Battlefield 2042

Platforms

PC
PS4
PS5
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S

Initial release Nov. 19, 2021

Developers

DICE

Genres

Action Adventure
Shooter

Publishers

Electronic Arts

Franchise Battlefield

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Battlefield 2042 Spotlight

Review: Battlefield 2042 review: an FPS that doesn't feel ready yet

Portal could still be something great

Ed Thorn

2 years ago

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The next Battlefield is a return to the "peak era" of Battlefields 3 and 4, with a modern setting and smaller headcounts

"We have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is," says Vince Zampella

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

1 month ago

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Battlefield 2042 best M5A3 loadout

Create the best M5A3 loadout in Battlefield 2042

Hayden Hefford

2 years ago
Best Battlefield 2042 loadouts

Discover the best Battlefield 2042 loadout and class setups

Hayden Hefford

2 years ago

Battlefield 2042 Feed

The first concept art for the next Battlefield game after Battlefield 2042, showing a wartorn city with billowing smoke and helicopters

News

The next Battlefield is a return to the "peak era" of Battlefields 3 and 4, with a modern setting and smaller headcounts

"We have to get back to the core of what Battlefield is," says Vince Zampella

Sept. 17, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

35 comments

A soldier in Isaac's engineer suit runs towards enemies in Battlefield 2042's Dead Space crossover mode

News

Battlefield 2042’s Dead Space crossover just makes the absence of a Dead Space 2 remake hurt all that more

The Outbreak extraction mode will arrive in the shooter’s final seventh season

July 5, 2024 Matt Jarvis

8 comments

It's tanks versus helicopters in Battlefield 2042's Caspian border map

News

Next Battlefield game will have “connected” multiplayer and single-player offerings, made by series’ biggest team yet

“Our teams have listened to the community [and] learned valuable lessons,” says EA CEO who couldn’t pass the Voight-Kampff test if he tried

May 8, 2024 Matt Jarvis

36 comments

A soldier with sunglasses firing a gun and yelling into a mic in a promotional image for Battlefield 2042.

News

Dead Space remake devs EA Motive are building a team to work on future Battlefield projects

Alongside their Iron Man game

April 9, 2024 Graham Smith

9 comments

News

Battlefield 2042 is free to play on PC this weekend

Try out a new map, new guns and something called a Pondhawk

Oct. 13, 2023 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

4 comments

Warful action in a Battlefield 2042 screenshot.

News

The "majority" of Need for Speed dev Criterion are shifting to Battlefield

Leaving a small "core group" to work on racing games

Sept. 20, 2023 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

10 comments

A squad leaps out a chopper in a Battlefield 2042 Hazard Zone screenshot.

News

Battlefield 2042 will revive its old class system next week

Development apology tour continues

Jan. 28, 2023 Graham Smith

22 comments

The dreaded hovercraft in a Battlefield 2042 screenshot.

News

Battlefield 2042 updates will continue in 2023 with season five confirmed

The return of classes, revised maps, a new specialist and more

Dec. 1, 2022 Graham Smith

4 comments

A man fires a gun at someone behind the camera, while a tank tanks and a man vaults

News

Battlefield 2042 shoots onto Game Pass with a new map, specialist and nippy tank

Get murdered in the swedish wilderness

Nov. 23, 2022 Matt Cox

8 comments

News

Battlefield 2042 deploys to EA Play and Game Pass Ultimate in December

To coincide with the start of Season 3

Nov. 11, 2022 CJ Wheeler

3 comments

A screenshot of horsies running across a battlefield in Battlefield 1.

News

Battlefield 1 is in Steam's top ten bestsellers six years after release

Almost ten times as many people played it as Battlefield 2042 in the past 24 hours

Nov. 7, 2022 CJ Wheeler

2 comments

A screenshot showing Battlefield 2042's Liquidators, the focus of its next in-game event in Season 2.

News

Battlefield 2042's adds close-combat spin on Conquest in its next event

The Liquidators look very dry

Oct. 6, 2022 Graham Smith

4 comments

News

Battlefield's next campaign being developed by Halo co-creator's new studio

EA say they are "all-in" on the shooter series

Sept. 8, 2022 Graham Smith

13 comments

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #23: our favourite FPS game modes

A nostalgia power hour

Aug. 5, 2022 Ed Thorn

A helicopter deploys soldiers onto a desert Hazard Zone in Battlefield 2042.

