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It took nine months, but Battlefield 6 is about to get its most requested feature. Naval warfare returns to the series on July 21 with the introduction of Tsuru Reef\u2014BF6’s new biggest map\u2014a pair of boats, and more guns.<\/p>\n

Perhaps more interesting is what’s coming in phase 2 of Season 4 on August 18: OG Battlefield map Wake Island gets a modern update, complete with its aircraft carrier spawn points and beach assaults. At the same time, Battlefield 6 is hosting a Top Gun crossover that adds a new two-seater jet (styled like the films) and brings back a mode that first debuted in 2006’s Battlefield 2142.<\/p>\n

Top Gun: Carrier Strike\u2014based on Battlefield 4’s Carrier Assault, which is based on 2142’s Titan <\/a>mode\u2014tasks two teams with sinking the other guy’s aircraft carrier through the language of Conquest. Capture flags to launch missile barrages at the enemy carrier, culminating in an on-foot boarding assault on the carriers themselves. At least, that’s how it worked in the old games. BF Studios says Carrier Strike has been reworked for BF6, which could mean anything from “it takes fewer missiles to win” to “there’s no boarding phase anymore,” which would be a shame.<\/p>\n

It’s funny and a little sad that old features are being reintroduced as brand crossovers, as if the only way to justify making a cool mode is to get Paramount to sponsor it, but at least Top Gun is an aesthetic match for Battlefield. It already makes more sense than when Battlefield 6 had an (admittedly fun) motocross course sponsored by Red Bull a few months back.<\/p>\n

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One other Top Gun-themed mode is coming as well, though this one’s on the Redsec side. Top Gun: Fighter Sweep is a jets-only Gauntlet mission that takes place on a “modified Tsuru Reef.” If you find Redsec as tedious as I do, the jets will also be usable on jet-only servers in Portal.<\/p>\n

EA’s press release has more quotes from Top Gun: Maverick actors (sans Cruise) than details about Carrier Strike. Miles “Rooster” Teller says it’s “a huge honor to appear in a long-running franchise like Battlefield with its millions of fans, and talented people working on it,” adding that “with Top Gun, it’s like two titans meeting.”<\/p>\n

There’s a zero percent chance Teller meant to reference the relevant name of the 2142 mode right? Battlefield’s Top Gun festivities don’t start until August, but the return of naval warfare next week should be a pretty big deal.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n

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It took nine months, but Battlefield 6 is about to get its most requested feature. Naval warfare returns to the series on July 21 with the introduction of Tsuru Reef\u2014BF6’s new biggest map\u2014a pair of boats, and more guns. Perhaps more interesting is what’s coming in phase 2 of Season 4 on August 18: OG Battlefield map Wake Island gets a modern update, complete with its aircraft carrier spawn points and beach assaults. At the same time, Battlefield 6 is hosting a Top Gun crossover that adds a new two-seater jet (styled like the films) and brings back a mode that first debuted in 2006’s Battlefield 2142. Top Gun: Carrier Strike\u2014based on Battlefield 4’s Carrier Assault, which is based on 2142’s Titan mode\u2014tasks two teams…<\/p>\n

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