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Electronic Arts\u2019 Battlefield franchise now has four studios working on it; the latest is Motive, which made the 2023 remake of Dead Space and Star Wars Squadrons in 2020. Coming with that announcement, however, is confirmation that the seventh season of content in Battlefield 2042 will be its last.<\/p>\n
Patrick Klaus, Motive\u2019s general manager, announced the changes in a statement on Tuesday<\/a>. Motive joins DICE, Criterion, and Ripple Effect as teams underneath Respawn Entertainment founder Vince Zampella to revitalize the long-tenured shooter.<\/p>\n Klaus said the end of seasonal content doesn\u2019t mean all support for Battlefield 2042 is over. \u201cWe will continue to support the game with new in-game challenges, events, modes, and of course, ongoing maintenance,\u201d he wrote, \u201cbut we are moving away from delivering official seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n Battlefield 2042\u2019s most recent season, \u201cTurning Point\u201d launched last month. Its first season, Zero Hour, was delayed into the summer of 2022. The game launched in November 2021 and was the lowest-rated game in the 22-year-old series, with fan reaction far more disappointed than the critical reception.<\/p>\n Battlefield 2042 was troubled by numerous bugs at launch, requiring developers to hurry out two quick patches within three weeks of each other. That, plus the battle pass delay, and the lack of even a multiplayer scoreboard until the following spring, led to dramatic declines in the player base.<\/p>\n Zampella was brought on just weeks after Battlefield 2042 launched, another sign Electronic Arts saw a franchise in serious trouble. The shakeup also cost DICE general manager Oskar Gabrielson his job.<\/p>\n In a separate announcement<\/a> made on Motive\u2019s studio website, Klaus reported in on Motive\u2019s Iron Man project, for those concerned that Battlefield duties might impinge on that. \u201cThe team made excellent progress this year, hitting a major internal milestone and laying a robust foundation for the journey ahead,\u201d Klaus wrote. \u201cIron man is an important priority for Motive, and I\u2019m very proud of the work we\u2019ve accomplished so far.\u201d<\/p>\n Klaus specified that the team working on Iron Man is separate from the one on Battlefield, and that the latter will expand to meet its new duties.<\/p>\n The Iron Man game Motive is working on was announced in 2022; at the time it was said to be in pre-production. The project\u2019s executive producer is Olivier Proulx, who was a producer on 2021\u2019s Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy for Eidos Montreal, as well as Marvel\u2019s Avengers in 2020, for Crystal Dynamics.<\/p>\n Featured image via Steam<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhat about the Iron Man video game?<\/strong><\/h2>\n