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We’ve played Battlefield 6’s campaign, and it’s refreshingly PUNISHING

After playing its single player, we were surprised to find that Battlefield 6 is evoking the FPS shooters of the PS3 and PS4 era in all ways but one, it takes no prisoners when it comes to difficulty, and we can't help but respect it for that. Preview by Joel Franey Video by Hal Dimond

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