Season pass holders have two weeks of early access

It won’t be much longer now before we can stop looking atBattlefield 1‘s first expansion and start playing it.They Shall Not Passdebuts this month, adding the French army, four maps, a tug-of-war control point mode called Frontlines, some nasty new vehicles, and the Trench Raider Elite Class.

They Shall Not Passis out first on March 14 for folks who ponied up for theBattlefield 1Premium Pass, which grants early access to the expansion. It’ll then be available for separate purchase two weeks later.

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I’m still weighing whether I want to commit to the whole season pass now or just test the waters with this first expansion, but I’m fond of the map designs here. Between the horrific scorched-earth look and the flower-filled fields, they’re hitting both ends of the spectrum, visually speaking.

This is an especially neat shot. The coloring resembles the flag of France.

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.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

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

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.