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Battlefield 6 Cairo Bazaar: A lively marketplace in the heart of Cairo, packed with alleys and innovative tactical opportunities for high-intensity close-quarters combat. Veterans may recall a Grand Bazaar from Battlefield's past; in the reimagined Cairo Bazaar, every squad becomes a merchant of destruction.
Over fifteen years ago, Grand Bazaar was named among the final launch maps for Battlefield 3 (alongside another fan-favourite: Caspian Border). At the time, its description laid out what would become a memorable high-intensity experience.
Over fifteen years ago, Grand Bazaar was named among the final launch maps for Battlefield 3 (alongside another fan-favourite: Caspian Border). At the time, its description laid out what would become a memorable high-intensity experience.
Battlefield 6 Cairo Bazaar
“Grand Bazaar is a classically mirrored map where both sides have very similar pathways, sideways, and possibilities to traverse heights to get a better view of the action. It’s a very short range close quarter combat map where shotguns tend to be favoured.”
The decision to include Grand Bazaar for Battlefield 3’s launch was similar to the design process today, albeit at scale with a larger team. Each map - including those cut or further refined for post-launch content - saw an art lead paired with a level designer; this “pod” competed against other pairings internally as the entire studio voted on the nine map launch offering. With the goal of appealing to both veteran and new players, the map selections made were to “not only get a balanced mix of gameplay variations in the game, but also a variety of visual impressions.”
Similar to the level design and level artist partnership in Battlefield 3, Murphy and the level design team worked in lock-step with Battlefield Studios Art developers to not only bring back Grand Bazaar to Battlefield 6, but ground it within the War of 2027. As Pax Armata splinters across the globe, one of its Warlords creates a stronghold in Egypt, clearing out a bazaar that’s served Cairo for centuries, if not millennia. Stirring dissent among the local population, Pax Armata forces a NATO response, entrenching both sides on opposite ends of the region after heavy fighting already occurred.
The decision to include Grand Bazaar for Battlefield 3’s launch was similar to the design process today, albeit at scale with a larger team. Each map - including those cut or further refined for post-launch content - saw an art lead paired with a level designer; this “pod” competed against other pairings internally as the entire studio voted on the nine map launch offering. With the goal of appealing to both veteran and new players, the map selections made were to “not only get a balanced mix of gameplay variations in the game, but also a variety of visual impressions.”
Similar to the level design and level artist partnership in Battlefield 3, Murphy and the level design team worked in lock-step with Battlefield Studios Art developers to not only bring back Grand Bazaar to Battlefield 6, but ground it within the War of 2027. As Pax Armata splinters across the globe, one of its Warlords creates a stronghold in Egypt, clearing out a bazaar that’s served Cairo for centuries, if not millennia. Stirring dissent among the local population, Pax Armata forces a NATO response, entrenching both sides on opposite ends of the region after heavy fighting already occurred.
