If there’s one card EA has yet to play to salvage the reputation of the embattled Battlefield franchise, it’s bringing back the Bad Company sub-series. Back around the launch of Battlefield 2042; when everyone was feeling down about the quality of the game and the direction DICE had taken it into, there was a lot hope for the follow-up to simply be a blast from the past.
]]>Battlefield fans have officially entered one of the early stages of anticipation of the next title: hope. After the disappointing launch of the often criticised Battlefield 2042, DICE is going back to basics with the next Battlefield.
]]>EA has finally started talking about the next Battlefield in no uncertain terms. The project, which is aiming for release sometime in 2025, will bring the series back to its modern day roots. Apart from the setting, the next game will ditch the Specialists/hero characters, which debuted with Battlefield 2042.
]]>Battlefield 2042's post-launch content drops are ending with its seventh season after getting like three more than anyone was expecting when it launched riddled with bugs and broken promises back in late 2021. However, it's getting one last surprise before it bows out in the shape of... a Dead Space event.
]]>Delta Force is back, have you heard? No, it’s not a revival of the classic Novalogic tactical shooter, but it’s something that may actually prove to be no less interesting. In a word, the new game, titled Delta Force: Hawk Ops, has more of Battlefield in it than Delta Force.
]]>The road EA is taking with the next Battlefield has been slowly coming into view in the months since the company began to right the Battlefield 2042 ship. That may not necessarily be evident, if all you’ve been really following is 2042’s constantly evolving state. Behind the scenes, however, EA and series creator DICE have been putting together the building blocks for what is very likely not going to be just a standard sequel in the storied military shooter series.
]]>All good things come to an end, so the saying goes, and such is the case with Battlefield 2042.
]]>After leaving the company last month, former Battlefield director Marcus Lehto has said he doesn't have "anything positive to say about EA."
]]>In the middle of December last year, just as everyone was getting ready to head off for the holidays, DICE announced that Battlefield 2042 will, in fact, receive more support in 2024, in the form of a new season set for launch in March.
]]>In another knock for Battlefield, Marcus Lehto has reportedly left the very studio he founded to lead the shooter franchise.
]]>Since the first Bad Company, destruction has come to define the modern era of Battlefield games. Right alongside combined arms combat, and the class system - all three collectively made up the pillars of every future Battlefield game.
]]>It seems writing off Battlefield 2042, even this many years after its release, would not be wise. After the release of Season 6, no one expected any more seasons in the game's future, but DICE clearly had other ideas.
]]>Electronic Arts has released some interesting figures about some of its games.
]]>Battlefield 5 is latest game in the long-running series to have a major moment on Steam. After Battlefield 2042 pulled off the unthinkable and came back from the dead to not only set new concurrent player records on Steam, but also sustain them for weeks afterwards, Battlefield 5 is now trying to claim that spot.
]]>Right on schedule, DICE revealed the next Battlefield 2042 limited-time event, kicking off next week as part of the game's Season 6. Dubbed Dark Protocol, the event introduces a new game mode with three core activities.
]]>It seems like the further away we get from the launch of the latest (and potentially final) season of Battlefield 2042, the more the multiplayer shooter proves its best days are not behind it.
]]>Battlefield 2042 actually pulled it off, and made the comeback most said was impossible. It all started last weekend, when the game kicked off another free weekend across all platforms, alongside a hefty sale.
]]>Over the weekend, right when Call of Duty was having a big moment with the Modern Warfare 3 beta, EA and DICE had some bit of counter-programming planned, which no one could’ve predicted would end up actually helping Battlefield.
]]>EA has announced that it's bringing Criterion Games back into the Battlefield fold. The team is joining the EA Entertainment group, overseen by Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella.
]]>The next Battlefield looks to be a fresh start for the series, judging by some of the comments made by EA executives as part of the publisher's Q1 FY2024 earnings. The game has big question marks hanging over it, not just because fans don't know if it's going to be a sequel, remake or something completely different.
]]>Battlefield 2042 developer DICE announced this week, against all odds, that Season Five will not be the game's final season. The developer confirmed in a Tweet that there's going to be one more season, simply dubbed Season Six for now.
]]>The Battlefield 2042 team has released the latest Development Update with a rundown of everything coming in Season 4: Eleventh Hour, and available free to all players starting on February 28.
]]>The spread of March PS Plus games has been revealed! Those with a Plus Plus Essential subscription will be able to download Battlefield 2024, Code Vein, and Minecraft Dungeons for free starting March 7.
]]>DICE has detailed a bit of what to expect from Battlefield 2042 Seasons 4 and 5 after Update 3.2 launches in early 2023.
