A blinding look at Zavod 311

Battlefield 4will start off with 10 multiplayer maps, each of which is playable acrossall seven modes. One of them, Zavod 311, takes place in and around an abandoned Soviet tank factory. It’s playable at the Eurogamer Expo and has an active warhead that can be set off by destroying the factor’s chimney — that’s going to happen literally every time, I’m sure.

I’ll admit, 10 maps doesn’t seem like a whole lot, but I’ve always preferred quality to quantity. And DICE hasn’t frequently disappointed me in that regard. Siege of Shanghai, that map with the skyscrapers we’ve all seen a bunch, will be featured in the upcomingBattlefield 4beta.

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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.

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

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.