Season 4 of the popular shooter is close now, and the team has indeed given us a closer look at what to expect. Two new maps are coming, with Tsuru Reef being the first to drop. This one’s got a lot of open spaces and opportunities for you to support ground assaults from the skies and seas, and is sure to have you and your opponents wondering where an attack could come from next. There’s also Wake Island, and everything it’s bringing to the table alongside new vehicles and ways to cause mayhem as you execute your strategy.

Both maps make it challenging to navigate the waters you’re sailing through. Dynamic weather systems make sailing the open seas a danger all on their own, as you’re going to have to contend with waves that could throw off your aim, or even act as shields against enemy fire if you play your cards right.

The EF-88 and the Carbine are new weapons being added to the fray, and they’re quite potent tools to have in your arsenal from what we’re seeing. All in all, there’s a lot to look forward to in the new season, and we can’t wait to ride out the waves in a desperate bid for survival.

With three seasons’ worth of additions and the maps released with the base game, Battlefield 6 now has 15 multiplayer maps in total, along with 58 weapons, as well as a host of new vehicles, game modes, and seasonal events, among other things. Battlefield Studios has noted that much of the game’s growth is attributed to direct feedback from the game’s community.

Moving on to Season 4, which will launch on July 21st, Naval Warfare is the headlining feature thanks to the introduction of the Tsuru Reef map, which includes battles across land, sea, and air. A gameplay trailer was released earlier this week, showcasing gameplay on the map.

“Battlefield has always been about player choice. Some battlefields are designed around fast-paced infantry combat, while others provide room to maneuver, make use of vehicles, and approach objectives from different angles. Naval Warfare builds on that philosophy by expanding how players can approach every engagement,” explained Battlefield Studios.

Tsuru Reef is also slated to be one of the biggest maps in Battlefield 6 so far, and has been designed to allow players plenty of options for how they can approach objectives, be it through the use of aerial, land-based, or aquatic vehicles. The map’s design also facilitates new ways for players to flank enemy squads. More details about the map are slated to be revealed as we get closer to its release.

Battlefield Studios has also revealed some statistics about Season 3 of Battlefield 6. The team confirmed that Railway to Golmud became the most-played map in the multiplayer shooter since its arrival, with players spending more than 16 million hours in it. The second most-played map has been Season 2’s Contaminated. The Cairo Bazaar map has seen quite a bit of success, accumulating more than 5.7 million hours of gameplay despite having come only midway through Season 3.

When it comes to game modes, Obliteration has been seen as a success, with more than 413 million hours of accumulated gameplay. Ranked Battle Royale has also been doing quite well with more than 1 billion gameplay hours. Throughout all of these game modes, the M16A4 has been the most popular weapon, being deployed more than twice as many times as any other in-game weapon.

Generally speaking, all of the game modes have been quite close together in terms of popularity, with Conquest, Breakthrough, and Battle Royale all accumulating roughly 200 million gameplay hours throughout Season 3.

As for Season 4, Battlefield Studios has confirmed that the iconic Wake Island map will be making its return in Battlefield 6. More details about the map itself, as well as gameplay changes and community events, will be revealed in the coming days.

Battlefield 6 is available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

There was also that showcase of upcoming changes to the game’s gunplay to get us hyped for Season 4’s imminent arrival. Well, that just got quite a shot in the arm with the recent trailer, which brings us a good look at what to expect when naval combat finally enters the fray. There are a bunch of different boat and weapon combinations on display, as well as how attacking from the waters adds a tactical layer to your actions on land and in the air. It all looks quite naturally woven into the gameplay loop, and we’re pretty eager to check it out for ourselves when the new season drops on July 21st.

It isn’t just the new gameplay, but the new stages that it’s unfolding on that have us excited. Tsuru Reef and Wake Island bring their own unique design and visual language, and look like they could be catalysts for improvisation and intense competition. The trailer’s below if you want to take a closer look. Remember to listen for a very familiar guitar riff at the end (spoiler: It’s Top Gun), perhaps hinting at a new collaboration. We’ll find out next week, so stay tuned.

EA’s best-seller of last year is continuing to evolve, and this new peek at all the changes it’s bringing to the table is all about your guns and the way you’re encouraged to use them. Beginning with a more refined recoil system geared towards making weapons feel as close to the real thing as possible, there are also changes to how each weapon feels in your hands that could make choosing between them a real challenge. There are adjustments to your time-to-kill, with different body parts on your enemies getting either a buff or a nerf to the damage you’re able to do.

Taking on enemies at range or up close is going to give you varying results, making the entire loop feel like you’re right in the middle of the action, which is quite a good thing for a game designed around placing you in intense combat situations. All in all, this one’s a promising start to a new chapter of Battlefield 6, and we can’t wait for these changes to hit the game after they spend a while in testing.

Well, things are about to get a tad more exciting, especially if you’re a Call of Duty: Ghosts player (as rare as those may be). If Field Orders sound familiar to you, the new High-Value Target update is bringing that back, although it’s being called Contracts in this one. You basically pick up a mid-mission objective off a dead enemy, the completion of which awards you with currently undisclosed rewards. They’re part of the Wet Work event, and will be available on both the traditional multiplayer modes and the free-to-play RedSec.

