Electronic Arts gave us a first look today at the next expansion pack for Battlefield 1, a Russian campaign dubbed In the Name of the Tsar. And it also showed off the next multiplayer map coming this summer for the World War I shooter game.
In Neville Nights, you fight in the muddy battlefields around Malmaison and Soupir, as French and German artillery prepare to pound each other over hotly contested ground.
Only this time, you are fighting in the dark. The map is the first night combat map for Battlefield 1 multiplayer, and I got a hands-on session for an hour today at the EA Play event in Los Angeles. EA showed the first game play today at its event ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) game trade show.Neville Nights is part of EA’s attempt to hang on to its players year-round, keeping them engaged with the World War I game that has been one of its biggest hits in the history of the Battlefield series. And by keeping them engaged, EA hopes to keep its dedicated fans away from rival games like Call of Duty, The Division, or even Overwatch (yes, even though that’s a team shooter, EA would love to keep Battlefield players from losing interest and giving Activision Blizzard their time and money).
Night fighting is much different. Darkness shrouds most of the battlefield, but plenty of points of light, including the moon, that betray the movement of enemies. Searchlights, ground fires, and artillery light up the skies.
The battlefield is a vast network of trenches with little rolling hills, stone buildings, and various choke points. I played with dozens of other players and was part…
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