Electronic Arts reported $3 billion in preliminary sales, with the shooter contributing to the majority of net bookings.
Zooming in at sales figures for just December, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 took the crown, with Battlefield 6 instead being ranked at third.
The developers have also confirmed that one of the new maps, dubbed Contaminated, will feature new, unique gameplay mechanics.
Going live on January 20th, the patch also improves the UI and HUD while ensuring that melee attacks no longer interrupt sprinting.
It's also extending Season 1 past January 20th and offering the new Frostfire Bonus Path with fresh Weapon Packages and other rewards.
The long-awaited mainline title exploded onto the scene last year but has seemingly petered out after a series of issues.
CEO Patrick Söderlund spoke about not wanting to grow the team too quickly, and instead focusing on building development pipelines.
"When we spoke about whether we should move the game, the first dialogue we had was obviously centred around GTA," said CEO Patrick Söderlund.
Despite an explosive debut, complaints around netcode, hit registration, monetization, and more have soured fans on the shooter.
As revealed by concurrent player numbers on Steam, ARC Raiders has retained about 90% of its players, while Battlefield 6 has retained 16%.
The extraction shooter was followed by the Steam Deck, along with other games like Battlefield 6 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
The sticker in question has a soldier aiming down the scope of a rifle that happens to have two barrels and strange proportions.
"I believe we have the right ingredients," said Justin Wiebe when discussing the potential for community creations through Portal.
"We will get a better Call of Duty thanks to Battlefield," wrote Ybarra who previously said the latter would "boot stomp" the former this year.
The developers have noted that the armor system was designed around keeping gunplay and damage the same between REDSEC and 6.
Analysts have noted that the live-service gaming segment is incredibly competitive thanks to Battlefield 6 and ARC Raiders, among others.
Among other things, the Winter Offensive update, out on December 9, will bring improvements to audio systems and hit registration.
The first of these playtests will revolve around quick playtests for content coming to Battlefield 6 later this week on December 9.
Looking forward, there are multiple teams working on new features to improve the Javelin Anticheat system for Battlefield 6.
Principal game designer Florian Le Bihan continued the Battlefield 6 developers' streak of being open and communicative with players.
