Black Friday: Not Your Typical Shopping Mall

At the Palm Courts Mall in downtown Miami, the summer “Shop ‘til You Drop” promotion has taken on a twisted new meaning. Gone are the throngs of manic shoppers picking clean every shelf, and fighting each other off for a chance to score a ten percent discount. In their place are a phalanx of elite police officers, squared off against an entrenched gang of thieves caught in a heist-gone-wrong. This is the setting of Black Friday, one of four new maps featured in Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity.

The action in Black Friday takes place in the consumerist heart of America: a sprawling, multi-level mall, packed with kiosks and stores built with lots of glass and zero class. Teams of cops and criminals will rampage over fallen advertisements, through the overturned remains of jewelry and apparel stores, and into the dimly-lit back corridors used by store clerks and mall security. Adding to the chaos, Black Friday is set in the aftermath of a tropical hurricane, which has left Palm Courts Mall more battered and bruised than an Enforcer after an interrogation.

As can be expected from an over-stuffed shopper’s paradise built in hurricane country, Black Friday features lots of destruction. The Food Court, in particular, is highly destructible, featuring a 360-degree wall of televisions that can be blasted apart with a well-time grenade. And although the mall is sprawling, it’s been designed as a tightly-structured infantry experience. The multitude of corridors, short sightlines, and alternate paths make this a great map for taking thoughtful, measured steps to your goal. If the distances seem too long, you may find that the mechanic’s spawn beacon comes in handy; drop it in your favorite store, and get a punch in your frequent-shopper card! Black Friday plays well with all game modes, but is particularly well-suited to Conquest, Blood Money, and the latest mode, Bounty Hunter. When Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity drops on June 16 for early access to Battlefield Hardline Premium members (and June 30 to all players), we hope to see all you savvy shoppers cashing in at Palm Courts Mall, and let us know what you think!

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