Tag: Battlefield
News Try Battlefield 6 for Free in One Week Trial, from 25th November
Access to five modes and three maps
EA has confirmed a free trial for Battlefield 6 will go live for one week on 25th November 2025, allowing anyone access to five multiplayer modes and three maps until 2nd December. While the Battle Royale mode Redsec is free-to-play, the main game is a full-priced title. Through the free trial, you could get a...
News Battlefield 6 Challenges Made Much Easier Following Community Feedback
Less challenging
If you've been playing Battlefield 6 and feeling frustrated by the challenges, it seems the developers have heard you. In a community post, the game's official accounts have outlined some sweeping changes to in-game challenges, making them easier to attain pretty much across the board. The post says over 90 challenges have been...
News PC Players or Bots? Battlefield 6 PS5 Players Frustrated by Crossplay Situation
Would you rather play with one or the other?
If you're playing Battlefield 6 on PS5, you've probably had to make a choice: do you play cross-platform with PC players, or do you opt out, only to be put in matches containing bots? That's the dilemma some players are currently feeling frustrated by on the PS5 Reddit. User youlikebaileys makes a case...
News PS Plus Members Can Get a $20 Battlefield Redsec Pack for Free
Kit yourself out for Battle Royale
Anyone taking Battlefield Redsec for a spin today, and is a PS Plus subscriber of any tier, should head into the PS Store to claim a free content pack valued at £17.99 / $19.99. You're looking for the Rogue Ops Pack, and it contains the following: “Going Dark” PAX Assault Soldier Skin “No Limits”...
News Battlefield REDSEC Is BF6's Free-to-Play Battle Royale Mode, and It's Out Now on PS5
Let battle commence
EA has officially announced Battlefield REDSEC, a free-to-play, standalone battle royale game, and it'll be available starting tomorrow, 28th October 2025. Fans can look forward to the full reveal, also tomorrow, when the gameplay launch trailer arrives: While certain details about REDSEC have leaked in the past, it's always...
News Battlefield 6's Battle Royale Mode Set to Shadow Drop on PS5 Next Week
All the rumours, leaks suggest so
Alongside the first wave of Season 1 content, it's heavily speculated the Battle Royale mode for Battlefield 6 will release on 28th October too, in a shadow drop launch. The mode was teased during the game's big reveal event, but a date was never attached to its release. There have been murmurs for weeks now that...
News Battlefield 6 Gets Even Better on 28th October, New Maps, Modes in Season 1 Update
Say hello to Blackwell Fields
EA has today shared a first look at the sort of content that'll keep you coming back to play Battlefield 6 now that it's out on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Just over two weeks after the release, from 28th October, the game's Season 1 batch of content begins to roll out. The overall roadmap is split into three...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give Battlefield 6?
Locked and loaded
So, now that we've all had a solid couple of weekends to really get stuck in, what do we actually think of Battlefield 6? Is it really the return to form that EA's series has needed? Or is it a little overrated? The shooter's been on the receiving end of many positive reviews, both from critics and players. Hell, it's got over...
News Battlefield 6 Demolishes Series Records, Sells Over 7 Million Copies in First Three Days
Explosion sound
As was perhaps expected, Battlefield 6 has been a barnstorming success. Following a huge pre-launch push from publisher EA, the first-person shooter has broken records for the franchise, including the biggest opening weekend in the series' history. Most notably, Battlefield 6 has sold over 7 million copies in its first three days...
News Battlefield 6 Boss Says Call of Duty Only Exists 'Because EA Were D*cks'
Medal of dishonour
Vince Zampella has had a very successful career in games. Focusing mostly on first-person shooters, he's played an instrumental role in the development of some of the most beloved and most popular examples. At EA, he worked on the Medal Of Honor franchise, helming the celebrated Allied Assault with film director Steven Spielberg...
News Battlefield 6 Has a Bunch of Benefits Exclusively for PS Plus Members on PS5
Level up your progress
Sony is all over Battlefield 6 now it no longer has dibs on Call of Duty. And once again, it’s offering incentives for players on its platform. This is a pretty minor one so don’t get too excited just yet, but if you join a party with two or more PS Plus subscribers, you’ll be eligible 5% XP boost. You’ll also get a...
News Battlefield 6 Server Queues Are Absolutely Humongous on Launch Day
Game servers full
Battlefield 6 is out now, and hundreds of thousands of you will be waiting in a queue. Why didn’t we attach a score to the game prior to its release? Because, given the franchise’s track record, we wanted to see how it would handle the laund day load. Social media is awash with reports of the release’s servers reaching...
Poll Are You Playing Battlefield 6?
