Tag: Battlefield
News Battlefield 2042's Portal Mode Is FPS Genre's Take on Dreams
Remix classic maps to your liking
The mysterious third game mode that makes up Battlefield 2042 has been confirmed as an experience that allows you to take classic maps, weapons, and vehicles from past entries in the franchise and put your own spin on things, and then spit that back out for the community to play. With the title of Battlefield...
News Battlefield 2042 'Looking to Achieve' Crossplay
Cross-progression and cross-commerce also planned
Battlefield 2042 will host 128 players on next-gen consoles, and while we’re confident it’ll be popular enough to populate all matches, that’s still a lot of soldiers to find. We already know that bots will be used to temporarily plug any holes, but now EA has revealed that it’s “looking to...
News Battlefield 2042 Brings Back Classic Maps for Special Mode
"Love letter to core fans"
It's been officially confirmed that the new Battlefield 2042 mode pitched as a "love letter to core fans" will be bringing back classic maps from previous entries in the FPS franchise. We'll learn more during the digital EA Play showcase later this month, with a full unveiling planned for the show ahead of the game's...
News Bots Will Pad Out Battlefield 2042's 128 Player PS5 Servers
Bot-ched
In the PlayStation 5 version at least, Battlefield 2042 will host up to 128 players simultaneously, but in order to keep servers full it will be populating any empty slots with bots. According to developer DICE – as per a report by The Verge – the title will prioritise humans, so it’s possible that during peak play hours you may never...
News Battlefield 2042 Online Gameplay Blows Our Minds
Near future warfare
What do we need to do to get on EA's list as a Battlefield 2042 game tester? Seriously, we've got holiday time to take and the latest multiplayer shooter from DICE could fill it nicely. The FPS debuted some online action during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, sharing what the game will look like once you team up with...
News Battlefield 2042's First Year Will Be Marked by Four Battle Passes
Battle it out
Say what you will about developer DICE, but its post-release support is usually strong. Star Wars Battlefront 2 – a title rightly ridiculed at launch – blossomed into something spectacular once the Swedish studio was done with it, and Battlefield V also received some pretty impressive post-release additions as well. Battlefield...
News Battlefield 2042 Doesn't Have a Single Player Campaign on PS5, PS4
Last-gen version has half the players
If you were holding out hope for a single player campaign in Battlefield 2042, then don’t. EA has announced – alongside the reveal of the online shooter earlier today – that this release is all about its multiplayer. Justifying the decision in an interview with Eurogamer.net, design director Daniel Berlin...
News EA Play Members on PS5, PS4 Get Early Battlefield 2042 Beta Access, 10 Hour Free Trial
Perks
If you subscribe to EA Play on either PlayStation 5 or PS4, you’ll be able to try out Battlefield 2042 with “early access” to the game’s open beta. You’ll also be able to put the first-person shooter through its paces with a 10-hour trial, scheduled to start on 15th October. Beyond that, you can expect monthly rewards and 10 per cent...
News Battlefield 2042 Goes Near Future on PS5 and PS4, Out in October
Check out the reveal trailer
Update: Following the leak earlier today, DICE has officially unveiled Battlefield 2042 with an announcement trailer. The gameplay reveal will take place on 13th June 2021. Check it out above, with extra information and screenshots available below. The game will not have a singleplayer campaign, and neither will there...
News New Battlefield Game Teases Flood Social Media
System rebooting
It's the video game industry, so of course you've got to tease your impending announcement as much as possible in the days leading up to it. The next Battlefield game, which is being referred to as Battlefield 2042 if recent claims are to be believed, is being teased across social media sites with short clips that do not really...
News Battlefield 6 Reveal Confirmed for 9th June
Just before E3 season
EA has confirmed it will finally lift the lid on Battlefield 6 on 9th June 2021. We don't know whether this reveal will take the form of a livestream or simple YouTube video, but it'll take place at 3pm BST / 4pm CEST / 7am PDT / 10am EDT on the aforementioned date. That's before any E3 or Summer Game Fest conferences take...
News Maybe Don't Expect a Battlefield 6 Reveal This Week
EA tweets out teaser
Update: EA DICE is here to throw a spanner in the works. The upcoming reveal of Battlefield 6 may not actually take place this week, since the developer has tweeted out that the announcement is essentially taking place in June. The publisher's EA Play digital showcase will likely host the reveal then. Original story: This...
News Next Battlefield Game Designed for PS5, Full Reveal Coming Soon
Releasing this year
The next entry in the Battlefield series will be launching this year, EA has confirmed, and it sounds like it'll be designed to take full advantage of the PlayStation 5. While developer DICE doesn't go so far as completely rule out a PS4 version, it states in a blog post: "Epic scale. All-out military warfare. Crazy, unexpected...
