EA details Battlefield 6 season two maps, teases rebuilt Golmud Railway

Kotaku reports that EA and Battlefield Studios on January 21 shared an update confirming key details about Battlefield 6's delayed Season Two, which is due in February. The studios confirmed Season Two will include at least two new maps. Contaminated is one of them and will arrive sometime in Season Two; EA said it will let some players enter the map early via a new round of Battlefield Labs playtesting because it wants to test how the map's "unique gameplay mechanics function" in a live match.

EA described Contaminated's size as between Eastwood and Mirak Valley and comparable to classic maps such as Arras from Battlefield V. The post also teased the return of Golmud Railway in a "future season." "Golmud Railway is being rebuilt for today’s Battlefield, not simply ported forward," explained the devs.

"Our goal is to preserve what made the map so memorable in Battlefield 4, particularly its combined arms gameplay, while improving how it plays and supports Battlefield 6 systems. Golmud Railway is planned to be the largest Battlefield 6 map to date, giving us the opportunity to expand gameplay on a larger scale." Developers also confirmed the Little Bird helicopter will be added in Season Two and said they are continuing work on a solo queue for Redsec, BF6's battle royale mode, though no release date was shared and it could be canceled if testing does not work out.

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