Squad up
Buoyed by waves of positive player feedback, it feels like Battlefield is about to return in a big way. EA's military shooter series has certainly had its ups and downs over the years — some of which have been pretty extreme — but the publisher will be hoping that Battlefield 6 places the property on an all-new pedestal. As alluded,...
News Now Xbox Owns Call of Duty, Sony's Investing Its Marketing Budget into Battlefield 6 Instead
Let them fight
Prior to Xbox’s acquisition of Activision, Sony would invest ungodly sums of money into Call of Duty’s marketing. This year, it’s decided to put that money behind rival Battlefield 6 instead, and the marketing is beginning to appear all around the world. For example, this billboard spotted in Hollywood shows the key art from...
News Battlefield 6 PS5 Physical Copies Break Street Date, Full Game on Disc
But online seemingly required, even for campaign
Twitchy Battlefield 6 players are already beginning to receive their physical PS5 copies of the game ahead of its release later this week, on 10th October. And there’s good news for fans of boxed copies: the full game is included on the disc. Now, this excludes any inevitable day one patches, so...
News Battlefield 6 Shares Explosive Look at Single Player in New Trailer, Captured on PS5 Pro
Oorah
With Battlefield 6 launching in just a couple of weeks, EA has released a new trailer, this one focusing on the single player campaign. Check it out below: The trailer shows the game running on PS5 Pro, and it's looking pretty darn good too. The gameplay looks exactly like what we'd expect from a military first-person shooter in 2025, with...
News Battlefield 6's Lack of Console-Only Crossplay Suddenly a Sticking Point for PS5 Players
A new field of battle
Battlefield 6 is just three (and a bit) weeks from launch, and it feels like the game's been picking up wins for a while. The general consensus is that Battlefield is back, baby. However, a potential sticking point has only just been made apparent: the shooter will not feature console-only crossplay. This news has come as a...
It's all about performance
Battlefield 6 is shaping up to be the most optimised the series has ever been on a PlayStation console. After the popular PS5 beta, we sat down with Ripple Effect’s Technical Director Christian Buhl and Senior Console Combat Designer Matthew Nickerson to talk performance, PS5 Pro enhancements, and how this game was...
News Get Your First Look at Battlefield 6's Single Player Campaign at Tokyo Game Show
Kaboom
Battlefield 6 exploded onto the scene this summer with a huge multiplayer reveal event and a massively popular open beta test, but it'll soon be the single player campaign put in the spotlight. According to the official timetable for Tokyo Game Show 2025, publisher EA is planning a Single Player Live Showcase, which will be broadcast on 26th...
News Earn 30 Battlefield 6 Items for Free in New Battlefield 2042 Event
The road to Battlefield 6 begins
EA is offering you the chance to earn more than 20 Battlefield 6 items ahead of release, as the anticipated PS5 game's open beta comes to an end. As part of a new Battlefield 2042 event called the Road to Battlefield 6, a free Battle Pass provides bonuses for launch in October. The event begins today and will be...
News EA's Stock Reaches a Record High on the Back of Explosive Battlefield 6 Open Beta
Respawn
EA is riding high right now after an explosive Battlefield 6 beta which looks like it’s going to be one of the biggest games of the year. The publisher, which recently suffered some difficult times due to lower than expected sales of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA Spo
News Battlefield 6's Open Beta Has Completely Blown Up
Tops Call of Duty's highest ever player peak
Battlefield 6’s open beta has blown up. On Steam, the only platform we get public player numbers, the test’s attracted a peak concurrent of 521k players at the time of writing, making it one of the top three titles on the platform. Now obviously the beta’s free to download, which can help, but not...
News Battlefield 6 Open Beta Rewards You for Playing on PS5 with Exclusive Skin
For use in the full game
There's a lot of buzz around Battlefield 6 right now, in part thanks to a beta test that's going on right now. It's opening up to all players starting tomorrow, 9th August, and it offers a neat little incentive for playing on PS5. If you play the Battlefield 6 open beta at all on PS5, you'll earn yourself the 'Advance...
Poll Are You Playing the Battlefield 6 Beta?
Locked and loaded
It's a big day for Battlefield fans, as the once revered first-person shooter series makes its anticipated return. Battlefield 6 has an awful lot going for it. Many would say that the franchise has had more downs than ups in recent years, but this new entry already seems to have plugged a huge hole in the military shooter market...
News Call of Duty 'Too Big to Fail' as Activision Braces for Massive Battlefield 6 Hype
This means war
We don't know if you've noticed, but there's a lot of buzz around Battlefield 6 right now — although Call of Duty publisher Activision apparently isn't worried. Hyped as a grand return to what made Battlefield... well, Battlefield, the military shooter is racking up serious support from those who have grown weary of the...
