Not everyone that played Battlefield 3's multiplayer mode bothered to be a cooperative type. Many players opted to go Lone Wolf, sticking to the default Assault class, and playing DICE's game like Any Ol' Shooter. To encourage a bit more variety, DICE is attempting to communicate the game's various features more clearly to players in Battlefield 4.

"I think only a fraction of our players have tried all available gadgets or vehicles in multiplayer," lead multiplayer designer Thomas Andersson says admits. "I think we can do a better job in BF4 of letting players make more educated choices in their kit loadouts and combat roles."

Read more: 'Highly encourage team play--but never force it' »

Vehicles are a staple of the Battlefield series, and DICE has started teasing some of the new ones in store for Battlefield 4. Since it largely takes place in China, it will feature a variety of Chinese vehicles, along with aquatic rides.

Read more: Plus, new aquatic options »

Battlefield 4 is shaping up to be two very different games on current and next-gen. On PS3 and Xbox 360, multiplayer battles will be restricted to 24 players, and games will only run at 30fps. On PC, PS4, and Xbox One, multiplayer will support 64 players and 60fps--the way the game was meant to be played.

At E3, one of the big features DICE showed off was second-screen functionality through "Battlescreen." By linking a tablet to the game, players will be able to interact with the game remotely.

Read more: Highest spec right now is bandwidth »

DICE's upcoming take on Star Wars: Battlefront is aiming for a 2015 release, EA confirmed at a recent financial call. The reason should be obvious: to coincide with the upcoming new trilogy produced by Disney. "This will most likely come out around the same time as the Star Wars movies start to come out, probably in the summer of 2015," CFO Blake Jorgensen said.

Watch: that debut trailer again, okay? »

DICE is giving Battlelog a hefty kick in the pants for Battlefield 4, expanding it from a fairly straightforward social network to an all-singing, all-dancing companion. It even has a mobile app letting you find servers, change loadouts, and view live minimaps on your phone or tablet. Come, come, watch a new trailer detailing its many wonders.

Watch: All the shiny new features »

You'll probably play Battlefield 4's single-player campaign at some point but it's hardly why anyone should buy the game, so who really minds if the story's generic nonsense? EA has revealed a little more of that, rambling on about John Shootman and his chums and communists and wars and sinking battleships or something.

Read more: "Unlikely heroes" and all that gubbins »

Slap the Battlefield name on something, and it will sell, right? That's what EA is betting on, as it has a large number of licensed items ready for the Battlefield 4 launch in October.

In addition to standard fare such as a strategy guide from Prima and an art book from Titan Books, deals have been struck for Razer keyboards, mice and headsets, as well as Xbox 360 and PS3 controllers from PDP. Other goodies include Qpad mouse pads, Jinx clothing and accessories, mobile cases from BigBen, BF4 art work from Cook & Becker, and BF4 wall art from Walls360.

Read more: A novel tie-in, as well »

Battlefield 4 developer DICE has confirmed that it is building Kinect functionality into the Xbox One version of the game, but the studio is making sure that whatever features are built in add "value" for the player.

Read more: 'Motion control input does not make sense' »

DICE has revealed that four fan-favorite maps from Battlefield 3 will be remade with the Frostbite 3 engine for Battlefield 4. These maps will be part of the Second Assault DLC, which will be coming first to Xbox One as a timed exclusive sometime after the new console launches.

Read more: Caspian Border and Operation Metro are leading »

The secret sauce behind Battlefield 4's good looks is the Frostbite 3 engine that powers it. A new video showcases some of the new things that "the next evolution" of DICE's engine can do.

Sure, there's all the fancy real-time destruction that the franchise is known for. But equally impressive is how the engine is able to render wind physics through trees. Perhaps the most impressive feature is what they call "networked water simulation," so that all players will be able to see the same waves and the same time--even when a fighter jet plops into the ocean. It's all to create what DICE calls a "seamless reality."

Read more: Watch: the official features video »

Following a report that Frostbite 3 games would be "optimized exclusively" for AMD cards, both EA and AMD have clarified the details of their partnership.

"It makes sense that game developers would focus on AMD hardware with AMD hardware being the backbone of the next console generation," a representative for AMD said. As previously noted, AMD has chips in both Xbox One and PlayStation 4. However, AMD points out that their deal does not affect all forthcoming Frostbite games. "At this time, though, our relationship with DICE and EA is exclusively focused on Battlefield 4 and its performance optimizations for AMD CPUs, GPUs and APUs.

Read more: 'Does not exclude DICE from working with other partners' »

DICE has talked about Battlefield 4's new spectator mode, but we haven't really seen it in action. Fortunately, a lengthy new video shows your viewing options in quite a bit of detail.

Watch: Spectating the spectator mode »

Starting with Battlefield 4, all games using Frostbite 3 will be "optimized exclusively" for AMD cards, IGN reports. Given that Frostbite 3 has become EA's engine of choice for its upcoming slate of games, this could be a significant blow to rival graphics card manufacturer Nvidia.

According to their report, "while Nvidia-based systems will be supported, the company won't be able to develop and distribute updated drivers until after each game is released."

Read more: 'Very true to the original game and very modern' »

Battlefield 4 has no plans to include mod support, DICE has confirmed. Though unsurprising since Battlefield 3 was similarly un-moddable, DICE general manager Karl-Magnus Troedsson did acknowledge the demand and mention that they are thinking of how to implement user-generated content in the franchise.

Read more: 'It is something we are thinking about for the future' »

EA's announcement of a new Star Wars: Battlefront at E3 was, well, it was nothing. EA has since dribbled out a few more details, saying "DICE wants to put its own flavour" on the classic Battlefront formula. As Battlefront was essentially Battlefield with Star Wars, well, you probably know what to expect.

Watch: The teaser trailer, again »