After a one-month delay, Season 2 of Battlefield 6 is finally here

The second season of content in Battlefield 2 is finally here, having been delayed a month.

Season 1 was originally set to end on January 20 but was then extended by four weeks until February 17 because, according to the development team, Season 2 wasn’t quite ready to launch at an acceptable standard, and so it was being held back until it was ready.

Season 2 consists of three monthly phases of content, starting with the first phase which launches today.

This first phase is titled Extreme Measures, and contains the following new content:

• A new map called Contaminated, which supports all combat sizes, land vehicles and helicopters
• A new limited-time mode called VL-7 Strike, where players have to use masks and filters to avoid hallucinatory gas
• A new limited-time mode in Redsec called Gauntlet: Altered State
• A new limited-time mode in Redsec called Battle Royale: Synthesis
• New vehicle – Scout Helicopter AH-6 Little Bird (NATO) / MH-350 (Pax Armata)
• New DMR – GRT-CPS
• New assault rifle – VCR-2
• New recon gadget – HTI-MK2
• New light machine gun – M121 A2
• New engineer gadget – 9K38 IGLA

The second phase is called Nightfall and launches on March 17. It will contain the following new content:

• A new map called Hagental Base, supporting infantry-only modes
• A new limited-time mode called Nightfall, where “visibility is low and night vision gadgets are vital”
• A new limited-time mode in Redsec called Gauntlet: Nightfall
• A new point of interest in Redsec called Defense Testing Complex 3: Fort Lyndon
• New vehicle – Dirt bike Hayes M1030-1 (NATO) / TMO 450 (Pax Armata)
• New submachine gun – CZ3A1
• New sidearm – VZ.61

Finally, the third phase will be called Hunter / Prey and launches on April 14, containing the following new content:

• A new limited-time mode called Operation Augur
• New vehicle – LTV
• New melee weapon – Kapok 14″ machete
• Portal update adding two new verified modes

Battlefield 6 enjoyed the biggest launch in the history of the series, selling more than 7 million copies in its first three days according to publisher EA.

VGC’s Battlefield 6 review praised its “excellent multiplayer”, saying it made up for a “boilerplate single-player effort”.

“Battlefield 6 is exactly what the fans wanted, and what this game needed to be,” we wrote. “The single player is fine, if largely tertiary, but the multiplayer shines. Extremely fun to play, rewarding and full of excellent maps and modes, this is the Battlefield multiplayer suite that will be bring those lost by 2042 back into the fold.”