News EA Reiterates New Battlefield Game for 2021, Reveal in Spring
Will take "full advantage" of PS5
As part of EA's latest conference call, the publisher reiterated its plans to put out a new entry in the Battlefield franchise towards the end of this year. We've known for some time that the next instalment is in the works for a 2021 launch, but this reminder will be welcome news for fans who may have been worried...
News New Battlefield Game Confirmed for PS5, Coming 2021
May not be cross-gen
It hardly needs saying, but EA has now confirmed that its DICE studio is working on the next instalment in the Battlefield franchise. The game will release on PlayStation 5 and aims to deploy at some point in 2021, missing the Holiday 2020 launch of the next-gen console. Does this mean that the publisher won't have anything...
News Battlefield V Wraps Up Post-Launch Support This Summer
Saying goodbye
Battlefield V has walked a rather rocky road when it comes to post-launch support, with complete chapters of content that haven't always been well received and a Battle Royale mode that was too little too late. As such, EA has announced that the World War 2 shooter will no longer be supported in a major way past one final content...
News You Can Play Battlefield V on PS4 for Free This Weekend
War Stories and multiplayer included in free trial
Battlefield V has been updated today with Chapter 5, introducing the Pacific theatre to the ongoing WW2 shooter. New factions, vehicles, maps, and more have been added with this update, breathing new life into the game. To celebrate, EA is letting everyone jump into the title for free this weekend...
News Battlefield V Storms the Pacific with Two New Maps This Halloween
Wake Island in December
After a quick teaser trailer yesterday confirmed that Battlefield V's next chapter of content was on its way, developer DICE has now lifted the lid on the game's trip to the Pacific. Chapter 5 bri
News Battlefield V Takes the War to the Pacific in New Teaser
Full reveal tomorrow
We hardly ever hear about Battlefield V anymore, but developer DICE has been keeping it ticking along in the background. The fifth chapter of new content coming to EA's World War 2 shooter is set to take place in the Pacific, adding three new maps, new weapons, and more. A brief teaser has been released, which you can see below:...
E3 2019 Battlefield V Enters the Pacific Theatre of War with Chapter 5, Coming This Fall
Intimate infantry
After shining the spotlight on its fourth season of content, Battlefield V turned to the future as part of its section at EA Play 2019 in order to unveil a new theatre of war. The world war 2 shooter is heading to the Pacific with chapter 5 at the end of this year. The new season of content will kick proceedings off with three new...
News Battlefield V Reveals a Summer's Worth of Content with Chapter 4: Defying the Odds
Four new maps, and Operation Metro
Battlefield V is a video game that continues to exist, but to be fair to the World War 2 shooter, its latest chapter of content is looking rather impressive. Titled Chapter 4: Defying the Odds, it's bringing a whole bunch of new content to the title across the summer months. Starting on 27th June, a new map will...
Hands On Battlefield V's Battle Royale Mode Is Too Little Too Late
Putting the flame out
Battlefield V's Battle Royale mode, Firestorm, feels like the game's last chance to capture any sort of significant player base. After a rocky launch in November 2018 that failed to light the world on fire, the promise was made that a significant amount of content would be added to the experience by way of a long, long roadmap...
News Battlefield V Extends Its Content Roadmap to the End of 2019
Two more chapters detailed
Battlefield V's battle royale mode, Firestorm, is only a couple of days away from launching, but that hasn't stopped DICE from detailing what to expect from the World War 2 shooter for the rest of 2019. Two more chapters are planned for the rest of the year, bringing with them new maps and modes. Starting in June, Chapter...
News Get a Taste of Battle Royale in Battlefield V with Firestorm Gameplay Video
And it burns, burns, burns
Firestorm, the new battle royale mode coming to Battlefield V, has already been shown off with a trailer, and it's looking pretty good. The mode is due in just a few days on 25th March, and EA has just released a new video that goes into a bit more depth. The huge map contains various weapons of differing rarity, as well...
News Battlefield V's Battle Royale Mode Launches 25th March as a Free Update
Vehicles, fire, and Battlefield
Battlefield V's battle royale mode, titled Firestorm, is finally making its way to the World War 2 shooter as part of a free update on 25th March. Take a look at what you can expect in the hectic 1 v 64 mode in the trailer above. As detailed in the leaked tutorial video, Firestorm supports solo, duos, and squad modes...
News Leaked Video Details Battlefield V's Battle Royale Mode, Firestorm
Release imminent?
