Battlefield to Revisit World War II This Year
Mar. 2, 2018According to a recentreportfromVentureBeat, theBattlefieldfranchise is following in the steps of call of duty and plans to revisit World War II later this year. The report cites sources familiar with the matter who have revealed that the next Battlefield game from EA and DICE will be called Battlefield V. The game will return back to a World War II setting for the first time since Battlefield 1943, which came out in 2009.
A placeholder logo for the upcoming game has since appeared online, but it might not be the final design. AseparatereportfromUSGamerabout the upcoming game reveals that,“Loot boxes are back but cosmetic only, Way more customization options for your soldiers than previous games.”
With the upcoming game, the Battlefield franchise will be going up against rival Activision’sCall of Duty: WW II, which also took the franchise back to the World War II era. Call of Duty: WWII proved to an instant hit among first person shooter fans, and EA is banking on this fact to make the next Battlefield game a huge success.
