Tag Archives: Battlefield 2042

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 …

While Battlefield 2042 got off to a bad start, DICE managed to salvage things once again. After many updates and several post-launch seasons, fan sentiment around the game began to improve. However, it is now time to start looking towards the future, so Battlefield 2042 development will now begin winding …

Battlefield 2042 has had quite the comeback recently, with concurrent players surging passed the 100K mark on Steam in October. Now, DICE is looking to keep the momentum going with the launch of the Dark Protocol event. Battlefield 2042: Dark Protocol is a limited time event that will run for …

Battlefield 2042 seems to be having a resurgence at the moment. While the game initially launched to negative reviews and quickly dropped off, with the game attracting fewer players than older Battlefield titles, a recent free weekend has pushed the game back to the top.  Battlefield 2042 has a new …

It has been over a year since Battlefield 2042 has released. After many patches to improve the game, DICE is finally adding the most requested feature by the community since the game was released. That feature is bringing classes back to Battlefield, which is scheduled to happen with a patch …

Previously, EA announced that Battlefield 2042 would be available through EA Play once Season 3 drops. Now, we have a proper date, with subscribers getting access on the 22nd of November.  For those out of the loop, an EA Play subscription is also included as part of Xbox Game Pass …

Battlefield 2042 might not have had the perfect launch, but since Respawn has taken control of the game's post-launch development, you can see it is in much better shape than it was. Each season, the development team makes considerable improvements, and with Season 3 and the introduction of classes to …

Battlefield 2042's second season is starting next week, bringing new content alongside it. This season won't contain the big multiplayer class revision – that is being reserved for season 3. In the meantime, this season players can expect a new map, a new Specialist, and new unlockables to collect by …

Despite efforts to rework the game, Battlefield 2042 hasn't managed to win back its player base yet. Still, DICE is continuing to improve things. For Season 2, players will still have to use the game's specialists system, which has been a major point of contention amongst Battlefield fans. However, from …

This week, DICE and EA officially unveiled the first season of post-launch content for Battlefield 2042, ending a lengthy eight-month content drought. Unfortunately, the first season doesn't bring much, being limited to just one new map and a new specialist character. This sparked reports that DICE is slowly abandoning the …

A couple of weeks ago, EA and DICE announced that the first season of Battlefield 2042 is finally nearing release. The big update will be dropping soon, and we'll be getting the first gameplay footage later today.  Later today at 4PM BST, DICE will release the Battlefield 2042 Season One …

Recently, Battlefield 2042 dipped below 1,000 active players on Steam for the first time since launch. DICE has been quietly working on major game updates for months, pushing back all post-launch content in the meantime. Now, the 4.0 update is ready to go, bringing a huge round of changes and …

DICE initially had big plans for Battlefield 2042, but much of that had to be scrapped following the overwhelmingly negative reception from players. Now, as the next Battlefield enters pre-production, we are learning about the ideas DICE is throwing out, including a plan to transition Battlefield into a hero shooter.  …

DICE has been quiet recently under a barrage of complaints from Battlefield 2042 players. At the moment, the studio is working on major changes to the game and will then begin releasing new content over the Summer. The first of these major changes has now been revealed, with DICE outlining …

This week, sources from within EA speaking with the press claimed that the publisher recently blamed low Battlefield 2042 launch sales on the early release of Halo Infinite multiplayer. While we weren't expecting EA to respond at all, it seems the amount of coverage this story got ruffled some feathers, …

Battlefield 2042 has been on a downward spiral since the beta last October, with tens of thousands of players leaving the game behind due to gameplay and design decisions, as well as a lack of post-release content. In another PR loss for the game, recently an EA executive claimed that …

This week, DICE announced that the first season of post-launch content for Battlefield 2042 has been delayed by months, giving planned new content a Summer 2022 release window. This was followed by EA's quarterly earnings call, during which executives admitted the game did not meet expectations. Speaking on the call, …

Battlefield 2042 has had a rough time since launch and at this point, EA has admitted that the game fell below expectations and refused to share sales numbers. Now that it is clear that the game needed more time in the oven, EA and DICE have made the decision to …

Given the state of the beta, and eventually the launch-day version of Battlefield 2042, it seemed pretty clear that the game could have used some extra time in development. Adding some fuel to that theory is some new information on cut content, including a greatly expanded version of environmental hazards.  …

Battlefield 2042 has been out for just over a month now, but players could be waiting quite some time for the first post-launch content to drop. According to information obtained by dataminers, the game's ‘first season' of content is currently planned for March 2022.  Previously, EA and DICE had said …

It is no secret that Battlefield 2042 had a rough launch, but fortunately, DICE has been quick with patches. We've already had two patches since launch and this week, the game will get its biggest update yet, packing in over 300 fixes, in addition to balance and quality of life …

Fawzi Mesmar, head of design at DICE, is leaving the studio. Fawzi has been responsible for leading creatives on projects like Star Wars: Battlefront II, Battlefield V and Battlefield 2042 since 2019.  As reported by VGC, Fawzi has been planning to exit DICE for some time and a successor is …

Last Friday, Battlefield 2042 released worldwide, but the reception to the game at launch was not great, garnering a ‘mostly negative' response from buyers on Steam. DICE already announced plans for two updates in the 30 days following launch and now, some of the immediate improvements have been detailed, including …

After a week-long early access period, Battlefield 2042 officially launched worldwide last Friday. DICE is already aware of a number of issues within the game at launch, pre-empting the release with a blog post promising two patches this month, followed by more updates. As you might expect, this has not …

Battlefield 2042 has been available in early access for a little while now, but DICE will be pushing out a big patch today in time for the game's official launch. This patch will aim to address the “critical issues” that have lingered since the game's open beta.  Battlefield 2042 officially …

Battlefield 2042 is now available in early access, but players have been quick to notice that voice chat is missing from the game. As it turns out, the feature is planned, but it won't be available in-game at launch.  Most online games featuring teams have voice chat to allow players …

Battlefield 2042 is less than two weeks away, and now, DICE is beginning to detail post-launch content plans for the game. While the base game and its main modes will all be available at launch, seasonal content won't begin until early next year.  In an updated blog post, DICE has …

We're a month removed from the Battlefield 2042 beta and as it turns out, it was one of the biggest beta tests ever for the franchise. This time around with Battlefield 2042, three million players joined during the early access period, with that number more than doubling during the full …

Battlefield 2042 is technically not releasing until the 19th of November, however, we've known for some time now that Ultimate Edition buyers will get early access to the game, starting on the 12th of November. As it turns out, there is a cheaper way to get into the game early, …

For a while, it looked like Battlefield 2042 would be launching without any RTX features, but as it turns out, the game will indeed be featuring a suite of Nvidia technologies at release. Today, DICE and Nvidia announced that Battlefield 2042 will include ray-tracing, DLSS and Nvidia Reflex.  In a …