Lest we forget, Battlefield 3 is the latest iteration of a more than decade-long stories series, a franchise that did much to change the way we played shooters.
This excellent video from GamerSpawn takes us from that first Battlefield, Battlefield 1942, in 2002, to this month's release of Battlefield 3.
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Sit back and enjoy this gaming history lesson.
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