Battlefield Studios and Electronic Arts released the official gameplay trailer for the upcoming Battlefield 6 Top Gun collaboration. It shows off two new jets, Wake Island and a pair of new modes ahead of its August 18 release.
And honestly, this one kind of makes sense.
I’ve always heard people talk about those big “Battlefield moments,” where a bunch of things come together and stuff just goes crazy. Jets are already naturally part of that. So bringing Top Gun into the mix doesn’t exactly feel out of place.
What Is Battlefield 6 x Top Gun?
The new gameplay trailer gives players a look at the F-74A Seacat and F/A-81F Super Spectre in action. Wake Island also makes an appearance.
Meanwhile, EA is showing off two new modes, Carrier Strike and Gauntlet: Fighter Sweep. The press release says both modes celebrate Battlefield’s scale and Top Gun’s iconic cinematic action.
That’s probably the part of this collaboration that works the easiest for me. Top Gun instantly communicates prestige, fighter jets and big cinematic action. Because of that, it lines up naturally with the kind of “Battlefield moment” the series is already known for.
The trailer is really the centerpiece here. It shows the new jets, Wake Island and both modes ahead of the August 18 collaboration.
In addition, the Battlefield 6 Top Gun collaboration brings some familiar Top Gun faces along for the ride. Players can jump into the flight boots of Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw, played by Miles Teller.
Lt. Robert “Bob” Floyd, played by Lewis Pullman, also joins the collaboration. Charles Parnell appears as Adm. Solomon “Warlock” Bates.
Overall, the combination makes a lot of sense. Battlefield already has fighter jets, huge battles and moments where everything seems to collide at once. Meanwhile, Top Gun brings the kind of cinematic action that fits pretty comfortably inside that chaos.
Finally, the Battlefield 6 Top Gun collaboration arrives August 18. EA says it will be part of Battlefield 6’s biggest seasonal update yet.
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