Tag: Battlefield
News Five More EA Games Will Close Their Servers In November 2024
About a month left to play these online!
(Update - Thu 3rd Oct, 2024): We're now just about a month away from these games going offline for good on Xbox, so here's a quick reminder before they're no longer playable! FIFA 22 goes offline on November 4th, while the Xbox 360 versions of Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline
News Battlefield Dev Confirms Modern Setting For Next Game With 'Back-To-Basics' Approach
"We have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is"
Out of nowhere, the teams working on Battlefield over at EA have dropped a bunch of high-level details on a new entry in the series, which is expected to launch in the next year or two. The headlines here are that DICE & co. are "getting back to the core of Battlefield" with a modern...
News EA Is Delisting The Remaining Xbox 360 Battlefield Games & DLC
The end of an era
EA and developer DICE have announced that the last remaining Xbox 360 Battlefield games, and their respective DLC packs, will be delisted on July 31st - ahead of their servers going down in November 2024. As part of a "sunsetting announcement" on social media, DICE has detailed the end of Xbox 360 era Battlefield. The 360 and PS3...
News EA CEO 'Couldn't Be More Excited' About What The Team Is Making With Battlefield
"This is the largest Battlefield team in franchise history"
Battlefield 2042 development recently wrapped up over at EA and DICE, so naturally, murmurings about the next instalment in this famous FPS franchise are starting to appear. This week, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has been hyping up the next game in the company's latest financial report (thanks,
News Battlefield's Next Entry Will Reportedly Include A 'Free-To-Play Battle Royale'
Ready up
It's been a difficult period for EA's Battlefield series since the arrival of Battlefield 2042. While the latest entry has drastically improved with multiple updates since its launch in 2021, there have still been several setbacks. Just last week, for example, EA shut down the dedicated Battlefield campaign studio Ridgeline Games. Now, in...
News EA Shuts Down Battlefield Campaign Studio Ridgeline Games
Halo's co-creator recently left the studio
Earlier this week, Battlefield director (and former Halo co-creator) Marcus Lehto made an abrupt departure from Ridgeline Games, and while it wasn't entirely clear what was going on behind the scenes at the time, EA has now confirmed mass layoffs. As part of this, EA has announced the closure of this...
News Halo Co-Creator Who Founded New Battlefield Studio Has Left EA
An abrupt departure, it seems
Since the rocky launch and mixed fan reception for Battlefield 2042, EA has been re-shaping the future of the franchise through various different internal projects. One of those projects, a new single-player installment in the series, has seemingly just lost one of its directors. Marcus Lehto, who co-created Halo in...
Reaction Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Is Beating Battlefield At Its Own Game
Ground War
Infinity Ward took a very different direction, at the time, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2019. The reboot grounded the series in a modern combat setting similar to what made it famous in the first place, after years of misguided attempts at propelling things into the future (and one look back to the past). The franchise also,...
News EA Sees 'Tremendous Opportunity' If Call Of Duty Goes Xbox Exclusive
Beyond the existing agreement
There's been a lot of back and forth recently between Xbox and PlayStation over the future of Call of Duty. Microsoft feels that it's laid out a generous plan for the next few years of CoD if the Activision deal goes through, while Sony doesn't feel the same way. Now, EA has had something to say on the matter; they...
News EA Announces New 'Ridgeline Games' Studio Led By Halo Co-Creator
The team will be working on the Battlefield series
EA has created a brand-new development studio to help build the Battlefield series moving forward. Ridgeline Games is a new Seattle-based team under the EA banner, and it's been spun up to start developing a "narrative campaign set in the Battlefield universe". Here's what the studio's game director...
News New EA Server Tech Could Cut Down On Multiplayer Outages
If we're lucky...
EA's servers are hardly the most reliable in the world, with games like FIFA and Battlefield often experiencing server issues. It's good news then, that EA may well be improving its online server tech. That's according to a newly granted patent, which was first submitted back in 2020. Titled 'Modelling request sequences in...
News Halo Co-Creator Helping EA Make A Battlefield 'Universe'
Will shape Battlefield 2042 and beyond
EA will apparently be making a Battlefield 'universe' with narrative content. To achieve this, it's recruited Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto to lead a new studio that'll be focused exclusively on storytelling content for the series. Speaking to GameSpot, Battlefield general manager Byron Beede explained how...
Random Even Battlefield Is Fired Up For Halo Infinite's Multiplayer
"Downloading intensifies"
Yesterday, Microsoft celebrated its 20th anniversary with the surprise release of the Halo Infinite Multiplayer. Being an FPS, it's essentially in the same category as the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield. Fortunately, it's a free-to-play title - which means it's already killing it in terms of player stats. And as a...
Pick One Are You More Interested In COD Or Battlefield This Year?
Or neither?
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, we're taking a look at two highly-anticipated Xbox shooters on the horizon in the form of the new Call of Duty: Vanguard and Battlefield 2042. With Halo Infinite also around the corner, these two behemoths have got plenty of competition in store for them. But which of COD and...
News Battlefield 1 Has A Free Expansion Available For Xbox This Week
No catches, claim it while you can!
This week's selection of Deals with Gold and Spotlight sales has gone live today, and one of the deals that is featured as part of the batch is a totally free expansion available for Battlefield 1 called "They Shall Not Pass". There are no catches with this as far as we can see, with the deal having been...
