Test out a theory for us. Do you have a Bad Company 2 rank higher than 30? Then head on over to the Battlefield 3 Alphatrial page, and see if you’re eligible to download the alpha for the forthcoming game. Some deduction work by RPS spy Phill suggests that those who have the big three-o or higher seem to be amongst the lucky few who get to play the game already. Those below do not.

Or are these the fevered imaginings of a dangerous loon? Let us know. We might be onto something.