Battlefield 3: Back to Karkand is the first Downloadable content for Battlefield 3. It is available to anyone who purchased Battlefield 3: Limited Edition at no extra charge. It is also available for the general public, but only by purchase. PlayStation 3 owners were able to access it a week before Xbox and PC owners.
Weapons
Assault Rifles
* FAMAS G2 * L85A2
Carbines
* QBZ-95B * HK53A3
Machine Guns
* QBB-95 * MG36
Sniper Rifles
* QBU-88 * L96A1
Personal Defence Weapon
* PP-19
Shotgun
* MK3A1
Vehicles
* DPV * BTR-90 * F-35 * Skid Loader
Maps
Wake Island has three control points for consoles and five control points for PC, Sharqi Peninsula and Strike at Karkand has five control points for consoles and seven for PC. Gulf of Oman has a maximum of four flags for consoles and seven for PC.
* Strike at Karkand
* Gulf of Oman
* Wake Island 2014
* Sharqi Peninsula
Marketing
Back to Karkand was first announced back in March-April, anyone who pre-ordered the Limited Edition of Battlefield 3 will get the expansion pack for free and later anyone who pre-ordered the Physical Warfare pack also got the expansion pack free.
Before the release of Battlefield 3, when it was revealed that PlayStation users would not be getting their free copy of Battlefield 1943 with the game, EA and Sony did a new deal where it was announced that the PlayStation 3 would be getting the Back to Karkand DLC one week early. This caused some discontent from gamers on the Xbox 360 and PC platforms. However, due to a class-action lawsuit being filed against EA for not suppling Battlefield 1943 to PS3 owners as promised, they gave PS3 owners it for free after release.