DICE has released some interesting Battlefield 3 beta stats. According to data revealed by the developer, in total there have been 12 million participants in their Battlefield 3 beta.

This figure significant to DICE, because way back in January 2009, only 2 million gamers participated in Bad Company 2 beta. This means that over two year time span, Battlefield fan base have increased by a multiple of 6.

GM Karl Magnus Troedsson said on Battleblog, “The biggest reason for running the Open Beta is to stress test our servers and back end,” he said. “Already, we are seeing six times the number of simultaneous players in the Battlefield 3 Open Beta compared to the Beta for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The fact that Battlefield 3 is clearly our biggest game launch ever by a magnitude of six makes it doubly important to test everything.

“We are constantly updating the News section on Battlelog with information on what we are fixing from Open Beta to final. We appreciate your time and your feedback. The data and feedback from the Open Beta will not only directly affect the final game of Battlefield 3, but its future development and support.”

Battlefield 3 will launch on October 25.