News

Battlefield 2042 removed its 128-player Breakthrough mode - but is still advertising it

Time to update those store pages, lads

May 21, 2022 Graham Smith

4 comments

Battlefield 2042 Update 4.0 introduces VoIP party and squad chat

News

Battlefield 2042 Update 4.0 finally delivers party and squad voice chat

Five months to the day since launch

April 19, 2022 CJ Wheeler

11 comments

News

Battlefield 2042 adds new scoreboard today, voice chat following in April

They're still finishing the game

March 8, 2022 Alice O'Connor

5 comments

News

Battlefield 2042's scoreboard won't show scores until March

I guess they're trying something new

Feb. 3, 2022 Graham Smith

2 comments

Battlefield 2042 Irish holding an M5A3 Assault Rifle in the loadout menu.

News

Battlefield 2042's season one delayed in favour of finishing the game

"Extensive fixes" based on player feedback

Feb. 1, 2022 Graham Smith

13 comments

Sundance specialist holding the PBX-45 in Battlefield 2042.

News

Battlefield 2042 gets fixes today, a new scoreboard in February

They're still working to finish the game

Jan. 20, 2022 Alice O'Connor

1 comment

Podcast

Ultimate Audio Bang #20: a festive farewell

Cheers!

Dec. 17, 2021 Ed Thorn

4 comments

News

Battlefield 2042's latest update removes rooftop objectives and reduces recoil

Audio has also improved across the board

Dec. 9, 2021 Ed Thorn

2 comments

News

Halo artist's new studio is making story content for Battlefield 2042

And Apex's Vince Zampella now oversees Battlefield

Dec. 3, 2021 Graham Smith

4 comments

Guide

Battlefield 2042 best M5A3 loadout

Create the best M5A3 loadout in Battlefield 2042

Dec. 3, 2021 Hayden Hefford

News

Battlefield 2042's latest update adds weekly missions and improves visibility

Alongside a mountain of other bug fixes and UI tweaks

Dec. 2, 2021 Ed Thorn

1 comment

Guide

Battlefield 2042 best M5A3 loadout

Create the best M5A3 loadout in Battlefield 2042

Dec. 3, 2021 Hayden Hefford

Hazard Mode in a Battlefield 2042 screenshot.

Guide

Best Battlefield 2042 loadouts

Discover the best Battlefield 2042 loadout and class setups

Dec. 1, 2021 Hayden Hefford

Guide

Battlefield 2042 tips

Dominate in Conquest, Breakthrough, and Hazard Zone with these Battlefield 2042 tips and tricks

Dec. 1, 2021 Hayden Hefford

Specialists lined up about to enter a conquest match in Battlefield 2042. Falck, Casper, and Sundance pictured.

Guide

Best Battlefield 2042 specialists

Discover the best specialists in Battlefield 2042

Dec. 1, 2021 Hayden Hefford

Boris holding an AK-24 in Battlefield 2042.

Guide

Battlefield 2042 best AK-24 loadout

Discover the best AK-24 loadout in Battlefield 2042

Nov. 30, 2021 Hayden Hefford

Guide

Battlefield 2042 best guns and weapons

The best guns in Battlefield 2042 will help you dominate in every mode

Nov. 30, 2021 Hayden Hefford

The squad in Battlefield 2042: Hazard Zone's key art.

Guide

Battlefield 2042 battle pass

Learn more about the Battlefield 2042 post-launch plans, including when you can expect the first Battle Pass

Nov. 24, 2021 Hayden Hefford

Guide

How to fly helicopters in Battlefield 2042

Become a pro pilot and learn how to fly helicopters in Battlefield 2042

Nov. 23, 2021 Hayden Hefford

Jets flying between skyscrapers during a storm in Battlefield 2042.

Guide

How to fly jets in Battlefield 2042

Become an ace and learn how to fly jets in Battlefield 2042

Nov. 23, 2021 Hayden Hefford

Guide

Battlefield 2042 best PBX-45 loadout

Discover the best PBX-45 loadout in Battlefield 2042

Nov. 18, 2021 Hayden Hefford

A close up shot of a wingsuited soldier flying through the sky, just in front of a tornado, in Battlefield 2042

Guide

Battlefield 2042: how to use the wingsuit

Learn how to use the wingsuit in Battlefield 2042

Nov. 17, 2021 Hayden Hefford

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