DICE News Articles
Wednesday30th Jul 2025
News EA Insists No Price Increases Are Planned As Battlefield 6 Nears Xbox Launch
BF6 Should remain a $70 game
In a new EA earnings call covering Q1 of the current fiscal year (via VGC), CEO Andrew Wilson has addressed questions about game pricing, and whether the company plans to bump up prices anytime soon. Thankfully, Wilson says there are no such plans "at this stage", as it prepares to launch Battlefield 6 on Xbox pla
Thursday24th Jul 2025
News Battlefield 6 Looks Very 'Modern Warfare', Multiplayer Reveal Coming This Month
Battlefield is back
Well, there we have it. EA has finally showcased some Battlefield 6 goodness after months of teasing and internal testing - and as you'd probably expect, it has a very 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare' look to it at this early stage. We must add that the team's debut trailer does say that this is "game engine footage" and "not...
Wednesday23rd Jul 2025
News Battlefield 6 Price & Release Date Leak Ahead Of 2025 Xbox Launch
It could be coming sooner than you think!
Yesterday, EA revealed Battlefield 6 as it begins the hype cycle for its next big online FPS, and now the reliable folks over at Dealabs
Monday10th Mar 2025
News Battlefield 6 Extended Footage Appears Online Ahead Of Xbox Series X|S Release
Destruction is back, baby
About a month ago, EA finally lifted the lid on its grand old plan for Battlefield 6 - or whatever the team ends up naming its next mainline Battlefield game. Yep, despite not titling the game just yet,
Wednesday5th Feb 2025
News Battlefield 6 Gets Xbox Release Window As FPS Prepares Its New-Gen Return
All hands on deck
As part of a new financial call this week, EA has given its new Battlefield game a more defined release window, as the publisher plots the series' Xbox return. Battlefield 6 is set to hit PC and current-gen consoles in "fiscal year 2026" - which is sometime between April 2025 and March 2026
Tuesday4th Feb 2025
News Classic Battlefield Content Will Be Returning To BF6 On Xbox Series X|S
Battlefield Portal is back
Yesterday's gameplay reveal for Battlefield 6 may have been light on actual gameplay, but we did get lots of other details about the upcoming EA title, including its new testing program Battlefield Labs. However, some additional details were also shared with journalists and content creators who attended an online presentat
Monday3rd Feb 2025
News Battlefield 6 Gameplay Revealed, Early Testing Program Coming To Xbox Series X|S
'Battlefield Labs' opens its doors
Four years on from Battlefield 2042, EA has finally showcased a sliver of gameplay from its next Battlefield title. Not officially Battlefield 6 just yet but certainly the next mainline release, the game is now in the pre-alpha stage and is welcoming public playtesters in the coming months. That public playtesting...
Thursday3rd Oct 2024
News Five More EA Games Will Close Their Servers In November 2024
About a month left to play these online!
(Update - Thu 3rd Oct, 2024): We're now just about a month away from these games going offline for good on Xbox, so here's a quick reminder before they're no longer playable! FIFA 22 goes offline on November 4th, while the Xbox 360 versions of Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline
Tuesday17th Sep 2024
News Battlefield Dev Confirms Modern Setting For Next Game With 'Back-To-Basics' Approach
"We have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is"
Out of nowhere, the teams working on Battlefield over at EA have dropped a bunch of high-level details on a new entry in the series, which is expected to launch in the next year or two. The headlines here are that DICE & co. are "getting back to the core of Battlefield" with a modern...
Tuesday2nd Jul 2024
News EA Is Delisting The Remaining Xbox 360 Battlefield Games & DLC
The end of an era
EA and developer DICE have announced that the last remaining Xbox 360 Battlefield games, and their respective DLC packs, will be delisted on July 31st - ahead of their servers going down in November 2024. As part of a "sunsetting announcement" on social media, DICE has detailed the end of Xbox 360 era Battlefield. The 360 and PS3...
