Anua-LIES!
After EA decided to pullMedal of Honorfrom its stables, there was fear thatBattlefiedwould be annualized to continue to try and contend with theCall of Dutyjuggernaut. Speaking toVideogamer,Battlefield 4executive producer Patrick Bach said, “I think the coreBattlefieldidea that we’re working on at DICE is… We can’t build a game at DICE every year.”
Good. Because, guess what? I really needMirror’s Edge 2‘s development to not have excessBattlefieldgiblets clog the cogs, you know? Yes, I’m still hoping to not be disappointed by that one.
Bach did note, however, that demand forBattlefieldis higher than ever, and he hopes that things likeBattlefield Premiumserve as a model for a way to keep providing content without having to release a full new game each year. He even mused onBattlefieldas a singular platform with content release, like an MMO, but I wouldn’t hold my breath for that one coming from EA, a company that annualized sports game releases that are sometimesliteral reskinned roster updates. Maybe they’ll just put another studio on it.
Battlefield may not be annualized, DICE “can’t build a game every year,” says Bach[VG 24/7]
