They Shall Not Pass

We’re more than a month out from the firstBattlefield 1expansion, but DICE has begun showing the new maps, mode, and weaponry ofThey Shall Not Pass. As I said the last time Itouched on this stuff,by the time the pack is out in March, I’m liable to cave and get the whole season pass. I can’t be helped.

First off,They Shall Not Passis adding the French army, which, yeah, that’s only now happening post-release. There are four maps — Verdun Heights, Fort Vaux, Soissons, and Rupture — and another Elite Class, the club-swinging, grenade-tossing Trench Raider. The new mode, Frontlines, sounds particularly appealing. It’s a tug-of-war battle over control points that ends in a Rush-style battle.

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Capping off the expansion are the Char 2C tank, the Saint-Chamond tank, and the Siege Howitzer. All told, this is about what I’d expect to see. You in? Or are you preoccupied with other games now?

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.