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Wednesday3rd Jul 2024
News Dead Space PS5 the Focus of Surprise Battlefield 2042 Mode
New game mode called Outbreak
EA DICE has announced a new limited-time event for Battlefield 2042 that's themed entirely around 2023's PS5 remake of Dead Space. Available from Tuesday next week until 16th July 2024, a new Outbreak mode will test your teammates' FPS skills and "human resilience and resourcefulness against a new and relentless enemy...
Wednesday8th May 2024
News Next Battlefield Is Being Made By the Series' Largest Ever Team, EA Boasts
Fieldwork
With support for Battlefield 2042 slowly coming to a close, both its players and publisher EA are looking towards the franchise's future. 2042 launched a few years back in 2021, and was pretty much panned for its lacking modes and approach to live service elements — but it's received a lot of updates since. Still, the shooter has never...
Tuesday9th Apr 2024
News Battlefield 2042 Support to End with Season 7 as Next Game Ramps Up
EA Motive developing what's next
EA DICE has announced it's winding down post-launch support of Battlefield 2042 as the publisher turns its attention to what is next for the FPS franchise. Server and gameplay maintenance will continue along with fresh events, challenges, and modes, but the seasonal strategy of delivering new content updates will end...
Sunday8th Oct 2023
News Get an Explosive Battlefield 2042 Season 6: Dark Creations Sitrep in PS5, PS4 Gameplay
Master the unknown
Battlefield 2042's grim vision of the future marches ever onwards, with the shooter's sixth season of live service support set to kick off on 10th October (rookies can play for free from 12th-16th). The Redacted map (which you can take a tour through below) is coming, as well as additional weapons in the form of the VHX-D3 AR,...
Monday15th May 2023
Everything old is new again
Battlefield 2042 was not the revolutionary next step for the long-running FPS franchise fans had been hoping for, with the futuristic shooter facing a barrage of bugs at launch and backlash from the hardcore community. Despite it all, EA CEO Andrew Wilson says he has "extraordinary confidence" in the revitalis
Friday7th Apr 2023
News Battlefield 2042's Leviathan Rising Event Will Test Your CQC Skills
Up close and personal
Battlefield 2042 is getting a new limited-time event called Leviathan Rising, which introduces a tight, 8v8 competitive mode in which teamwork and nerves of steel will be essential. It runs from 11th April until the 25th, and we got an explosive trailer showing it in action. This more focused game mode is called Shutdown, and...
Tuesday7th Mar 2023
News PS Plus Essential Games for March 2023 Available to Download Now
Roll the DICE
New month, new PS Plus games. As March, er, marches on, PS Plus Essential's selection of monthly games has been refreshed, giving members a new trio of titles to enjoy. They're available to download right now on PS Store. As a reminder, this month you're getting multiplayer shooter Battlefield 2042 (PS5/PS4), blocky dungeon crawler...
Wednesday1st Mar 2023
News PS Plus Essential Games for March 2023 Confirmed
A varied trio
Given that Sony already teased this PS Plus Essential update during its State of Play broadcast last month, this selection of games doesn't come as a surprise — but it's nice to have confirmation all the same! So, just to recap, March 2023's PS Plus Essential lineup is as follows: Battlefield 2042 (PS5, PS4)
Monday20th Feb 2023
News Battlefield 2042 Season 4 Brings New Map, Specialist, Weapons to Bear on 28th February
Now you see me, now you dont
Battlefield 2042's fourth season of content, called Eleventh Hour, drops next week, on 28th February. It brings a new map, Specialist, weapons, vehicle, and more than 100 tiers of Battle Pass to the fore, and as is now tradition, we got an extra-spicy trailer showing it all in action. The star of the show here is...
Friday16th Dec 2022
News See How Far Battlefield 2042 Has Come with Free-to-Play Week on PS5, PS4
New season debuts part-way through
It's been a long while since we've checked in with Battlefield 2042. The multiplayer first-person shooter arrived in a less-than-ideal state, with fans quickly lambasting the game with a laundry list of complaints. The thing is, developer DICE has been plugging away at improving the experience, responding to...
