Battlefield 4 gets sneakier with Night Operations DLC

It's been almost two years since Battlefield 4 came out, but Electronic Arts doesn't seem to be quite done with it yet. A new nighttime-focused DLC called Night Operations is set to come out in September, with a new map called Zavod: Graveyard Shift that features "several improvements and tweaks to allow for more stealthy and tactical gameplay," including upgraded sound and destructible light sources.

Based on the Zavod 311 map, Zavod: Graveyard Shift supports all standard game modes, but also offers a second, even darker layout for Gun Master mode, which EA said "plays very differently at night." Night Operations will make a number of changes that aren't specifically related to running around in the dark as well. A new public server team balancer is in the works, as are a number of weapon tweaks and netcode improvements.

A specific launch date hasn't been announced, but EA said more information will be released soon. Until then, you can get a taste of what's in store in the brief playtest footage playing below.

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