News Battlefield 6 Will Bring Back Classic Maps Based on Community Feedback
War never changes
It's more good news for Battlefield fans, as the upcoming new game will reintroduce old favourite maps in post-launch updates. Battlefield 6, launching on PS5 on 10th October 2025, will have nine maps to begin with, one of which is a remake of Battlefield 3's Operation Firestorm. However, that won't be the end of the title's...
News Battlefield 6 Has Taken 'Huge Inspiration' from the Best Game in the Series
Good company
After its full reveal and an influx of super-positive impressions from the media, Battlefield 6 seems to be in a very strong position, apparently bringing the series back to its former glory. Given which previous Battlefield title was a "huge inspiration", we can certainly see why 6's reception has been so good. Speaking in an...
News Battlefield 6 Will Hit 60fps in Performance Mode on PS5, and Even Higher on PS5 Pro
Smooth operator
We recently got a huge blowout of information and gameplay footage relating to Battlefield 6, and new details are still coming through — including how the first-person shooter will perform on consoles. In an interview with YouTube channel Tech & Co, Florian Le Bihan, principal game designer at DICE, confirms that the team will...
Preview Battlefield 6 on PS5 Is the Battlefield We've Been Praying For
Beautiful chaos
Being a Battlefield fan is a tumultuous experience. We’re used to the cycle of getting hyped for a new release, thinking it’ll be the one, and then being let down by some kind of change that EA has made. Well call us fools, because after a couple of hours with Battlefield 6 on PS5, we think it really could be the one...
Aiming for "gritty realism" in Battlefield 6
It doesn't sound like Battlefield 6 will offer its player base the chance to dress up as Sabrina Carpenter or Darth Vader a few months after launch, as lead developers within Battlefield Studios are committing to a "gritty realism" aesthetic across the whole experience. Throughout today's reveal event,...
News Battlefield 6 Out on PS5 This October, Tons of Gameplay Revealed in Grand Presentation
Multiplayer unveiling goes hard
EA has confirmed as part of its big reveal event that Battlefield 6 will launch for PS5 on 10th October 2025, and you can catch the explosive multiplayer trailer above. An open beta is being held for the FPS game in the coming weeks, with the two main weekends of availability being 9th-10th August and 14th-17th...
News Battlefield 6 Trailer Leaks All Point to October PS5 Release
To the sound of Limp Bizkit
Clips taken from what seems to be tomorrow's Battlefield 6 multiplayer trailer are doing the rounds online. To the sound of Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit, they all but confirm the leaked PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC release date of 10th October 2025 is real. Here's one clip below: EA plans to properly reveal the...
News 'We're Really Building It Out as a Platform': EA Going 'All In' on Battlefield 6
Full reveal imminent
It seems as though Battlefield 6 is an enormous project for publisher EA, as it describes it as more of a platform than a singular game. Responding to a question about the title's marketing push during an earnings call, CEO Andrew Wilson talks up the company's big push behind the upcoming FPS, saying it's "investing more behind...
News PS5's Battle Royale Craze Appears to Continue in Battlefield 6
What looks like a Battle Royale map leaks
Are you really an online multiplayer shooter in 2025 if you don't ship with a Battle Royale mode? That is the mantra most FPS titles subscribe to nowadays, and it seems Battlefield 6 will also ship with one. The upcoming PS5 title will receive its multiplayer unveiling later this week on 31st July, but one...
News Battlefield 6 PS5 Reveal Trailer Sets Up Modern-Day Setting, More on 31st July
Single player campaign confirmed
EA DICE has today shared the debut reveal trailer for Battlefield 6, which confirms a modern-day setting, a multiplayer reveal on 31st July... and that's about it. Compared to past Battlefield game reveals, it's quite the step down. Check the trailer out above. "Lock & load for the ultimate all-out warfare...
Rumour Battlefield 6 Out in October for PS5, Competes with Call of Duty
Reportedly priced at £70 / $70
The debut reveal trailer for Battlefield 6 will go live tomorrow, 24th July, but reliable leaker Billbil-Kun already appears to have many of the important release details. According to them, Battlefield 6 releases for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on 10th October 2025, meaning it'll compete directly with Call of Duty:...
News Battlefield 6 Officially Confirmed, Reveal Trailer on Thursday
"The ultimate all-out warfare experience"
EA DICE has officially announced Battlefield 6, and you'll get your first glimpse of the FPS in a reveal trailer debuting this Thursday, 24th July 2025. The YouTube premier for the trailer is live now and carries the marketing slogan: "Prepare for the ultimate all-out warfare experience in Battlefield 6."...