Aside from that, the new update will address various issues, add a new menu that will make tracking event-based objectives and rewards a whole lot easier, and provide changes to gunplay and vehicles. For the former, there will be tweaks to recoil, handling, bullet dispersion, limb damage, and bullet velocity and drag. As for the latter, Thermal Smoke isn’t going to counter C4 anymore, while your RPGs are going to be a lot more potent against tanks and helicopters. The automated AA when you spawn in isn’t going to be as useful as it’s been up until now, too.

Well, that’s quite the list, and we can’t wait to see how this one pans out once it drops on June 30, 2026.

There’s the Cairo Bazaar map, which is an evolution of the Grand Bazaar from past titles, for starters. You’re going to want to cover every possible direction you can manage to, as its narrow streets and breakable walls make it a great place to set up an ambush. We’d like to turn the tables and set up one of our own, but this is a map where the best-laid plans go to fail, and improvisation in the face of chaos looks like a viable strategy.

There’s also Tactical Obliteration, a new competitive mode in which you’re going to have to pick up bombs to lob at enemy M-COMS whilst avoiding all the bullets that they’re raining down on you. It looks like a lot of fun, and is probably a great place to try out new weapons like the PP-19 SMG and the Handheld Jammer, both of which are coming to REDSEC as part of the Explosive Charge Bonus Path.

We can’t wait to dive in when this one drops on June 9, 2026, and we’re almost certain we’re going to see you on the field at some point. May the best warriors win!

But that’s not all to expect in Warlords: Supremacy, which marks the beginning of the season’s roadmap. The Railway to Golmud is a giant addition, and is an open battlefield in which you’re going to want to watch out for attacks from above as well as around you, as you battle for control of the titular railway against PAX Armata opponents.

There’s also Ranked Battle Royale in RedSec if you’re looking to indulge your competitive streak, and know that you’re helping to refine this one as a part of BF Live Labs. You’re going to be quite busy staying alive and taking the fight to the other teams with this one. Of course, there’s also the Season 3 battle pass with over 100 tiers of unlocks. Those who join Battlefield Pro can benefit from 25 Tier Skips, an XP Booster, Special Assignments, and much more.

Check all of it out here. Battlefield 6 is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, and beyond the current season, there’s even more to look forward to this year, including naval combat and the return of Wake Island.

Things kick off on May 12th when Warlords: Supremacy adds the new Railway to Gormud map alongside some brilliant and devastating weapons like the M164A assault rifle, RPK-74M light-machine gun, and L115 sniper rifle. There’s also Ranked Battle Royale to look forward to, and hints of special rewards for those of you who manage to dominate your leaderboards.

Next up is Brace for Blastpoint on July 9th, taking us to Cairo Bazaar, where an elite PAX unit lies waiting in ambush in cramped streets, alleyways, and around corners. Obliteration is being added to the game, bringing a desperate cooperative effort to plant explosives on enemy territory while living to tell the tale.

Finally, Tactical Obliteration caps off the season on June 30th, bringing Casual Battle Royal to REDSEC, alongside a new contract-based activity, Wet Work, that we’re pretty excited about.

That’s a lot of cool-looking stuff coming to EA’s best-seller of the fiscal year, and it works well with that gameplay trailer from a few days ago to make us very glad it’s only three days away. As always, stay tuned for further updates when it drops.

Battlefield 6, in particular, was a highlight and touted as the “best performing Battlefield in a fiscal year, setting numerous franchise fiscal year records.” EA Sports FC 26, FC Online and FC Mobile also saw net bookings increase by “mid-single-digits” while Apex Legends saw its “strongest net bookings quarter of the fiscal year in Q4.”

Regarding the results, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said, “Driven by our talented teams and disciplined execution, we delivered a record FY26, highlighted by the incredibly successful launch of our iconic Battlefield franchise. With the recent completion of a debt process that was met with strong investor demand and our ongoing constructive engagement with regulators, we look ahead to closing the transaction and the opportunities it will unlock.”

It’s all good news for Electronic Arts, whose acquisition by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake and Affinity Partners closed early this year for $55 billion. However, Battlefield 6 hasn’t exactly received the warmest reception post-launch, suffering from numerous bugs and other issues, including lackluster map sizes and heavy monetization. Of course, layoffs at Battlefield Studios also didn’t help and look especially egregious considering EA’s record results.

Season 3 aims to address some of those concerns with Railway to Golmud, based on Battlefield 4’s beloved map. Other much-requested features like naval combat (punctuated by the return of Wake Island) in July and a server browser are also in the works, so stay tuned for updates.

It shows off some pretty potent new weapons, including a fancy sniper rifle alongside an LMG that looks absolutely devastating, standing out as highlights. Of course, the two new maps are at the center of it all, and we’re blown away by how they stand poised to give us new ways to engage in outright chaos. We saw a tank assaulting enemy forces from up above a railway track, only for a clever sapper to bring it down with a well-placed explosive. His teammates could have positioned themselves better, though. That was the Railway to Golmud, where open spaces can still hide a lot of ways for you to meet an abrupt death.

In Cairo Bazaar, that potential for a sudden end becomes more pronounced courtesy of its cramped paths and potential threats lurking around every corner. It’s the perfect place to set up an ambush or two, but also one where you could be the prey even as you feel like a hunter.

RedSec players also have plenty to look forward to with the Ranked Battle Royale mode for Quads. Head here for more details ahead of Season 3’s launch on May 12th.