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A new job listing on DICE's official hiring page indicates they're ramping up their efforts to fight the war on Battlefield cheaters. Seeking an "Anti-Cheat Administrator," the new recruit "will compose an absolutely vital function to secure the online experience our games represent by actively be a part of the community and keep up to date with the current cheat exposure."

Exploits and cheating have been a problem since the game launched, with tricks like the once-popular repair bot XP glitch getting folks banned along the way. Having a dedicated staff member looking for these situations will help end them in a more timely fashion.

This new hire to the team comes in addition to the recent faulty bans and Punkbuster issues plaguing PC players of Battlefield 3. DICE's latest update on the bans states that, "we have determined that the root cause resulting in the server bans is not directly related to Battlefield 3, but rather related to select 3rd party services which server owners can use in conjunction with PunkBuster to protect their servers."

How do you check if the ban is official? "If you are able to log in to Battlelog, your account has not been banned by EA or DICE." This means that bans are server-specific and not related to Battlelog, the actual developers, or actual cheating.

Additional conflicts arose from Punkbuster and Anti-Virus conflicts, but it appears the problem has been resolved. If you're still experiencing conflicts, an automatic update should update your software. None of these current issues should effect Xbox 360 or PS3 players.

February is expected to be a big month in terms of fixes and updates for BF3. Daniel Matros, DICE's main Community Manager posted on Twitter yesterday that there have been developments in the office concerning Battlefield 3. Matros states that new things are in the works and that us fans, will be in for a treat. Time frame: sometime later, so no real expected date. We'll keep you covered if there are any new developments in terms of this treat.

If you've played a round of Battlefield 3 with a competent team, then you will have probably encountered that helicopter/AMTRAC driver. The one teammate who is always the reliable spawnpoint and provides an effective way for gunners to rack up kills. Battlefield 3 gamers have made it clear to the developers that kill assists are way to low; that drivers/pilots should earn more, given their critical role on the battlefield. Fredrik Thylander of DICE confirmed on twitter that driver kill assists will be increased, to 50 points per assist.

If you have downloaded the free Back to Karkand DLC for Battlefield 3 you may have spotted a ‘Top Secret’ document at the cap zone of airfield on Wake Island, since first disovering this the SpotTheOzzie YouTube channel has been investigating it and has now found all six locations for the BF3 dinosaur easter egg. Let’s start by telling you exactly what the document says, it reads:

Initially there was some confusion as to whether there were really six dinosaurs hidden on the Wake Island map, however a tweet from someone over at EA DICE confirmed that there was.

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