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Battlefield 2042 Motive new game: a soldier in red glasses with long hair, holding some sort of rocket launcher

Dead Space Remake dev now working on Battlefield as 2042 ends seasons

Apr 9, 2024

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Battlefield 2042 is free to play and cheap to buy this weekend

Mar 22, 2024

Ex Battlefield director doesn’t have “anything positive” to say for EA

Battlefield Marcus Lehto: a soldier from Battlefield 2042

Mar 16, 2024

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The Battlefield devs’ favorite feature is back after 2042 misstep

Battlefield 2042 next game: a man running to the right in full military gear, screaming

Jan 13, 2024

Battlefield 2042 has Cyberpunk 2077 moment, keeping 100,000 players

Battlefield 2042 steam success: a soldier in full gard screaming while looking to the right

Oct 21, 2023

Battlefield 2042 fights the MW3 beta with most players since launch

Battlefield 2042 Steam players: a soldier readying a gun, shouting, with a headset on

Oct 15, 2023

Battlefield 2042 update finally rolls out full squad orders

Battlefield 2042 update 5.2.0 - a soldier wearing orange shades and a helmet.

Jul 28, 2023

Steam’s top modern FPS games are up to 90% off, but not for long

Steam Sale on modern FPS games - the Doomslayer from Doom Eternal, a marine in a green-tinted space suit.

May 28, 2023

EA says even more FPS studios are facing “increased harassment”

EA says even more FPS studios are facing “increased harassment”

May 13, 2023

Battlefield 2042 season 4 release date trailer is close-quarters chaos

Battlefield 2042 season 4 release date gameplay trailer - new recon specialist Camila Blasco in full combat gear

Feb 18, 2023

Battlefield 2042 update 3.2.1 patch notes nerf dart guns hard

Battlefield update 3.2.1 patch notes tracer dart gun nerf: Zain wears a military helmet with an optic attachment mount while hefting an assault rifle

Feb 10, 2023

Battlefield 2042 squad management is in development

Battlefield 2042 roadmap update: Battlefield 2042's four recon specialists pose against a black and glowing cyan in a piece of key art

Feb 6, 2023

“Stealth” changes to Battlefield 2042 drum mags will be reverted

Sundance holding onto the M5A3 assault rifle in Battlefield 2042.

Feb 3, 2023

Battlefield 2042 update 3.2 arrives January 31 with the class system

Battlefield 2042 update 3.2 release time patch notes: Masked soldiers in blue camo uniforms and web gear walk in front of a futuristic battle tank, one holds a gas grenade in her right hand as she steadies her slung rifle in the other

Jan 30, 2023

Battlefield 2042 class system update will limit gadgets by class

Battlefield 2042 class system update: Specialist 'Irish' stands ready in camouflage and body armour, an assault rifle (also covered in a camo pattern) held at the ready

Jan 19, 2023

Battlefield 2042 event Battle of Nordvik kicks off December 20

Battlefield 2042 event: Soldiers in near-future gear clamber out of a crater as a helicopter fires a missile in the background and an explosion lights up the overcast sky

Dec 15, 2022

Battlefield 2042 update will make big changes to vehicles

Battlefield 2042 update: An M1A5 main battle tank painted olive green sits near a large fuel storage reservoir on a bright sunny day, its gun tube angled up and slightly to the right

Dec 7, 2022

Battlefield 2042 roadmap for 2023 hints at what’s coming in Season 4

Battlefield 2042 roadmap update: Battlefield 2042's four recon specialists pose against a black and glowing cyan in a piece of key art

Dec 1, 2022

Battlefield 2042 Season 3 new map Spearhead is tight but desolate

Battlefield 2042 season 3 new map: Specialists Zain and Falck advance through a brightly lit weapons manufacturing facility as sparks shower from enemy gunfire overhead

Nov 18, 2022

Battlefield 2042 Season 3 kicks off with a new Swedish map

Battlefield 2042 Season 3 release date: Armoured soldiers holding high-tech weapons advance down a hallway under enemy fire as an explosion erupts on the right

Nov 17, 2022

Battlefield 2042 will go free to play for a week to start Season 3

Battlefield 2042 free to play dates: Soldiers scatter in a desert scene as a military helicopter crashes in a fiery airborne explosion

Nov 10, 2022

Battlefield 2042 player count destroyed by 50k Battlefield 1 players

Battlefield 2042 player count destroyed by 50k Battlefield 1 players

Nov 6, 2022

Battlefield 2042 specialists will continue shifting toward classes

Battlefield 2042 specialists system rework: Irish holds a gold data drive, standing ahead of two other Battlefield specialists in a piece of Battlefield 2042 promotional key art

Oct 20, 2022

Battlefield Portal persistent servers are coming in update 2.2

Battlefield Portal persistent servers: A soldier in desert camo aims an absurdly long pistol into the air

Oct 18, 2022

Battlefield 2042 Liquidators limited time event dates revealed

Battlefield 2042 Liquidators event: A figure in a white hazmat suit and a red protective mask stands over a dying soldier

Oct 6, 2022

Battlefield 2042 update 2.1 includes Renewal map rework

Battlefield 2042 Update 2.1 Renewal map rework: A figure in a red mask and dark hazmat gear in front of an abstract background featuring a splash of liquid

Sep 26, 2022

Battlefield 2042 update 2.0.1 will tweak Paik’s scanner

Battlefield 2042 update 2.0.1 - Ji-Soo Paik stands with body armour and a rifle held at the ready, her visor-style scanner flipped up over her head

Sep 12, 2022

Battlefield campaign coming from a brand new EA studio

Sep 9, 2022

Battlefield 2042 Season 2 patch notes include a SMG nerf

Battlefield 2042 Season 2 update patch notes: Specialist Charlie Crawford, wearing dark aviator sunglasses, fires a mounted Vulcan minigun.

Aug 30, 2022

Battlefield 2042 Season 2 starts next week, here’s what’s in store

Battlefield 2042 Season 2 start date: Soldiers take up positions alongside armoured vehicles as an attack helicopter flies overhead, its guns blazing, and an explosion erupts on the left side of the frame

Aug 25, 2022

Battlefield 2042 Specialists will shift to classic Battlefield classes

Battlefield 2042 specialists: Five soldiers, each with unique equipment, standing in a hangar bay lit with cyan light

Aug 22, 2022

Battlefield 2042’s next map is coming with Season 2 in September

Battlefield 2042: A wingsuited soldier hurtles toward the ground, which is divided sharply between lush green pastures and dry desert.

Aug 2, 2022

Battlefield 2042 update 1.2 hits this week with Kaleidoscope rework

Battlefield 2042 update 1.2 release date: The bearded Pyotr Guskovsky, a Battlefield 2042 specialist, aims his assault rifle as he shouts a command

Aug 1, 2022