Battlefield 3 will not launch

[AmazingProod]

When I press play on Battlefield 3 it will come up with the launching window but after that nothing happens

I am using windows 8 but I have heard people who have the same error as me with 7 and below

I have also tried repairing and currently reinstalling but going to guess that isn't the solution

So how do I get battlefield 3 to load

(Also it says in Task Manager it is a background process)

[Carbonic]

I had the same thing two days ago. Restarting the computer helped.

Please accept solutions if they are correct and press the XP button if somebody helped you.

Cheers
-Carbonic

[AmazingProod]

restart as in reinstall my OS (Windows 8)?

[Carbonic]

No, restart as in power the computer completely off and then power it on again.

[AmazingProod]

didn't fix the problem... any other ideas?

[AmazingProod]

I have tried reintsalling and restarting my computer but none of those work so does anyone know what to do I got this for my free game with the simcity problems and wish i didnt get it now

[charlesatlas89]

Also got this as a free game from simcity problem. Also will not launch for me. Tried reinstalling, restarting, installing all updated drivers. Please fix, or instead of trying to save me as a customer, give me a working game for the money I paid for simcity

[bf3armylilbro]

That is the same for me and i havent figuered out how to fix it but i recommened try to fix punkbuster because that let me play one game before not working agian.