Tuesday9th Apr 2024
News Dead Space Directors Working On Next Battlefield As 2042 Development Wraps Up
"To work alongside the Battlefield studios around the world"
We have some interesting news coming out surrounding the Battlefield franchise today, as EA presses on towards its next release in the FPS franchise. First off, Battlefield 2042 Season 7 will be the game's final seasonal update, while the team has also dropped some fresh details on the...
Saturday27th Jan 2024
News Battlefield 2042 Outlines New Update Arriving Next Week, Here's What's Included
There's a new event, too
DICE is still busy improving Battlefield 2042 and following a small hotfix for the game earlier this month, it's now released its first sizable update, bumping the game up to Version 6.3.0. This one comes packed with a new Squad Spectator Modifier and further balance changes and is rolling out across all platforms next week...
Monday23rd Oct 2023
News Battlefield 2042 Has More People Playing Now Than During Its Launch Window
It's available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate too!
Battlefield 2042 is experiencing something of a resurgence, if new PC player counts are anything to go by. The futuristic EA FPS, which is almost two years old at this point, hit a new peak player count on Steam recently - and it has continued to match its launch window numbers since. On October 12th,...
Sunday8th Oct 2023
News Battlefield 2042 Season 6 'Free Access' Starts Next Week
Play for free between October 12-16
As Activision gears up for the launch of the Call of Duty Modern: Warfare 3 pre-order beta next week, EA has announced it will be hosting a "free access" period for Season 6 of Battlefield 2042. This free-to-play period will take place from 12th October until 16th October and not only allows players to try out...
Friday4th Aug 2023
News DICE 'A Big Believer' In Xbox Game Pass Thanks To Player Boost For Battlefield 2042
"It was a huge moment – something we marked on the calendar"
Battlefield 2042 certainly took some time to develop into the shooter it is today - we know that by the fact that DICE has only just fixed the game's core maps nearly two years after launch. It seems to be in a much healthier place these days though, and as it turns out, Xbox Game Pass...
Friday28th Jul 2023
News Battlefield 2042's Maps Finally Fixed, Almost Two Years After Launch
Update 5.2 reworks the final launch map
Battlefield 2042 has been a work-in-progress for much of its lifecycle so far, with developer DICE working to address various community concerns since launch in late 2021. When the shooter finally hit Game Pass last fall it was in better shape than the year prior, but there was still work to do. Well, the core...
Thursday1st Jun 2023
Video Battlefield 2042 Season 5 Brings Classic BF4 Map To Xbox Game Pass
And we died on it repeatedly for your viewing pleasure!
DICE's fifth season of Battlefield 2042 content is almost upon us, with the team's next update hitting Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S on June 7th. As this is a free update for all, the Season 5 content will be available for EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate players too, and you might want to...
Friday17th Feb 2023
News Xbox Game Pass Shooter Battlefield 2042's Next Season Of Content Arrives This Month
The eleventh hour is coming
Battlefield developer DICE has unveiled the Season 4 gameplay trailer for Battlefield 2042, bringing a brand-new map, specialist, gadgets and more to Xbox Game Pass later this month. 'Season 4: Eleventh Hour' arrives for EA Play & Xbox Game Pass members on February 28th, with the headlining act being a huge new map...
Friday20th Jan 2023
News Battlefield 2042's Class-Based Overhaul Hits Xbox Game Pass Later This Month
Classes are coming back!
Way back in August, a few months before Battlefield 2042 came to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, developer DICE announced that classes would be returning during the game's third season. We're now deep into Battlefield 2042 Season 3, and the game's big class-based overhaul finally launches later this month. Ahead of the update's...
Friday2nd Dec 2022
News EA Reveals Long-Term Roadmap For Battlefield 2042 On Xbox Game Pass
Support is coming, lots of it
After a year-long wait, DICE's latest shooter in Battlefield 2042 hit Xbox Game Pass last month, coinciding with the game's third season of content. While that third season is still in full swing with more content to come, the team has also detailed some of what's arriving during Season 4, along with confirming Season 5...
