The series' competitive multiplayer skews mostly towards the grandiose: huge maps, massive player counts (at least for online shooters), and a wide array of vehicular, aerial, and infantry combat. While the vast scope is largely what keeps Battlefield games distinct and popular, it can be difficult to transition into this expansive mindset for players who are largely used to more small-scale affairs. The Combined Arms mode was created to alleviate that issue, as it cuts the human player count down to four and charges the squad with surviving an AI assault in various co-op specific missions and modes.
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Over on the PlayStation Blog, Jonas Elfving, one of the Writers at DICE, laid out all the content that's a part of this round of free updates for the game. The content is available starting today and includes a number of updates, tweaks, and new content/modes for the multiplayer side of things. On the co-op front, though, we're still not getting a ton of information other than, "it's coming out next month and we'll have more details soon." Cool?