This weekend ALL Battlefield 3 players will have the chance to rank up faster with the Battlefield 3 Double XP Weekend! Beginning Saturday, June 16 at 5:01PM AEST and continuing through Monday, June 18 at 4:59PM AEST, all soldiers in the Battlefield 3 brigade will earn Double XP in matches across all maps and modes on ranked servers including the newly released Close Quarters digital expansion pack. During the Battlefield 3 Double XP Weekend players will continue to wage all-out-war in Battlefield 3 multiplayer and at the conclusion of each match total points for the round will be doubled.

This week, Xbox 360 and PC Battlefield 3 Premium members will also get early access to the tight, infantry based combat delivered in Battlefield 3: Close Quarters, the latest digital expansion pack for the award-winning Battlefield 3 franchise.

DICE recently announced Battlefield 3 Premium, an innovative new offering with a staggering amount of content. For $49.99 (PC), $64.95 (PS3) and 4000 MS Points (Xbox 360)  Battlefield 3 Premium members get all five huge, themed digital expansion packs including early access to Armored Kill coming in September, Aftermath this December, and End Game in March 2013, unique in-game items including the ACB-90 knife and exclusive soldier and weapon camos, Assignments, events and more. For more information on Battlefield 3 Premium please visit http://www.battlefield.com/au/battlefield3/1/premium.

Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 3 Premium are available now in Australia and New Zealand for the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 and PC. For the latest news on Battlefield please visit http://www.facebook.com/battlefield, follow us on Twitter® at www.twitter.com/battlefield or sign up for the official Battlefield newsletter at www.battlefield.com/au.

See you on the battlefield!