Back in the day, EA would make a little extra money from Battlefield by offering Battlefield Premium, a membership that provided instant weapon unlocks, XP boosts and more. Now according to dataminers, this system will be making a return in the future. 

A few weeks ago, EA officially announced Battlefield Labs, a new testing program intended to show more transparency on plans for future Battlefield titles and allow developers to gather feedback much earlier in the development process. Thousands of fans have already signed up to participate and now, the first playtest is ready to begin. 

Following the disappointment of Battlefield 2042, EA and DICE seem to be going all-in for the series’ next entry, featuring more internal tests than ever before, and recently going live with its Battlefield Labs program. While details on the game overall continue to remain light, we do know that the upcoming title will launch before April 2026.

EA has launched a number of community playtest programs over the years, seeking feedback for projects still in development. Typically, we see these for smaller games, like Skate, while games like Battlefield are kept under wraps until the public beta tests that take place just weeks before release. This blew up in EA's face with Battlefield 2042, as the game launched with a huge number of bugs and issues. To avoid this next time around, DICE is launching Battlefield Labs. 

While Battlefield 2042 was hyped up prior to release, a series of launch-day issues hampered the game's long-term performance. As a result, EA has made some changes and is now preparing for the next Battlefield game. We'll get our first look at what's in the works later today with the reveal of the Community Test Program. 

With DICE recovering from the failure of Battlefield 2042, it seems the team are engaging in a ton more playtests for the upcoming sequel.

Despite moving away from Battlefield 2042 in order to work on its sequel, the 2021 title is getting a surprise time-limited Halloween update.

With Battlefield 2042 being sunset and the team at DICE fully moving onto their next project, the studio recently shared its first official details on the next Battlefield game; including its modern day setting. With talk of the game now out in the open, insiders have begun to share more …

EA has recently provided the first official concept art of the next Battlefield game, teasing a return to the modern-day setting and a departure from the divisive Specialists system in favour of traditional classes. According to Respawn CEO and Battlefield head Vince Zampella (via IGN), the upcoming title will take …

The Battlefield 2042 team has unveiled a new, one-of-a-kind surprise collaboration: a crossover with the iconic sci-fi horror game, Dead Space. As part of the crossover, there will be a new limited-time event for players to try out in Battlefield 2042. The new mode, titled ‘Outbreak', will have squads of …

The Battlefield series has fallen far from grace over the years, with the direct Call of Duty competitor struggling to maintain relevance in a post live-service world. Despite the series’ heyday being during the PS3 and Xbox 360 era, EA have now announced that a number of its most popular …

A few weeks ago, Halo co-creator, Marcus Lehto, announced plans to leave EA and his newly formed Battlefield studio, Ridgeline Games. Just a day later, EA confirmed it was shutting down the studio entirely and handing future single-player Battlefield development over to Critereon, alongside other studios. Now, it seems Lehto's …

Earlier this week, we learned that Halo co-creator, Marcus Lehto, was leaving EA and Ridgeline Games, just two years after setting the studio up to tackle a new single-player Battlefield game. Now, it seems that Lehto got out at the right time, as Ridgeline Games is being closed down.  While …

Yesterday we spoke on the shake ups happening over at EA, with the Battlefield franchise trying to recover after the relative failure of 2021’s Battlefield 2042. According to a new report, the series looks set to be going back to its roots somewhat with its next title – though will …

Back in October 2021, following the shuttering of his own independent studio, Halo co-creator, Marcus Lehto, joined EA to form a brand new studio. The studio known as Ridgeline Games was tasked with working on future single-player Battlefield campaigns, but we are already seeing some shake-ups, with Lehto leaving the …

For many years, EA’s Battlefield franchise managed to set itself apart from Actvision’s Call of Duty through a number of ways including their focus on high-quality destructibility. Over the past many entries we have seen this unique-selling-point fall to the wayside. Fortunately, it seems as though DICE and EA are …

Last night during the Xbox Partner Preview stream, we got a new trailer for The Finals, a new multiplayer game developed by Embark Studios, which was founded by former Battlefield developers. Now, you can dive into the game and try it for yourself thanks to the open beta.  The Finals' …

As a studio, Criterion has been moved back and forth over the years in order to assist with the development of EA’s other franchises – especially Battlefield. Despite the fact that they are said to be currently working on the next Need for Speed title, Criterion has once again been …

In the run-up to Battlefield 2042, EA and DICE both talked a big game. At one point, development was going ‘extremely well' and the game was set to usher in a new age of Battlefield. The game ended up releasing in a buggy state and failing to really live up …

We have increasingly seen video game developers moving away from major publishers in order to go independent and create their own studios. Such is the case with Moon Rover Games – a brand new indie studio formed by a number of ex-Far Cry and Battlefield developers. As reported by Gamesindustry.biz, …

This week, EA announced plans to delist a few games. While plans to delist Mirror's Edge have seemingly been reversed, three Battlefield titles will still be removed from sale later this year, including the much-loved Bad Company titles.  Battlefield Bad Company 1 & 2 are best known for their stellar …

In recent years we have seen a great deal of industry veterans leave their positions at AAA studios in order to open their own companies. One such veteran is Lars Gustavsson. Colloquially known as Mr. Battlefield (with his credits stretching as far back as the very first game in the …

Sony seems to have stepped it up quite a bit when it comes to the quality of games being added to PlayStation Plus, with 2023’s titles so far being rather impressive. As part of the console manufacturer’s recent State of Play, just some of the games set to join PlayStation Plus in March have now been revealed.

In a surprise announcement this week, EA revealed that it is shifting strategy and scrapping two of its biggest mobile titles – Battlefield Mobile and Apex Legends Mobile. As far as Battlefield goes, EA's announcement also included an interesting statement, confirming that future Battlefield games are in pre-production.  Battlefield Mobile …

Apex Legends Mobile has only been around for a short while and Battlefield Mobile only just recently began public testing. In a surprise move, it looks like EA has pulled the plug on both projects and it also appears to be shutting down one of its mobile development studios.  Last …

Last year ahead of the launch of Battlefield 2042, EA announced plans to develop a new Battlefield mobile game to take on the likes of Call of Duty: Mobile, PUBG, Fortnite and other well-known shooters. Unfortunately, Battlefield 2042 ended up launching in rough shape, so we haven't heard anything about …

Back in October 2021, following the shuttering of his own independent studio, Halo co-creator, Marcus Lehto, joined EA to form a brand new studio. Now, under Lehto's leadership, Ridgeline Games (formerly EA Seattle) will now be tasked with developing future single-player Battlefield titles.  Battlefield used to be well known for …

This week, EA held its quarterly earnings call, revealing that a whopping 70% of the company's revenue came from live service games in recent months. While that might be where the money is right now, EA says that single-player games will continue to be “really, really important”. In the past, …

Back in October 2021, following the shuttering of his own independent studio, Halo co-creator, Marcus Lehto, joined EA to form a brand new studio. As it turns out, the newly created EA Seattle studio will primarily be focusing on Battlefield, looking to provide new single-player, or potentially co-op enabled campaigns. …

In recent years, the team at DICE has suffered an unfortunate fall from grace. Despite its selling point as a ‘next-gen Battlefield experience,’ Battlefield 2042 failed to capture the hearts and minds of fans, due in part to a lack of content as well as a litany of bugs and …