Battlefield V's release feels like a lifetime ago, doesn't it? We're sure the FPS is popular, having sold upwards of 7 million copies, but you just don't really hear about it anymore. One aspect that many fans will be looking forward to, though, is the release of Firestorm, the game's Battle Royale mode. Scheduled for release this...
News EA Blames Subpar Battlefield V Sales on Single Player
Publisher laments not launching with Battle Royale
Battlefield V’s ginormous sales will have most publishers green with envy, but EA is disappointed with the performance of the title. And speaking to investors overnight, overlord Andrew Wilson explained that DICE’s decision to prioritise single player over the sequel’s unreleased Battle Royale...
News EA Says Battlefield V Didn't Meet Sales Expectations, Despite Topping 7 Million Copies
Shot down
Battlefield V has failed to meet EA's expectations, the company revealed at its latest earnings call. The shooter, which launched just over two months ago in November 2018, has sold 7.3 million copies worldwide across all platforms, but the publisher was expecting at least 1 million more. EA CEO Andrew Wilson put the game's performance...
News Battlefield V's Second Multiplayer Chapter Kicks Off Later This Week
Co-op, gear, and Rush mode
Oh yeah, Battlefield V is still a thing. DICE's latest World War 2 shooter has been subject to multiple price cuts over the Christmas period, but that hasn't stopped the roll-out of the title's post-launch content in its tracks. Titled Lightning Strikes, the next free update brings with it a whole host of new modes spread...
News The First Major Update for Battlefield V Has Been Delayed
Overture arriving a little later
Battlefield V seems to have been facing an uphill battle since it arrived at the end of November. Its sales are low for the series, and it's faced criticism regarding its lacking gameplay options on release. Of course, there's plenty of new content on the way for the WW2 shooter, and the first, Overture, was...
News Battlefield V Half-Price Less Than a Week After Launch
BF BS
Battlefield V officially launched last week – well, for non-subscribing peasants anyway. Word is that the first-person shooter hasn’t exactly been setting the sales charts alight, and that’s perhaps evidenced by this Target offer, which has seen the title’s MSRP temporarily cut in half, down as low as $29.99 until Thursday...
News Battlefield V Receives Bombastic Launch Trailer Ahead of PS4 Release Next Week
Boom town
Another of 2018's big titles is just over a week away, and it looks to be bringing the big guns. Battlefield V might not be generating as much conversation as its rival shooters, but this impressive launch trailer presents another action-packed FPS from multiplayer aficionados, DICE. With a convoluted release schedule that sees various...
Round Up Battlefield V PS4 Reviews Begin to Breach Enemy Lines
War never changes
Battlefield V has the most convoluted, complicated release schedule of any game ever, which means that for some people on some platforms the first-person shooter is out now; for others you may be waiting as late as 20th November to get your hands on the DICE developed sequel. Yeah, it’s bizarre. It means that some reviews are...
News Battlefield V's Battle Royale Mode Firestorm Targeting 64 Players for Launch
"It needs to feel like it's Battlefield"
Battlefield V is on the brink of its official release on 20th November, but one aspect of the shooter that'll be absent at launch is its battle royale offering, Firestorm. This mode, developed by Criterion, will be coming to the game next year in March. It's an interesting decision, because with so many...
News Battlefield V Trailer Showcases All Multiplayer Maps Available at Launch
Ready the troops
We're steadily marching towards the release of Battlefield V on 20th November, and even though its post launch schedule is far more convoluted than it should be, it's looking like another strong multiplayer-centric shooter from DICE. A new trailer has been published today, talking through all of the multiplayer maps that will be...
News Battlefield V's Microtransactions Are for Cosmetics Only, DICE Promises
Developer outlines in-game purchases
Battlefield V is, frankly, looking a bit messy heading into launch. Recently, DICE even produced a quick guide to explain how its new WW2 shooter all stacks up, such is the fragmented nature of its release. In case you thought it couldn't get much more complicated, the developer is back to talk about currencies,...
News Battlefield V's Release Schedule Is So Ridiculous There's Now a Guide
You can play up to 11 days early
We recently ran a Soapbox about how bigger games now have two release dates, but Battlefield V has four or more. The official release date is 20th November, but if you order the Deluxe Edition you can play from 15th November. That’s not massively different to Assassin’s Creed Odyssey or Shadow of the Tomb Raider...
News Battlefield V's Battle Royale Mode Firestorm Coming March 2019
Won't be there for launch
Battlefield V is set to arrive in just under a month's time on 20th November, and EA has mapped out some of the updates coming to the game post launch. Interestingly, this includes Firestorm, the WW2 shooter's equivalent of the wildly popular Battle Royale. The mode, which is largely being developed by Criterion, won't be...