News New Battlefield Leak Confirms Next Game Has a Single Player Campaign
Campaign mission footage leaks online
Single player campaigns in Battlefield titles aren't a surefire thing after the FPS series experimented with them and then moved away again in Battlefield 2042, so the biggest thing a new leak for the next instalment confirms is there is one this time around. Again, from the EA DICE playtest known as...
News New PS Plus Game Makes the Wait for Next Mass Effect a Little Easier
Battlefield 2042 adds Mass Effect items
Battlefield 2042 is now available on PS Plus Extra, and it's immediately looking to grab the attention of the Mass Effect fanbase currently in hibernation. As they await the release of the next RPG entry from BioWare, the FPS has launched a crossover event containing Mass Effect cosmetic items. The...
News EA to Properly Reveal New Battlefield Game This Summer
Then it's out by March 2026
EA has announced it will fully unveil the next Battlefield game this summer, and then the full game will be out on PS5 by March 2026. The new FPS is currently in testing via a Battlefield Labs application. The news was confirmed in the publisher's latest financial earnings call, where CEO Andrew Wilson called the release...
News Next PS5 Battlefield Gameplay Floods Internet, Remains Online
We're ready to be hurt again
It seems that playtesting for the as-yet-unnamed next game in the venerable Battlefield franchise is currently underway; EA has been rather quiet, instead, we've deduced this by the constant stream of leaked gameplay footage that started flooding our feeds over the weekend. Oddly enough, the publisher/developer doesn't...
News New Battlefield Game Should Launch Before April 2026
EA shares a release window
EA has revealed the next Battlefield game it's planning to test with the public in Battlefield Labs will release before April 2026. The news comes from the publisher's third-quarter earnings results, where it stated the new title has an "expected fiscal year 2026 release". This is a time period starting in April 2025 and...
News Battlefield Labs Revealed, a New Test for Next Battlefield Game
Sign up to take part in tests
A new testing environment for the future of the Battlefield franchise has leaked ahead of a public announcement. EA is set to reveal the feature, which is called Battlefield Labs, in a community update within the next hour, but the client has leaked ahead of time via an in-game Battlefield 4 splash page. Reddit user...
News Battlefield Fans Stand at Attention as EA Teases Community Testing Program
Fool me once, shame on me...
Battlefield 2042 came out in 2021, and to say the community received it poorly would be quite an understatement. We'll admit to bouncing back then, never to return, but it seems EA has clawed back some goodwill in the intervening years: the developer has told fans t
News EA in Hot Water Over Alleged Use of Conflict Imagery in Battlefield Art
Seemingly innocuous asset again under scrutiny
Meaningful information is gleaned from official video game artwork less often than you might think, which is to say virtually never, so EA and DICE making headlines, again, for the same piece of promotional imagery released for the as-yet-officially-unannounced next Battlefield feels significant. With...
Rumour EA Going All-In on Battlefield 6 in Bold Attempt to Revitalise Franchise
The real battle begins
EA is pumping an unprecedented amount of resources into Battlefield 6, claims a new report from Insider Gaming. Essentially, the publisher is looking to right the wrongs of the franchise's most recent stumbles. Most importantly, it's keen to avoid another Battlefield 2042 situation, where the shooter was completely undercooked...
News Battlefield Fans Triangulate Real-World Location Shown in Concept Art
Let's Rock
EA only just showed off a piece of concept art for the in-development next Battlefield game, which doesn't even have an official name yet. That didn't stop fans from quickly deducing the real-world location depicted in the war-torn scene, with one in particular making a pretty convincing case. Spotted by IGN, content creator
News Vince Zampella Confirms Battlefield Will Return to Modern Setting
What a time to be alive
Battlefield fans burnt by 2042's near-future backdrop will be pleased to know the next entry will return to a modern setting for the first time since 2013's Battlefield 4. Respawn Group Head and EA Studios general manager Vince Zampella sat down with IGN for an exclusive chat and revealed the first piece of concept art for...
News Dead Space PS5 the Focus of Surprise Battlefield 2042 Mode
New game mode called Outbreak
EA DICE has announced a new limited-time event for Battlefield 2042 that's themed entirely around 2023's PS5 remake of Dead Space. Available from Tuesday next week until 16th July 2024, a new Outbreak mode will test your teammates' FPS skills and "human resilience and resourcefulness against a new and relentless enemy...
News Next Battlefield Is Being Made By the Series' Largest Ever Team, EA Boasts
Fieldwork
With support for Battlefield 2042 slowly coming to a close, both its players and publisher EA are looking towards the franchise's future. 2042 launched a few years back in 2021, and was pretty much panned for its lacking modes and approach to live service elements — but it's received a lot of updates since. Still, the shooter has never...