]]>Xbox Game Pass should take a lot of credit for thrusting games back into the conversation. For both Marvel's Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, a late arrival on Game Pass managed to (partially) salvage their reputations, and reversed player sentiment on them, too. You could even argue that Halo Infinite is in the middle of its own redemption arc right now; a year after launch, and 343 Industries' troubled shooter is starting to see some wayward player numbers return.
]]>It's been a messy old week for Sony and Microsoft. After the UK Government published Xbox and PlayStation's full arguments over the Activision Blizzard acquisition case to a public domain, media types and players alike have been trawling the pages, sniffing out bytes of snark issued by both companies in an effort to make themselves look smaller than they actually are.
]]>EA and the Battlefield team today revealed more details regarding Battlefield 2042 Season 3: Escalation.
]]>Season 3 of Battlefield 2042 is only a few weeks away, and from the start of it, the game will be available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for EA Access subscribers.
]]>Battlefield 2042 isn't very good, is it? Even at launch, we knew. It quickly became one of the worst-reviewed games on Steam. It had misaligned hitboxes. It was optimised poorly. Our review from Sherif put the boot in quite hard, and even the self-confessed Battlefield apologist admitted he couldn't stick it out through the terrible launch.
]]>This morning, right on schedule, The Liquidators mid-season event kicked off in Battlefield 2042. This limited-time event introduced an infantry-only Conquest variant, and came with its own reward track and exclusive skins.
]]>As suggested by leaks, the next Battlefield 2042 in-game event is just over the horizon. The Liquidators is a limited-time event that introduces a new, infantry-only mode to the game.
]]>EA CEO Andrew Wilson, who's tenure at the company has seen the Battlefield franchise settle into a slump that no one knowns if it could ever break out of, sees an opportunity in the beleaguered series claiming Call of Duty's crown.
]]>EA's Vince Zampella has said that when it comes to Battlefield 2042, DICE "strayed a little too far" from what makes Battlefield a Battlefield game.
]]>EA and DICE have announced all remaining details about the second season of Battlefield 2042. Dubbed Master of Arms, the new season arrives Tuesday, August 30 on all platforms.
]]>DICE rolled out a new patch for Battlefield 2042 this morning, making it the second since the launch of the game's first season in June. Update 1.2 will also be the last one before the new season begins in September.
]]>The journey to make Battlefield 2042 better continues over at developer DICE. This week, the studio shared new visual makeovers for four of its Specialists.
]]>When Battlefield 2042 launched in November last year, it seemed like EA was ready to blame any number of outside factors on the game's sorry technical state, and its subsequent poor reception. The publisher cited all the usual Covid-related disruptions, even if it seemed like DICE was hit harder than most.
]]>This week, the starved-for-content Battlefield 2042 community received some big news. DICE officially unveiled Zero Hour, the game's first season, but the response has been less than enthusiastic.
]]>Our first look at Zero Hour, the first post-launch season for Battlefield 2042, arrived just moments ago. DICE shared a gameplay trailer, which shows off a new map, the new Specialist, and more.
]]>This week is poised to be a big one for Battlefield 2042. The game's very late first season of post-launch content is finally close, and we're going to be taking our first look at it today. DICE is debuting a gameplay trailer for S1: Zero Hour today at 8am PT, 11am ET, 4pm UK.
]]>DICE is "winding down" future development on Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone, the studio announced today.
]]>It looks like Battlefield 2042 has begun the process of rethinking the major shift to 128 players in its game modes. As part of this morning's new update, the 128-player Breakthrough playlist has been abolished. Going forward, Breakthrough will be limited to the classic 64 players.
]]>Overnight, EA published the earnings for the fourth quarter of its FY2022, alongside a report on the full year. Though the subject of the eternally troubled Battlefield 2042 did come up in a chat with investors, the game has all but vanished off the publisher's portfolio.
]]>As promised, the major Battlefield 2042 patch DICE has been talking about for weeks is here. Update 0.4.0 arrived this morning on all platforms, boasting a long list of changes, fixes, and a new feature or two.
]]>Update 4.0 for Battlefield 2042 is set to go live next week, and according to DICE, you can expect over 400 individual fixes, bug squashing, and quality-of-life improvements.
]]>The long-awaited Battlefield 2042 patch, originally scheduled for February, is finally here. The patch arrived this morning on all platforms, but it may not be the one to bring you back to the game.
]]>DICE has outlined some of the changes it is considering for maps in Battlefield 2042.
]]>EA has blamed the disappointing launch of Battlefield 2042 partially on Halo Infinite and COVID-19.
]]>It seems like we can't go one day without the disappointment of Battlefield 2042 giving birth to a new take on the debacle, ways for fans to try and get a refund, or general worry about the future of the franchise now that the game won't be getting any new content for several months.
