Please do not confuse the Premium Edition with the Premium service! Battlefield 3 Premium Edition = Battlefield 3 + Battlefield 3 Premium! A complete Battlefield 3 bundle suitable for everyone from beginners to veterans of the Battlefield series. Battlefield 3 Premium Edition offers the hallmarks of Battlefield 3, plus access to Battlefield 3 Premium with all five add-ons and the Online Starter Pack to help you get through online play. Battlefield 3 Premium is a digital service that includes five Battlefield 3 themed expansions, including Return to Karkand and Melee, as well as previously released expansions such as Armored Force, Overtime, and Showdown. The latter will be given early access to Battlefield 3 Premium users. These add-ons offer a ton of additional content, including 20 new maps, new weapons, over 10 new vehicles, and four new game modes. You will also receive unique items such as the ACB-90 knife, a set of dog tags, unique uniforms or camouflages for weapons. In addition, you will get access to new useful features, such as the ability to reset statistics, priority access to servers, or new graphic elements for designing emblems. With the Online Starter Pack, you'll be able to cope more easily when you're competing online. The kit includes, among m.in example, thermally guided anti-aircraft missiles for aircraft and helicopters, gadgets such as a defibrillator and T-UGS sensor, a 40 mm grenade launcher, an M416 rifle and an M249 hand-held machine gun. With 18 pieces, the Starter Pack will give you a significant advantage in multiplayer mode. Battlefield 3 Premium Edition Highlights• All-out War. Award-winning multiplayer, thrilling co-op and thrilling single-player missions.• Access to all 5 expansions. 20 new maps, 20 weapons, 10 new vehicles and 4 new game modes.• Vehicle warfare. The hallmark of the series, vehicle warfare is back - with the ability to retreat damaged vehicles behind the front line, where they can regain full combat capability over time.• A whole new quality of destruction. Frostbite 2 technology allows you to destroy enemy covers, punch holes in walls, deform terrain and turn entire buildings into ruins.• Get the upper hand online. Get access to 15 advanced weapons and gadgets, vehicle upgrades, and more.• Never fight alone. Battlelog offers useful social and community features. System Requirements Minimum Hardware Requirements Operating System: Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) 32-bit Processor: Dual-core 2 GHz (Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz) Memory: 2 GB Hard Drive: 20 GB Graphics Card (AMD): DirectX 10.1 compatible with 512 MB RAM (ATI Radeon 3000, 4000, 5000 and 6000 series, and ATI Radeon 3870 or better) Graphics card (NVIDIA): Compatible with DirectX version 10.0 and with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce 8, 9, 200, 300, 400 and 500 series, as well as NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or better) Sound card: DirectX compatibleKeyboard and mouseDVD Rom Recommended system requirements: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Quad-core Memory: 4 GB Hard Drive: 20 GB Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible and 1024 MB RAM (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950) Sound Card: DirectX CompatibleDVD Rom