If you’re a big fan of first-person shooters and are craving an alternative to Call of Duty, then the good news is that there’s still time to play the Battlefield 6 open beta this weekend.
Attracting hundreds of thousands of players, the Battlefield 6 open beta appears to have been well received by fans on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
The first Battlefield 6 open beta weekend has a 9am BST end time on the morning of August 11 for fans living in the UK. This means you can spend Sunday evening and the early hours of Monday morning sampling the action before the beta ends.
Fortunately, even if you do miss out during the first beta weekend, the open beta will return to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on August 14. The second Battlefield 6 open beta ends on August 17.
Weekend one features three maps, including Siege of Cairo, Liberation Peak and Iberian Offensive.
Siege of Cairo is said to feature “intense urban combat on the streets of central Cairo”.
EA promises a game of cat and mouse between infantry and tanks, as players battle it out in alleys and buildings.
Liberation Peak, meanwhile, takes place in “Tajikistan’s glorious mountainside”. The rocky terrain is said to provide cover for jets and helicopters, all the while giving a height advantage to infantry and tanks.
Finally, Iberian Offensive is set in the windy streets of Gibraltar. EA explains more: “Stalk its alleyways, dodge heavily-armoured tanks, and tear through buildings – this map has many ways to secure a tactical advantage.”
You’ll be able to play the aforementioned maps in game modes such as Conquest, Closed Weapon Conquest, Breakthrough, Domination and King of The Hill.
The second weekend adds the Empire State map, as well as additional game modes including Rush, Squad Deathmatch and Closed Weapon Breakthrough.
To give players an additional incentive to join in the action, fans can earn a variety of rewards for use in the full game when it launches later this year.
This includes things like weapon packages, stickers and even character skins.