It’s not just us common folks who were excited to see what the new Battlefield 6 has in store, a Battlefield 6 Reveal After Party attracted everyone from Marvel heroes to rockstars, and even a Love Island winner. The guest list included rapper Lupe Fiasco, actress Brie Larson and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and rap artist and producer Anderson Paak provided the DJ skills.
Guests could sit down and play Battlefield 6 while sipping on Battlefield-themed Red Bull cocktails and mocktails, which begs the question why all social gatherings don’t offer similar set ups. Even the worst party can be bearable when you can sneak off for a bit of Mario Kart and a cup of something called Bowser’s Brew that smells like peaches and gasoline.
Right now the anticipation for the new EA shooter is causing real world problems, with the Battlefield 6 Open Beta on Steam seeing tens of thousands of players trying to get in on the action. Pre-loading of the game went live at 8 AM. PT on August 4, letting fans download the Battlefield 6 open beta ahead of early access opening at 1am PT tomorrow, August 7 (here’s IGN’s guide on how to get in).
Battlefield 6 launches on October 10 and while you wait to that beta, you can see what we thought of it with our first hands on with the game.
Rachel Weber is the Senior Editorial Director of Games at IGN and an elder millennial. She’s been a professional nerd since 2006 when she got her start on Official PlayStation Magazine in the UK, and has since worked for GamesIndustry.Biz, Rolling Stone and GamesRadar. She loves horror, horror movies, horror games, and French Bulldogs. Those extra wrinkles on her face are thanks to going time blind and staying up too late finishing every sidequest in RPGs like Fallout and Witcher 3.
