Battlefield 3 console servers quadrupled

DICE has quadrupled the number of official Battlefield 3 servers for consoles.

Player-rented servers were recently introduced with many fans becoming frustrated at not being able to log in to standard Battlefield 3 games.

A statement on the Battlefield 3 blog said: "We have heard your wish for more official DICE servers. As of now, we have effectively quadrupled them on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

"Note that you will still be able to get quick matched into any ranked server. For the best results if you want an official DICE server, please refer to the manual server browser and enter 'DICE' as a search term.

"If you go to the Server information screen, all official DICE servers will have the owner set to 'DICE'. Remember that you can favourite servers that you like so you can easily find them again on your next session."

The next DLC pack to be released for Battlefield 3 is September's Armoured Kill. Check out a gameplay trailer here.