'Battlefield: Hardline' news: 'Getaway' DLC coming Jan. 12

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Publisher Electronic Arts announced that the third planned DLC for "Battlefield: Hardline" will arrive next week.

According to an official announcement on its official website, EA laid out the planned content releases for this month, including the third DLC called "Getaway," which is listed on the post with a Jan. 12 release date (for Premium members). Aside from the planned rollout of the third expansion pack, the post also lists other perks and add-ons for the title.

The list starts with the monthly Gold Battlepack for Premium members, which was released on Jan. 5. Meanwhile, aside from the "Getaway" DLC, Premium members will also get their monthly Premium Battlepack on Jan 12.

The schedule also includes two Community Missions, the first one to be held from Jan. 12 to 18, and the second one from Jan. 21 to 24. Each of these community missions has different rules and guidelines for players to get their rewards, including manually reporting each mission's progress and completion on the Battlelog Community Mission page.

Of interest to Premium members would be the last weekend of the month. According to the post, "Battlefield: Hardline" will give out double experience points for Premium members for matches done from Jan. 28 at 9 a.m. PT, to Feb. 1 at 9 p.m. PT.

Meanwhile, developer Visceral Games uploaded a new trailer for the new "Getaway" DLC. Those who did not avail of Premium membership for "Battlefield: Hardline" will get to access the new DLC on Jan. 26.

However, a separate post highlighted that while non-members will get the new DLC later than Premium players, the base game version of "Battlefield: Hardline" will get an update on Jan. 12. The new update will unlock Competitive Matchmaking system for subscription-free players. This means that once unlocked, every player will have a chance to play competitively in skill-based 5v5 matches, complete with rankings and leaderboards.