Battlefield 4: China Rising

Battlefield 4: China Rising
Release date	Premium - December 3 December 17
Crew
Developer(s)	DICE
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Technical Details
Engine	Frostbite 3
Genre	First-person shooter
Platform(s)	Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC

"Four new maps. Brand new vehicles. High tech gear."

— China Rising page

Battlefield 4: China Rising is the first expansion pack for Battlefield 4. It was revealed on May 21, 2013 on a Battlelog post stating that those who pre-ordered the game would receive the expansion at no extra cost. It features four maps on the Chinese mainland along with new vehicles and high-tech equipment.

Features

• 5 Achievements/Trophies
• Air Superiority
• 10 Assignments

Maps

• Altai Range
• Dragon Pass
• Guilin Peaks
• Silk Road

Weapons

• L85A2
• L96A1
• MP7
• MTAR-21
• RPK-74M

Gadgets

• UCAV
• SUAV

Vehicles

• Dirt Bike
• Bomber

Trivia

• The soldier on the cover is wearing the Calico Jack patch on his right shoulder, which is a morale patch normally worn by special operations soldiers, particularly the US Navy SEALs.

• The aircraft depicted flying overhead has been identified as a Xian H-6K bomber, an upgraded Chinese counterpart to the Soviet Tu-16 Badger.
• Before China Rising was officially announced, it was internally known as Drone Strike.

• A patch for the PC version of the game that was released on November 14, 2013 allowed players to complete the assignments required to unlock the expansion pack's five weapons and use them during gameplay before the expansion pack's release date.

• A newer version of China Rising was released in January 2014. This, however, caused a glitch that confused copies of Battlefield 4 with the original version of China Rising, regardless if the expansion pack had been installed or not. This restricted access for some players to play on maps of the expansion and the suspended use of all unlocked weapons and gadgets from the expansion. DICE stated to reinstall China Rising to solve the problem.
• Shortly after the release of China Rising, the Chinese Government banned the sale of Battlefield 4, due to the fact that the game due to "cultural enroachment".

Gallery

Picture of a China Rising map from the Official "Paracel Storm" trailer.

Another picture of a China Rising map from the Official "Paracel Storm" trailer.

Official Key Feature of China Rising

The premium preview image as seen in the calendar.

Videos

Battlefield 4 - China Rising DLC Trailer

China Rising DLC Trailer

External links

• http://www.battlefield.com/battlefield-4/expansion-packs/china-rising Official Battlefield site for the expansion pack