Video Watch Today's Battlefield 2042 Reveal Livestream Here
We're finally getting a look at the new trailer
The time has finally arrived! Welcome to the official reveal of the Battlefield 2042 trailer (following a variety of leaks earlier today, that's believed to be the title), which is expected to arrive at some point after 3PM BST / 7AM PDT / 4PM CEST, which is when the countdown stream will begin above...
News Influencers Are Reportedly Receiving Strange Battlefield Messages
"War is the only way home"
We're finally getting a Battlefield reveal next week, and to spark up interest various influencers on Twitter are reportedly receiving strange messages from the official social media channel. After an "/// INCOMING TRANSMISSION ///" message, influencers are then being sent an image which contains a scrambled message. On...
Deals Various Battlefield Games Are Heavily Discounted On Xbox This Week
Including completely free DLC for Battlefield 4
Yesterday marked the beginning of another week of sales on Xbox, with over 100 games discounted in all, and EA's Battlefield series is notably part of the bunch, featuring three entries with heavily reduced prices. Specifically, Battlefield 4, Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V have all been cut by u
News Fans Will Be 'Really Blown Away' By The New Battlefield Trailer, Says EA
"Everything I've seen in the game is spectacular"
There's a lot of hype surrounding the new Battlefield, which is now officially expected to be revealed in June, and EA has talked a bit more about what fans can look forward to from the trailer when it arrives in a few weeks' time. As part of an earnings call yesterday, EA CEO Andrew Wilson lavished...
News EA Confirms Battlefield 6 Will Be A Cross-Gen Release
Official reveal scheduled for this June
Although there were rumours last month that EA'S next entry in the Battlefield series would not support older platforms like the Xbox One, it seems this is not the case. During the company's full-year earnings call on Tuesday, EA's CEO Andrew Wilson clarified the game will be coming to "current-gen and...
Pick One Which Of These Battlefield Games Is Your Favourite?
Remember, you can only pick one!
It's time for another round of Pick One! This week, following a week of leaks and the supposed official reveal of the Battlefield 6 trailer coming very soon, we thought we'd take a look back at the history of the series on Xbox. Which of these titles is your favourite? Remember, you can only pick one! Let's take a...
News Battlefield 6's Trailer Appears To Have Leaked In Audio Form
The full thing should be with us very soon
The first two images of the trailer for Battlefield 2021 reportedly leaked this past Sunday, and now audio of the official trailer also appears to have been uploaded to the web prematurely - a whole 33 seconds of it. As you'd expect, this audio quickly spread across social media following its reveal. You...
Rumour The First Two Images Of Battlefield 6 Have Supposedly Leaked
"Yes, the images are real"
There have been a lot of details and supposed leaks floating around about the next entry in the Battlefield series recently, and it looks like we've just been treated to our first look at some screenshots. Two grainy images have appeared online, and according to well-known Battlefield leaker Tom Henderson, they're the...
News EA Says 'Get Ready For A Full Reveal' Of The Next Battlefield Soon
"It has everything we love about Battlefield"
EA hasn't been quiet when it comes to development on the upcoming entry in the Battlefield series. We know it's currently being made, and we know it's coming this year. Yet, despite all the information we know, we haven't actually seen the game - but that's about to change soon, as the company has...
Rumour It Sounds Like Battlefield 6 May Not Be Coming To Xbox One
But it could be coming to Xbox Game Pass
We know Battlefield 6 is coming, despite no gameplay or proper teaser trailers as of yet. EA hasn't been quiet on the game's existence, but they have been silent on whether the game will be coming to last-gen systems, which has one known Battlefield leaker curious. Rumours have circulated in recent weeks...
News We'll Hopefully Get A Look At The Next Battlefield In May
"My understanding is they're probably looking at May"
EA announced back in early February that it would be officially unveiling the next Battlefield game in the Spring, and now it looks like May is the month in which we'll finally get a look at the 2021 title. This has been suggested by reliable industry insider Jeff Grubb as part of the GamesBeat...
News EA Shows Off Early Footage Of Its Next-Generation Battlefield Game
Ready up
EA's future looks brighter than ever - with the company bringing multiple games to next-generation platforms including the Xbox Series X. One of these titles will of course be a new entry in the Battlefield series. Although we didn't get to see any trailers or anything like that, chief studios officer Laura Miele was happy to highlight...
News EA Confirms The Next Battlefield Is Coming In 2021
Likely for Xbox Series X
Just last week, EA and developer DICE noted that Battlefield V was to receive its final new content update later this summer, and now EA has confirmed the next entry in the Battlefield series will be arriving next year. And based on past comments, we're pretty sure it's coming to Xbox Series X as well. We already knew the...
Review Battlefield: Hardline (Xbox One)
Gettin' tough?
Like the Call of Duty franchise, Battlefield has been doing the same thing for a few years now, and some could argue that the result is becoming a bit stale. While Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare aimed to shake things up with futuristic weaponry and gadgets to spice up both the single-player and the competitive space, it still largely...
News EA Access Members Get Battlefield 4: Second Assault For Free This Month
A little gift...
Those of you who are subscribed to EA Access will be getting a little bonus this month, in the form of the Battlefield 4: Second Assault expansion pack. The main Battlefield 4 game is included in the EA Access "Vault" so is available to play if you're a subscriber. Between January 29th and February 28th, you'll also be able to grab...