Thursday24th Nov 2022
News Battlefield 2042's Escalation Battle Pass Introduces All-New Implements of Destruction
Loaded for bear
Battlefield 2042's latest season of content, Escalation, is live and brings an entirely new Battle Pass for veterans and newcomers alike to work their way through. We got a new trailer showing off of the rewards awaiting players, and some are surprisingly awesome. Featuring more than 100 unlockables, both free and premium, the...
Monday21st Nov 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Ups the Ante with Escalation Gameplay Ahead of Season 3 Launch
Not the only game in town
Not to be outdone by Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0's complete domination of the shooter space in recent days, Battlefield 2042 has debuted some Escalation gameplay ahead of the launch of Season 3 in a suitably bombastic trailer. Escalation will introduce quite a bit of content into 2042, even if, admittedly, much of it...
Friday11th Nov 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Coming to EA Play in a 'Few Weeks'
Alongside Season 3 content
Battlefield 2042 will be bundled in with the EA Play subscription service in a "few weeks" time alongside the launch of the game's third season of content. Granting you access to the full title and all of its post-launch support up until now, you'll be able to sample new weapons, map reworks, and changes to Specialists in...
Wednesday12th Oct 2022
News Battlefield 2042's Limited-Time Event Had to Be Taken Offline Shortly After Launch
You could say it had to be liquidated
Battlefield 2042 is a title that is no stranger to bugs, with the latest in the long-running shooter series mired in the things back at launch. Still, it was quite a surprise when the much-vaunted Liquidators Mid-Season Event had to be taken offline around 30 minutes after launch after DICE discovered the mode's...
Friday26th Aug 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Gets Explosive Season Two Gameplay Trailer, Set to Launch 30th August
Just when you think you're out
Battlefield 2042's Season 2 is called Master of Arms and is set to go live on 30th August. While the big changes aren't coming until Season 3, there is still a fair bit here for fans to sink their teeth into. First up is the inclusion of new specialist Charlie Crawford, a support expert able to lay down heavy fire...
Tuesday23rd Aug 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Is Bringing Back the Classic Class System, But Not Until Season 3
Positive changes, but we still have a ways to go
An update overview trailer for the beleaguered Battlefield 2042 has been released, outlining the changes and new content players can expect going into Season 2, what is to come in Season 3, and beyond. Amidst rumours that the troubled shooter was in "abandon ship" mode, the team at developer EA Dice...
Thursday9th Jun 2022
News EA Responds to Report that Battlefield 2042 Development Is in 'Abandon Ship' Mode
Women and children first
Oh, bother, Battlefield 2042 just can't seem to catch a break lately. Journalist Jeff Grubb, speaking on his premium Grubbsnax show (
Tuesday7th Jun 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Season 1 Brings a New Map, Specialist, and More on 9th June
Trailer is actually pretty hype
Battlefield 2042 has been in a difficult spot basically since launch, and DICE has been working hard to try and get it in shape. That includes putting a stopper on an entire third of the game with Hazard Zone development coming to an end, but it also means brand new content in the form of seasonal drops. The very...
Rumour Battlefield 2042's First Season to Start This Week, 8 Months After Launch
Better late than never
Battlefield 2042's release back in October 2021 was rocky, to say the least. Developer DICE delayed the launch of Season 1 of its content roadmap as it pledged to work on the issues facing the game. Well, it looks like that launch might be sooner than anticipated if rumours from a reputable source a
Tuesday24th May 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Ceases Development of Hazard Zone Content
"Hasn't found the right home"
Just seven months after release, EA DICE is leaving behind one of the three core pillars of Battlefield 2042. The studio has confirmed it's no longer producing content for Hazard Zone, the new mode that was pitched as the series' own take on the intense experiences seen in Escape from Tarkov. This now means just the...