News Catch a Glimpse of New War Stories in Battlefield V Single Player Trailer
Lone soldier
If you're unhappy with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's lack of single player campaign, Battlefield V has just flaunted its solo offering. War Stories makes a return from Battlefield 1, this time highlighting several untold tales from World War 2. Check out the new trailer above. Here's the official blurb from EA: "In Nordlys, resist German...
News Battlefield V Single Player to Be Unveiled Tomorrow
Play the objective
The new Call of Duty has arrived, which can only mean the new Battlefield isn't far behind. As Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 launches with great success, things are hotting up for Battlefield V as EA prepares its World War 2 shooter for release next month. The publisher's next move is a reveal of the game's single player mode, and...
News Battlefield V Open Beta Test Is Now Live on PS4
The call of duty
Attention, soldiers! EA has just announced that its open beta test for Battlefield V is now live in all regions. You'll be able to play from today, tackling the new Rotterdam map in Conquest mode, and Arctic Fjord on both Conquest and Grand Operations. No clear ending time or date has been provided, but we're sure it'll continue...
News New Battlefield V Trailer Gives Us the Lowdown on Single Player, Multiplayer Modes
Details battle royale mode
There doesn't seem to be a huge amount of excitement surrounding Battlefield V, but it's looking pretty strong in this new video. Titled 'This is Battlefield V', the trailer talks us through all the game's various modes, and it looks impressive. We even learn how the game's battle royale mode, named Firestorm, will work...
News Battlefield V Open Beta Available to Download Now on PS4
Rally the troops
The open beta test for Battlefield V might not be starting for a few days (or tomorrow if you've pre-ordered), but it's available to download and install on your PlayStation 4 right now. EA has given everyone a chance to get the beta ready ahead of its launch, so if you're planning on getting involved, you should set it downloading...
News Battlefield V Delayed to November for Gameplay 'Adjustments'
Fall back
EA and DICE have just confirmed that Battlefield V will no longer be launching on the 19th October. The World War II shooter will now deploy on the 20th November, a month later than originally planned. According to a statement on the title's official website, the delay is a result of the developer wanting to make "meaningful...
Gamescom 2018 Battlefield V Introduces the Company
Action men and women
EA’s making a meal out of Battlefield V’s new Company feature, but what it boils down to is customisation. Across the first-person shooter's two factions – Britain and Germany – you’ll be able to completely personalise the title’s four main classes. This expands to both cosmetic changes and ability upgrades, allowing...
Gamescom 2018 Battlefield V Open Beta Rolls onto PS4 in Early September
Pre-orders get it earlier
EA and DICE have announced that the Battlefield V open beta will blast onto the scene in the near future. "The Open Beta will showcase the soon-to-be-iconic Rotterdam map on Conquest mode as well as the Arctic Fjord map on both Conquest and Grand Operations," the press release reads. "Soon-to-be-iconic"? Bloody hell. It'll...
News Battlefield V's Explosive New Trailer Teases Battle Royale Mode
Ring of fire
We said yesterday that Battlefield V's Gamescom trailer would be bombastic, and here it is, featuring all the explosions you could possibly squeeze into two minutes. It looks visually stunning and chaotic on a grand scale -- something of a series trademark. Perhaps the most notable thing about this trailer, however, is the last 20...
News Battlefield V Gamescom Trailer Explodes onto the Scene Tomorrow
"Devastation is coming"
Oh yeah, Battlefield V is on the way this October. It's difficult to keep track of all these big, end-of-year releases, as 2018's last few months are absolutely stacked. Anyway, DICE's World War 2 shooter looks set to appear at Gamescom 2018, as its trailer is being teased ahead of time. That's right, a brand new trailer...
Guide Battlefield V - Everything We Know So Far
Battlefield Royale
EA finally revealed Battlefield V at its press conference during E3 2018, and it's pretty much as you expected it. It takes place during World War 2, features one of those crazy popular Battle Royale modes, and a bunch of systems have been tweaked to emphasise team play. In this guide we'll run you through everything we know...
News EA Gives the Middle Finger to Those Against Women in Battlefield V
"Accept it or don't buy the game"
You may have noticed the backlash to Battlefield V regarding the game's inclusion of women. Using the hashtag #NotMyBattlefield, passionate fans have been making their distaste for this abundantly clear, calling it "historically inaccurate". EA has now made its stance on the matter in an interview with Gamasutra at...
