 in Modern Warfare 2, therefore it will be interesting to see how affective this gun is in EA DICE’s game.

Previously we told you how the EA DICE devs thought that sniper rifles were sometimes too effective, to balance things out BF3 snipers will have to put up with scope reflection and sway (which we think is a good decision) – if this doesn’t bother you there eight sniper rifles to choose from, these are the M40A5, M82A3, M98B, MK11, SV98 and SVD – if you are worried that there is no Barrett .50 cal don’t worry as it is called the M82A3 in BF3!

If you like to obliterate the enemy from close range you will no doubt be using a shotgun, in BF3 you can choose between the 870 MCS, DAO-12, M1014, Saiga 20K and USAS-12. As for Rocket launchers the AT4, FIM-92 Stinger, Javelin, RPG-7, SA-18 IGLA and SMAW will be available. In terms of pistols there is plenty of choice, here’s all of the pistols: Glock 17, Glock 18, M1911, M9, M93R, MP412, MP443 and T44.

Some of the equipment / weapons have been put into a miscellaneous category, these are the 60MM Mortar, C4 explosives, Claymore mine, M15 Anti tank mine, M18 Smoke grenades, M26 MASS with shotgun/Flechettes/frag round/solid slugs, M320 40mm launcher with grenades/smoke/shotgun and M67 Hand grenades. We are most excited about Claymores and mortars, how about you?

All of this information was sourced from BF3Blog, we would love to hear your opinion on the long-list of weapons – are there any guns missing? Let us know in the comment section below.

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EA announced the deluxe edition of Need for Speed: The Run today, which is now available for pre-order and contains some rather interesting bonus material that should wet the lips of all you petrol-heads waiting to get your hands on some of the exclusive cars that are on offer.

Three exclusive cars, which are the ever impressive Lamborghini Aventador, which was recently shown on the UK version of Top Gear this past week, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the all-new Porsche 911 Carrera S are yours for your driving pleasure. EA are also giving you access to five special challenges which they do not want to give any details away to yet.

The 18th title in the Need For Speed series is described as “An illicit, high-stakes race across the country. The only way to get your life back is to be the first from San Francisco to New York. No speed limits. No rules. No allies. All you have are your driving skills and sheer determination as you battle hundreds of the world’s most notorious drivers on the country’s most dangerous roads.” The game revolves around Jack, who is shown in the trailer below, who is apparently racing to “get his life back”

As you can tell, Need for Speed: The Run Limited Edition has quite the extras you would expect from a special release of this calibre. And to mark the release, the Black Box-developed racing/running hotchpotch is due out on 3DS, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 on November 17 2011.

Are you impressed by the latest trailer for Need for Speed: The Run Limited Edition? Let us know your thoughts.

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The Frostbite Engine is used in a few games, none more obvious than the Battlefield series. With Battlefield 3 being the main competitor to Modern Warfare 3, and with Call of Duty having the dedicated following it has, will 2011 be the year the COD franchise loses gamers to the Battlefield series over the lack of investment in the game engine?

We have seen DICE use the Frostbite game engine in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Battlefield 1943, Medal of Honor and Battlefield: Bad Company. Currently our bet for the best game between MW3 and BF3 is the latter, and the main reason is Frostbite 2.0 that takes advantage of 64-bit processors, the DirectX 11 API, and Destruction 3.0 for more realistic destruction and physics. This leads us to the question: What games need the Frostbite 2.0 game engine?

In our opinion a game can only stay successful for so long on the same game engine, new technology and advancements are needed. We expect many loyal Call of Duty fans to not even give the better graphics and realism a try in BF3, and in doing so they’ll miss out on next-generation graphics and gameplay.

At the time of writing it looks like Mirror’s Edge 2 and Need for Speed: The Run will use Frostbite 2.0 technology. What other games would you like to see using Frostbite 2.0, and would you like to see a new engine used on the next Call of Duty games?

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