Thursday19th May 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Update 4.1 Reduces the Player Count of Breakthrough, Among Other Changes
It really was too chaotic
The beleaguered Battlefield 2042 is still struggling to find its footing after its disastrous launch, which was marred by its many bugs, and bereft of features fans had come to expect. More than six months later, developer DICE is still working to right the ship. The latest patch, 4.1, brings with it many meaningful changes...
Saturday30th Apr 2022
News PS Plus Game FIFA 22 Appears to Be Targeting EA Play with Battlefield 2042 on PS5, PS4
New signings
With the end of the football season approaching, and the frightening prospect of Liverpool winning a quadruple – save our souls, Karim Benzema! – it seems like EA Sports wants to get FIFA 22 in as many hands as humanly possible. The game, one of All PS Plus Games for May 2022, also appears to be joining EA Play’s
Thursday3rd Mar 2022
News Battlefield 2042's Massive Maps to Be Totally Overhauled
DICE making fundamental changes based on feedback
Battlefield 2042 has had a rough time of it. Leading up to the game's release, it was looking like a strong return to form for the multiplayer shooter in many ways, but at launch, it didn't quite live up to the promise. Fans have been voicing their concerns and frustrations ever since. Fortunately,...
Thursday3rd Feb 2022
News Battlefield 2042's Refreshed PS5, PS4 Scoreboard Now Coming in March
Delayed from February
A new Battlefield 2042 hotfix is available today, addressing “areas of game instability”. But this will be the final update until early March, when developer DICE will deploy a “refreshed scoreboard”. The company had previously communicated that this update would be available in mid-February, but this week it announced...
Tuesday1st Feb 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Delays First Season on PS5, PS4 to Add Key Features, Like a Refined Scoreboard
Gulp
Battlefield 2042 developer DICE is fighting fires and an irate fanbase which has since transitioned back to previous title, Battlefield V. But the Swedish developer has posted an update about its plans today, as it tries to get the title back on track. In favouring key updates and improvements, it’s pushed the release’s first season back...
Friday21st Jan 2022
News Battlefield 2042 Could Potentially Go Free-to-Play After Poor Performance on PS5, PS4
Outgunned
The temperature is so hot among Battlefield fans right now that admins on the game’s subreddit recently threatened to close the page until its community cools down. Battlefield 2042 isn’t a bad game by any stretch, but it’s failed to live up to expectations by a pretty large margin, and owners are understandably irate. The negative...
Saturday8th Jan 2022
News Battlefield 2042's Community Is So Irate Its Subreddit May Be Closed
Going well, then
Have you been following Battlefield 2042 at all? People are mad – like, really, really mad. A lot of it is valid, to be fair – while we thought the first-person shooter was okay, we noted in our review that it would need a lot of work to reach its full potential. Now, with developer DICE going quiet over the holidays, fan...
Thursday16th Dec 2021
News Battlefield 2042 Pits Santa Against Elves in New Christmas Event
Win themed items for taking part
We're quickly approaching Christmas, which means it's time for all the live service games to theme their titles around the impending arrival of Santa Claus. Battlefield 2042 is no different with a new event called Attack of the Elves which pits a team of Santa Clauses against a horde of elves in a 32-player infection...
Friday3rd Dec 2021
News Battlefield to Become a Connected Universe with Multiple Games and Experiences
EA looking to majorly expand the franchise
Battlefield is a prominent and important series in the history of first-person shooters, but it's probably fair to say it's lost its way somewhat over the last few entries. The latest game, Battlefield 2042, released a few weeks ago, and is getting a lot of flack from fans because of various design...
Wednesday10th Nov 2021
News Battlefield 2042 PS5, PS4 Pre-Load Available Now
For Gold and Ultimate Edition buyers
If you've pre-ordered either the Gold Edition or Ultimate Edition of Battlefield 2042 on the PlayStation Store, you should now be able to pre-load the game ahead of its early access release this Friday. The option went live at midnight in your local time zone, with a 43.293GB download and install triggered. If...
