DICE has taken the E3 stage with their star franchise to finally announce the hotly debated Battlefield 3 Premium service which went live earlier today.

You can view the trailer here, as well as our in-depth analysis of what was shown.

Along with Battlefield 3 Premium, Close Quarters is also currently playable for PS3 Premium members – a week later for Xbox 360 and PC Premium members, two weeks later for PS3 non-Premium users and three weeks later for non-Premium Xbox 360 and PC users.

Read up on some of the official details from the presentation given by DICE Executive Producer Patrick Bach and EA COO Peter Moore below:

• “Over 1.6 trillion bullets have been fired so far in BF3, and there are now more than 15 million players worldwide.”
• “Armored Kill” – Focus on all-out vehicle warfare.
• “Aftermath” – Takes place in a destroyed city after massive earthquake in Tehran.
• “End Game” – High speed action with the introduction of motor-bikes to the Battlefield series.

You can also now access the brand new Battlelog which has recently undergone maintenance in order to better reflect some of the changes that have come along with BF3 Premium.