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EA say they are “all-in” on the shooter series
Beede also wrote that they are “all-in on Battlefield”, with DICE continuing to work on Battlefield multiplayer and a third studio, Ripple Effect, “creating an entirely new Battlefield experience.”
“As we approach our 20th anniversary, we’d like to share the future of the franchise and be clear with you on our vision: We are all-in on Battlefield,” says thepost on the EA site, which comes two days before the Battlefield series' 20th anniversary.
The announcement goes on to reveal the name of Lehto’s new studio, Ridgeline Games, and that they will be developing “a narrative campaign set in the Battlefield universe.”
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It wasannounced at the end of last yearthat Lehto’s new studio, then unnamed, was working on singleplayer Battlefield content, although it was said this story content would be included in “later seasons” of the ailingBattlefield 2042. That’s apparently no longer the case, as the Battlefield Twitter account clarified that, “The new narrative campaign experience @RidgelineGames is working on is not part of #Battlefield 2042. It will be set in the Battlefield universe.”
For clarification: The new narrative campaign experience@RidgelineGamesis working on is not part of#Battlefield2042. It will be set in the Battlefield universe.— Battlefield (@Battlefield)September 8, 2022
For clarification: The new narrative campaign experience@RidgelineGamesis working on is not part of#Battlefield2042. It will be set in the Battlefield universe.
Lehto is best known for being creative director at Bungie and is generally credited as a co-creator of the Halo universe. His most recent studio was V1 Interactive, which in 2020 releasedDisintegration, an FPS and RTS hybrid. Its multiplayer servers shut downjust five months after release, andV1 Interactive closed their doors four months later.
Battlefield has had a similarly rough recent history, with Battlefield 2042 launching minus core features and with plentiful bugs.Post-release updates have aimed to address both those problems, although they’ve alsoremoved some of the game’s unique features, too.
