Wow, the trailer sure dubs it up a little, doesn't it? Because it sounds like it's upgrading China's reasons to fight the USA from the campaign's shaky "vengeance for forcing us to make shoes and flags". I don't think that's so smart EA, but I'm not writing the post about that. For today is the day when the rich Battlefield 4 players can tear some Middle Kingdom. It's because China Rising, the first DLC (to appear on PC), is being released for the Premium players. Regular peons can rub two coppers together and get their copy on December 17th. And what's inside this package of wonders?

Well, first off, there are four new maps: Silk Road, Altai Range, Guilin Peaks, and Dragon Pass. They seem to be quite different, ranging from snowy mountain peaks to deserts and jungles. Basically, none of that camperiffic urban combat with Recons and RPG totting engineers on every roof. Because, when you think about it, weren't the urban maps the worst of vanilla Battlefield 3's offerings?

Besides the maps, we're seeing the return of Air Domination mode – probably helped a lot that everyone can train to pilot jets and chalks outside active battlefields! Two "new" vehicles are introduced: the dirt bike from final Battlefield 3 DLC and a new Bomber that spawns from points in the middle of them and presumably rains guyded moonitions, as well as exploding in really lacklustre ways. You'll also get five new weapons and two new gadgets (drones for Recon and Support), which also bring 10 new assignments.

I can already feel editorial support disappearing for a few days.