Publisher Electronic Arts says Battlefield 2042 harnesses “the power of next-generation platforms to bring massive immersive battles to life with more players than ever before” on “maps with unprecedented scale”.
Battlefield 2042 News
Battlefield 2042 is free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers this weekend
Members can also try out The Sinking City and Star Renegades
January’s ‘free’ Amazon Prime games include Jedi: Fallen Order
Plus Total War Warhammer and World War Z Aftermath
PlayStation Store’s Holiday Sale discounts over 1,300 products
Savings of up to 75% available until mid-January
Battlefield 2042 Season 1 starts in March, according to a datamine
The update will add a new map and more
Battlefield 2042 originally featured ‘earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanos’, it’s claimed
Other extreme weather elements were cut in favour of focusing on the twister
Battlefield 2042 gets 64-player modes on PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC
Smaller Conquest and Breakthrough matches are available for a limited time
Nintendo Switch and Call of Duty topped US games industry sales in November
Nintendo’s console sold 1.13 million units in the States last month
Battlefield 2042’s final update of the year will be released on Thursday
Patch notes reveal improvements to bullet hit registration
Battlefield 2042 will be getting a new map called Exposure
64-player matches also coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S for a limited time
EA plans a ‘connected Battlefield universe’ as it restructures its development teams
Respawn co-founder Vince Zampella is now overseeing the series