Just in time for the Pacific theater

It’s not too late to get intoBattlefield V, even if you’re only looking to dip your toes in for the long-awaited War in the Pacific update. DICE is hosting free weekend events for the game throughout the month of October,and honestly, that’s ample time to get your fill of WWII multiplayer mayhem.

If you’re down, you can installBattlefield VonPC via Origin,PS4, andXbox One. Not every game mode will be availablefor every free-play event –they’re running on a week-by-week schedule.

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Any progress you make will carry over to the full game, including unlocks like the Captain Hadlow vehicle skin for the Stug IV (Week 1), the Trench Carbine (Week 2), and the anti-air Fliegerfaust (Week 3).

I don’t think I’m the only one who tends to skip most free weekends–it often doesn’t feel worth the download time or data-cap investment to play a game once or twice at most before your free access is revoked–but the fact thatBattlefield Vis doing four trials in a row makes this a little meatier.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

I’m also way into the idea of playing against folks who aren’t as battle-hardened as dedicatedBFVplayers who never left the game despite its poor content schedule. I want to stand a reasonable chance.

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.