With the newArmored Killdownloadable content available today for all Battlefield 3 Premium members, Electronic Arts and DICE are putting out aBattlefield 3 Premium Editionat retail for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. It’s available as of today in North America and Europe will get it on September 13.

This version of the game will retail for $59.99. Given that bump up in price, you’re getting a fair amount of stuff. BeyondBattlefield 3itself, the package includes a Premium subscription (granting access to theBack to Karkand,Close Quarters, andArmored Killexpansions) and the “multiplayer head-start kit.”

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Such kits — which give players automatic unlocks for certain weapons, gadgets, and vehicles upgrades — always seemed a bit silly to me. In this specific case, where people are coming into a well-developed community, that seems much less sketchy.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.