Thursday17th Nov 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Set To Join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Next Week
At the start of Season 3
Battlefield 2042 developer DICE has lifted the lid on the game's third season of content, dubbed 'Escalation'. The upcoming season will add a new map and a bunch of new weapons — among other bits and pieces — but it also marks an important milestone. The game is set to join EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with Season...
Thursday10th Nov 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass Ultimate During Season 3
EA Play baby!
EA has revealed that Battlefield 2042 will hit Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, via the EA Play library, with the game's Season 3 launch. DICE's latest Battlefield entry, which released in November 2021, is moving into its third season of content within the next few weeks, which EA believes is the perfect time to bring the game to XGP members...
Monday26th Sep 2022
News DICE Teases 'Special Event' For Battlefield 2042 This October
Featuring "intense close-quarters combat"
Battlefield 2042's first update since season 2 launched late last month has been revealed, featuring a major rework to one of the game's base maps, Renewal. Elsewhere, the patch is filled with bug fixes, mostly, but developer DICE has teased something intriguing for next month. Sometime around "mid...
Thursday8th Sep 2022
News EA Announces New 'Ridgeline Games' Studio Led By Halo Co-Creator
The team will be working on the Battlefield series
EA has created a brand-new development studio to help build the Battlefield series moving forward. Ridgeline Games is a new Seattle-based team under the EA banner, and it's been spun up to start developing a "narrative campaign set in the Battlefield universe". Here's what the studio's game director...
Thursday25th Aug 2022
News Battlefield 2042 'Master Of Arms' Delivers 2nd Major Content Drop In Almost A Year
Things are moving... slowly
DICE has lifted the lid on Season 2 of Battlefield 2042, as we get on for almost a year since the game first dropped. It's been a disappointingly slow post-launch cycle for the latest Battlefield title, which is about to get just its second new map. That map is 'Stranded', based in and around a huge beached cargo ship...
Monday22nd Aug 2022
News Battlefield Is Bringing Back Traditional Classes, Starting With 2042 Season 3
U-turn
One of the most controversial changes DICE made to the Battlefield series in its latest title, Battlefield 2042, was the removal of the traditional class system. The developer went down the Modern Warfare route with 'Specialists', in order to bring in more specific characters rather broader classes based on gameplay traits. Well, you guessed...
Monday4th Jul 2022
News Battlefield To Bring Back Story Campaign In Future Title, Says EA Job Post
EA Seattle at the helm
Battlefield 2042 turned out a pretty controversial entry in the long running first person shooter franchise. Even before all the post-launch drama arrived surrounding the state of the game, EA decided to cull a single-player campaign for last year's game. However, it looks like that move will be reverted with future entries...
Wednesday22nd Jun 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Is DICE's Only Focus, 'No Time' For Other Projects Says GM
Mirror's Edge ain't coming back anytime soon
As DICE has finally managed to put out its first content drop for Battlefield 2042, the studio's new general manager has spoken with GamesIndustry.biz about the studio's future. Within the interview, GM Rebecka Coutaz insists that the team's core focus remains on the latest Battlefield entry, and that it...
Tuesday7th Jun 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Season 1 Revealed, Launches This Week On Xbox
New map, battle pass and more
Battlefield 2042 is finally getting new content this week, after DICE spent most of the last several months applying bug-fixing patches. Season 1: Zero Hour for Battlefield 2042 arrives on June 9th, with an all-new map, battle pass, Specialist character and more. The new map, Exposure, is set in a rough, mountainous...
Wednesday25th May 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Completely Abandons Hazard Zone Mode
Hazard none
Developer DICE has finally opened up about new content for Battlefield 2042, and generally speaking, the future is looking a little brighter for the latest Battlefield. However, in doing so, the team has completely abandoned its 'extraction mode', Hazard Zone, with no new updates planned for the future. That means that aside from...
