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Open Beta Weekend 2 Live Now

[p]The fight's not over yet, Soldier. This is your last chance to play the Open Beta. From now until August 17, wage war on a new map, new modes, and fresh objectives to unlock rewards!

Play all Weekend 1 maps, plus Empire State, an infantry-only map featuring explosive engagements spanning alleys, rooftops, and the iconic streets of Brooklyn, New York.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] All Weekend 1 modes are available, plus: [/p][p][/p][p]Rush: Arm and defuse. A team of attackers and defenders battle for control of a series of Military Communication systems (M-COMs). Attackers have to plant explosives at each system and prevent defenders from diffusing them before they detonate. When all M-COMs are destroyed, the fight moves to the next sector. The match ends when all M-COM systems are destroyed, or the attackers run out of lives. [/p][p][/p][p]Squad Deathmatch: Grab a gun and squad up for a fast-paced, close-quarters, deathmatch. Four squads compete for victory with one simple objective: First to reach the kill target wins. [/p][p][/p][p]Tackle fresh objectives and play through new challenges to unlock rewards, like a Vehicle Skin, Dog Tag, and Weapon Package, all redeemable at game launch.[/p][p]
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Battlefield 6’s Successful Open Beta Returns This Week, And Here’s How Fans Can Get In!

For fans who have missed last weekend’s Battlefield 6 Open Beta, or for those who want to play more, there’s a second open test period and here’s how to join!

Battlefield 6 continues to make headlines. From a fast VRR on consoles boasting up to 120fps on PS5 Pro (and 60fps on other release consoles), to fans appreciating last week’s Open Beta (which was observed as a ‘return to form’). The Open Beta has even broken records on SteamCharts, dethroning the previous highest player count record for a beta for Monster Hunter Wilds.

One thing is clear: EA may have a winner on its hands. But, for those who have missed out on last weekend or want to jump back onto the Battlefield before launch, EA has your six. There’s a second Open Beta test period, and anyone can join (this time, without early access).

While the first test period has come and gone, players still have a chance to make it for the encore. For fans... Read more

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The Battlefield 6 beta’s hacking problem shows the difficulty in playing cat and mouse with cheaters

The Battlefield 6 open beta is over, and encouraging whispers of its oo-rahhable player count – peaking at over 500,000 on PC alone, so sayeth SteamDB – have been tempered with widespread reports of invading cheaters. That’s despite BF6’s new and unusual requirement to enable Secure Boot, a BIOS-level security feature in Windows, ostensibly to prevent such do-badding.

In response, a forum post attributed to EA’s anti-cheat team has played up successes in tracking and catching the beta’s cheaters, whose crimes allegedly range from classic wallhacks, speed hacks, and aimbots to cheats that reduce recoil or display enemy health and weapon info. However, it also concedes that Secure Boot "is not, and was not intended to be a silver bullet" – and in doing so, highlights the immense, perhaps impossible task that developers have of keeping cheater users out of their games.

If you’re after more evidence that this year’s Battlefield 6 launch is going to be one of the biggest ever for the series, the game's beta has plenty to offer there. Over the weekend, the beta’s first open weekend took place, and it’s been dominating the charts on Steam.