Battlefield 3 Info Leaked

According to the guys over at digitalbattle.com info for Battlefield 3 has been leaked from the developer, and all in all things are looking pretty exciting.

• Release in late 2008
• Powered by "Frostbite DX"
• Set in year modern day
• Will ship with 8 maps, each supporting up to 40-players per team
• Two playable factions, NATO and MEC (Middle Eastern Coalition)
• Same "ticket-based" gameplay style as before
• Maps are mostly urban, based in Middle East
• Squads and Commanders are present, introduced are "Battalions" which consist of three to four squads.
• Five playable classes; Sniper, Assault, Engineer, Medic and Support
• Will feature 48 different vehicles (24 for each faction)
• Will feature 34 different weapons (17 for each faction) and another 22 unlocks (for both factions), in total 56 different weapons.
• Other unlocks include different types of ammunition, body armor, helmets, camouflage and accessories.
• Possible public beta in "Summer 2008"
• Online stats tracking, awards and "real world ranks"
• "Soldier" feature, looks like MMO-styled characters and avatars
• Ranked servers will be available for resellers weeks before the game ships
• In-game replay and recording feature
• VoIP, friends list, in-game IM-client and "extensive clan support"
• Built-in auto software updater
• Windows Vista and OS X
• Announcement and teaser trailer in January 2008.

80 player multi-player.... that is going to be pretty intense. Hope this is true!

\\drew