As it’s often the case, the 24 hours that precede the start of a big video games event are often fraught with leaks. Not even Battlefield 6 can escape this fate, because just as EA and Battlefield Studios are getting ready to invite everyone into the next era of Battlefield, some of their surprises have been spoiled.
In this case, the party responsible appears to be EA itself.
A 15-second ad segment for Battlefield 6 – the sort of thing you get on YouTube, Twitch and social media platforms – has leaked online ahead of time. The ad spot, as shared by ModernWarzone on Twitter, is almost certainly a condensed version of a longer multiplayer trailer, which is pretty standard for these sort of pre-order campaigns.
This was probably meant to go live after multiplayer had been revealed, but it ended up going live a few hours too early, it seems. For one, the ad spot confirms the leaked October 10 release date, which we’d known about for weeks now.
About 50% of the footage in it comes from the campaign reveal trailer, but the other half is entirely new footage that very likely comes from the multiplayer trailer debuting later today. The multiplayer segment quickly runs through some of the bigger mechanics, such as destruction, vehicle combat, the ability to drag bodies while reviving and more.
The biggest reveal, however, comes towards the end, and it’s what looks to be a new version of Operation Firestorm. The desert map set around an oil field originally debuted with Battlefield 3, and was later remade in Battlefield 4. This would be Firestorm’s third outing, and though it’s hard to tell from such a brief appearance, the map’s visuals look to have been enhanced alongside some other, smaller design tweaks.
That’s pretty much the extent of what’s in the leaked video, but it’s not unusual for more leaks to follow. Perhaps the rumoured beta start date will pop up in a different ad spot before we get to the big multiplayer reveal event.
In case you haven’t been keeping up with news, the multiplayer gameplay reveal event takes place today at 1:30am PT, 2:30pm ET, 7:30pm UK. We’ll bring you the biggest reveals from the show as they’re made.