We last heard that Battlefield 3 had received 1.5 million preorders , and EA now confirms that the number has continued to rise.

In an interview with Fox Business, EA product manager Kevin O'Leary confirmed that Battlefield 3 "We're doing very, very well," O'Leary said. "A couple million out there. We already announced some great numbers so far. A couple more weeks to go, and we're very excited."O'Leary partially credits the success to the time frame of the launch, which coincides with the beginning of the holiday season."We're getting out in a great window," he said. "Obviously, holiday season is a great time to get the games out there. New thing for Battlefield, too, coming out in this holiday window, so we're excited about it, to get it out there, get it in people's hands."The full interview is embedded above.Battlefield 3 hits stores on October 25th. Look for our review early next week.