]]>Battlefield 2042 has found itself in a situation that's a little similar to the one Cyberpunk 2077 ran into at its release. A group of owners have started a petition requesting that EA offer unconditional refunds for the game en-masse.
]]>Battlefield 2042 is not a very popular game right now, this much is clear. But while it's easy to overstate just how empty servers can be, it's still fairly simple to get into a match in most parts of the world. Where that lack of player interest really hurts, however, is places with a smaller audience to begin with.
]]>Battlefield 2042 may be taking the series into an unprecedently dark period, as many fear the game will be forgotten by the time DICE is done fixing it.
]]>It looks like the idea that Battlefield games always launching rough and getting better over time is no longer just constrained to memes on online forums. EA has said that, regardless of the beating Battlefield 2042 is taking, it will bounce back – because DICE has done it before.
]]>Battlefield 2042 was positioned as one of EA's biggest games - outside of FIFA - in 2021; expected to be a major highlight for the company's Q3 of its fiscal year. Well, now the results of that period are out, and it's not looking good.
]]>Against all odds, Battlefield 2042 developer DICE has opened up about what's been going on behind the scenes since the game's launch last November, what the team is doing about the most common criticisms, and what players can look forward to over the next year.
]]>Thanks to the lack of any real news about the future of Battlefield 2042, and a desire to keep the flames of rage burning, some in the game's community have taken to harassing EA customer support agents.
]]>Things are evidently not going well over at Battlefield 2042 developer DICE. According to new information from one insider, EA, the game's publisher, is seemingly interested in exploring the path of free-to-play.
]]>We're only a couple of weeks into the new year, and Battlefield 2042 developers have already found themselves in some hot water.
]]>Battlefield 2042 players looking for some hard news about DICE's plans for the future of the game or any hints about upcoming content, will be disappointed to learn that we might not be getting any of that for a while.
]]>Battlefield 2042 developer DICE finally broke its silence, even if what it did say wasn't to everyone's liking. The developer released a small patch today, and introduced a new XP cap system to Battlefield Portal as a compromise that'll hopefully please players.
]]>DICE is back from the holidays, and one of the first items on the agenda is adressing the XP earn problem in Battlefield 2042's Portal mode.
]]>After what felt like months of radio silence, Battlefield 2042 developer DICE has officially returned to share some of its immediate plans for the game with its player base.
]]>Though Battlefield 2042 is unquestionably in a better technical state now than it was at launch in November last year, the sentiment around the game and developer DICE are at an all-time low. The studio's perceived slow pace to respond to community feedback, or outline future plans have pushed many to desperation.
]]>If you are an Xbox Live Gold member or have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, you can play three games this weekend for nada.
]]>It's been a rough couple of months for Battlefield 2042 and its community. Following the game's disappointing launch, the series' most disgruntled fans torn it to shreds.
]]>If you've been playing Battlefield 2042 since its release in November last year, you'll no doubt be keenly aware that one of the game's problems has been inconsistent weapon attachment behaviour, which was a major factor in how poorly received its gunplay was.
]]>Battlefield 2042 developer DICE has kicked off the new year with an unusual Twitter post. Following a disappointing launch, 2021 ended on a hopeful note for the troubled game, after the studio rapidly deployed four patches to address several major issues.
]]>It's been an unusually busy post-launch for Battlefield 2042. The game released in a very rough state, even by series standards. Technical problems, connection issues, performance woes, confusing design decisions, questionable balance, and a giant list of missing features have all soured many players’ first impressions.
]]>Members of Prime Gaming - one of the benefits that come with an Amazon Prime subscription - should already be familiar with the free monthly releases featuring cosmetic items in a wide range of games. Well, Battlefield 2042 has joined in on the fun in what looks like it's going to be an exhaustive stream of content.
]]>Ahead of the holidays - and as promised - DICE rolled out a new playlist update for Battlefield 2042 players on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. Available for a limited time, this new experience makes the 64-player versions of the game's Conquest, and Breakthrough maps playable on the new machines.
]]>The NPD group recently released sales figures for game and hardware sales made in November, and unsurprisingly, Call of Duty dominated, with its latest entry, Vanguard, seizing the top spot of the charts and immediately taking the second slot in the year-to-date chart behind its older sibling, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Notable is the fact that this is the 14th consecutive year a Call of Duty game has taken the top slot.
]]>DICE elected not to bring back a number of classic features when developing Battlefield 2042. One of those is the standard scoreboard, which typically shows your place amongst your team, as well as enemy players.
]]>The proximity sensor in Battlefield 2042 has been the source of much easy XP farming, and the bane of stealthy players' existence in equal measure. But now that DICE has nerfed it in today's patch, players have been exploring more... creative uses.
]]>Battlefield players are no strangers to sticking remote explosives to things and creating a makeshift, explosive battering ram of sorts. The circumstances, specifics, and objects may change - but someone will always find a way to deliver explosives in a fast and efficient manner.
