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DICE unveils new Battlefield 1 multiplayer map as part of switch to monthly updates

Summer charge.

Battlefield 1 developer DICE recently switched to a monthly update schedule for its WW1 shooter, and as part of this it's unveiled a new multiplayer map and teased future changes to the game.

The new map is Prise de Tahure, which is set in the autumn after the Nivelle Offensive. Here's the official blurb, from DICE:

Expect Prise de Tahure to hit the Community Test Environment (CTE) soon.

Meanwhile, the already announced Nivelle Nights map comes out in June for Battlefield 1 Premium Pass owners. Again, here's DICE:

Back to the new monthly update schedule, and May's patch is coming soon. This should make fans of Operations extra pleased, DICE said. Expect playlists for the mode and easier access to get quickly into the action.

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Battlefield 1's second expansion, In the Name of the Tsar, is due out late summer, and will be fully unveiled at E3 in June. This adds the Russian army, new maps, new weapons and vehicles.