New Battlefield Game to be Released in 2014?

A lot of unconfirmed reports circle the internet that there will be a new Battlefield game next year, but DICE will not be developing it.

Analyst Michael Patcher was informed by Electronic Arts management that if there is a new Battlefield game in 2014, it will not come from DICE.


"Although they have not yet announced a version of Battlefield for FY:15, they confirmed that our understanding is spot on and that if a version of Battlefield were to be released in FY:15, it would be developed by a studio other than DICE," Patcher said.

With the Medal of Honor series now out of the picture, some have suggested that EA would choose to annualize the Battlefield series, with CFO Blake Jorgensen speaking about the problems last month.

"You also want to be really careful that you don’t destroy the franchise along the way," Jorgensen said at the time. "You've got to make it exciting and different, but at the same time you want to make sure you maintain a great franchise." He also explained that core Battlefield games can't be developed in under two years, necessitating that development be spread across at least two studios.