'Battlefield 1' release date news: New trailer, big reveals promised to come next week

A promo image for "Battlefield 1" EA DICE

Gamers who have been looking forward to learning more about "Battlefield 1" will be in for a big treat next week at Gamescom, as developer EA DICE will release a trailer for the highly anticipated game.

In a blog post, the studio revealed that a "trainload of new information," with an emphasis on "trainload," which they said was a tease, will be dropped next week.

GameSpot surmises that this clue points to a certain aspect of "Battlefield 1" gameplay. The publication says that the game somehow involve the railway industry due to its involvement in the war such as ambulance trains that were then used to carry injured soldiers to hospitals.

The site points out that watching the "Battlefield 1"reveal trailer, fans will catch a glimpse of a train. Taking all that into account, it looks like trains will end up as one of the special parts of the game.

This will all be revealed on Aug. 16 (12 p.m. PT), during the Battlefield Squads livestream on Gamescom, where a new map with "Only in Battlefield gameplay" will be showcased.

EA DICE's "Battlefield 1" livestream comes with a surprise as team captains Stoddeh and Drift0r will be playing with YouTube and internet stars as well as Twitch Streamers for this special event.

StoneMountain64, XfactorGaming, ImAnderZel and TheRelaxingEnd are just some of the personalities in the "Battlefield 1" presentation for Gamescom.

EA DICE promises that through this event, fans could take part in "a destructive adventure into the desert to showcase a new map filled with points to capture, horses to ride, and things to demolish."

Fans can expect more details about the said "Battlefield 1" map at Gamescom although they can get an idea of how it looks like from an image shared by Westie, a participant in the livestream.

"Battlefield 1" will be released Oct. 21, 2016 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.

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