The naval-themed map pack will make its debut in just a few weeks

Feb 28, 2014 14:53 GMT  ·  By

DICE has confirmed that Battlefield 4 Premium owners will receive the new Naval Strike DLC for the first-person shooter starting in late March, and it's expected that the add-on will roll out in April for regular owners of the game.

Battlefield 4 came out back in November and developer DICE has since released quite a few different add-ons in the form of full-fledged map packs, like the China Rising or Second Assault expansions, which brought new maps, guns, vehicles, or game modes.

The next big add-on is called Naval Strike and, like its name clearly suggests, focuses on warfare on the open sea.

After receiving some details earlier this month, the official website has been updated with a fresh mention about its release schedule.

According to DICE, Naval Strike will be released in late March for Battlefield 4 Premium owners worldwide across all platforms. No exact date has been given, but we might hear specifics as we enter the new month.

As usual, Premium owners will get the DLC two weeks ahead of everyone else, so you can expect Naval Strike to become available for all Battlefield 4 owners sometime in the middle of April.

Naval Strike, in case you forgot, brings four all-new maps to the game's multiplayer mode, all set in the South China Sea.

"Blow open a crashed passenger plane and capture fishing villages across the tropical Lost Islands. Drop a submarine on your foes as you infiltrate a naval base or rush between shipping docks and rocky islands on the massive Wave Breaker map. Wage war across stormy seas in the largest ocean stretch in a Battlefield map yet with Nansha Strike. Storm an abandoned cliff-side resort, or get lost in the breathtaking vistas in Operation Mortar," the studio said about the four maps on its official website.

Besides the new levels, Naval Strike also incorporates five all-new weapons, a fresh amphibious hovercraft vehicle, ten assignments, and a special game mode called Carrier Assault, which acts as an homage to the Titan mode from Battlefield 2142.

Battlefield 4 owners can buy the new add-on and the other ones as separate transactions, or they can opt for the Premium bundle that comes with many other benefits, including special free goodies, access to exclusive Double XP weekends, and much more.

Expect to hear more details about Naval Strike, its release date, and more about its contents in the following weeks.