]]>As promised, DICE has released one final Battlefield 2042 update before the year is out. Today's patch is small, but full of welcome balance changes and further fixes to hopefully get the game into a better shape ahead of the holidays.
]]>One of the many inexplicable shortcomings of Battlefield 2042 has to do with the game's UI and HUD. Though DICE has brought back some missing features in recent patches, many of those elements are objectively worse in the new game compared to past titles.
]]>Battlefield 2042 has been having a rough go of it. Between DICE's suspicious unwillingness to share enough gameplay ahead of launch, the game's delay, and its very short beta - it was clear this won't be a typical Battlefield.
]]>As a live service game, Battlefield 2042 will follow the standard model of regular content updates as part of seasons that last a few weeks each. We still don't have many details about the game's particular brand of seasonal content, but DICE is ready to share a few hints.
]]>Battlefield 2024 developer DICE has said the Father Winter skin for Specialist Boris will not be coming to the game.
]]>Changes are afoot at EA as the company is shaking up the Battlefield franchise.
]]>Battlefield 2042 has kicked off its live service. Well, technically that doesn't officially begin until the launch of season one early next year. But as all service games, Battlefield, too, must acknowledge winter celebrations.
]]>Battlefield 2042 has more than its fair share of annoying, frustrating and downright embarrassing bugs. But sometimes, you come across a bug that you can't help but laugh at.
]]>DICE has rolled out a new update for Battlefield 2042 on all platforms, one week after a smaller patch went out to address weapon bloom and Hovercraft balance. Unlike that one, however, today's patch is significantly bigger.
]]>Battlefield 2042's Portal experience looks to be what's going to keep the core players engaged well after the main game loses its lustre. But the game doesn't do the best job of curating and surfacing community-made mods.
]]>Seemingly as a result of Battlefield 2042's countless launch woes, it looks like players are leaving the game in droves.
]]>We've seen a fair share of Battlefield 2042 glitches and technical problems, some that even lead to awkward bugs. But this is just, well, dumb.
]]>The arrival of cross-play gave rise to another great, often neglected feature of new consoles: their ability to support mouse and keyboard. Battlefield 2042 supports cross-play between PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S - but only PC players get the choice of input device.
]]>Battlefield 2042's launch has been off to a rough start in a lot of ways, and it looks like all the game's woes have been reflected in its critical score, setting a new record low for the series.
]]>Perhaps you've heard some of the complaints about Battlefield 2042: the game's excessive bullet spread/bloom, myriad hit detection woes, XP farming spots, and missing features.
]]>I play a lot of shooters; many of them aren’t good. I am always open to being intrigued, whether through gameplay mechanics, narrative devices, engaging systems or even a stylish look and feel.
]]>Battlefield 2042's combat doesn't feel right. Anyone who played the game for any length of time could easily see that, but it's not always clear why that's the case.
]]>One of the great new features in Battlefield 2042 is that it allows you to play All-Out Warfare modes entirely solo, or with some friends, against the AI. All of the game's maps are available, and you can even pick from three AI difficulties.
]]>As promised, the second post-launch patch for Battlefield 2042 has arrived. This update is a little on the smaller side, but it does bring several welcome fixes and directly addresses a couple of the larger points of criticism with the game.
]]>Battlefield 2042 developer DICE is clearly interested in winning back some of the goodwill it lost with the game's messy launch. The developer has already communicated what players can expect to see in the game from now until the holidays.
]]>DICE has offered a detailed look at Battlefield 2042's third post-launch update, set to go live in early December. This is going to be the game's biggest patch by far, and it's one that includes a tonne of fixes and the return of many missing features.
]]>For the first time since Battlefield 2042's shaky launch, DICE has put together a letter to players to recap what's been done in those early days, and offer more concrete plans about what we can expect in terms of fixes and returning features over the next several weeks.
]]>Fall 2021 is officially FPS season, as we’ve had major entries from the big three industry shooters all drop in the same short span of time. Call of Duty: Vanguard dropped first, followed by the surprise launch of the Halo: Infinite multiplayer, and the release of Battlefield 2042. However, with all three series’ representing big at the tail-end of the year, we had to ask the decades old question…
]]>It only took a few days, but we already have one of the most interesting creations in Battlefield 2042's Portal mode, the area of the game where players get to design custom modes and play around with rulesets.
]]>Of the many, many bugs and technical problems players have been coming across in Battlefield 2042 since release, one in particular may be more funny than disturbing.
]]>Battlefield 2042, like every Battlefield before it, includes throwable sticky explosives. In this case, they're called the C5, no doubt a futuristic version of the popular C4. But unlike older games, DICE's latest looks to be treating them differently.
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