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[Quentyn]

Electronic Arts earlier this week let go of their contractors at the office and told full-time staffers they could either take compensation and leave or continue working in the office to support work on Visceral's rumored police-themed Battlefield title, code-named Havana. Sources say Havana is due out later this year.

Nirolak made a speculation thread about that two months ago. This confirms it, Battlefield is now a yearly franchise.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/1/536...es-uk-office-unannounced-nfs-title-mothballed

 

[Ravensmash]

Police themed eh?

Could be interesting if done well.

 

[WillyFive]

Disappointed they are going yearly with this.

 

[fade_]

Police vs rioters in places like Ukraine and Egypt?

 

[manzo]

So a new Battlefield from DICE every second year and one from Visceral in between?

So this is how it ends. Notlikethis.gif

 

[docbon]

cops vs robbers: the videogame

 

[Saty]

The layoffs at Ghost UK and the halted NFS game are the bigger news here in my mind.

 

[XANDER CAGE]

Disappointed they are going yearly with this.

I don't mind so much if it's a different developer with an (apparently) quite different theme.

If the Battlefield name is what it takes for us to get something more in the vein of SWAT, or a Heat game that isn't Payday, I'm down.

 

[bidguy]

cool as long as its not made by DICE

 

[benny_a]

I hope it's third person because it's Visceral.

 

[CryptiK]

Can we please just have 2143 made by someone competent.

 

[harrypmgaga]

Disappointed they are going yearly with this.

Can I ask why? Apart from the obvious "diluting the marketplace" garbage? If the games are still getting a decent (1.5-2 yr) development cycle then I don't really see a problem personally.

 

[iMax]

I wonder if this project has any trace connections with the ex-EA staffers' Police Warfare kickstarter a while back? That looked awesome.

 

[EL CUCO]

Frostbite engine? Dead Space didn't use it.

 

[Nibel]

I miss smaller-scaled games - take SWAT from Sierra for example, that was a really cool FPS where you could reach the end of a level without firing your gun. Nowadays every FPS game must have the entire world fighting each other with nukes and shit, ugh

Not sure what to expect from a police-themed FPS from Visceral/EA

 

[chadskin]

Polygon has its very own EA-themed ntkrnl, it seems. (see also: Layoffs at Ghost Games UK, unannounced NFS title put on hold)

 

[Abounder]

Likely has Mantle support but I am assuming they're using the Battlefield Frostbite engine

Could be fun although it sounds like Counter Strike with vehicles and riot gear. Oh the good old days of driving the APC filled with CT's off a cliff

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

A Battlefield?
LOL

EA would have a hard time selling me on even Bad Company 3 and BattleFront 3 at this point.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

If it's a downloadable title ala BF1943, I'm ok with that.

If it is a full annual title, I will be furious. They are still fixing last years game, as they are still selling us DLC for last years game. Even EA can see this would be a super stupid move.

 

[Honey Bunny]

I want a riot police game

 

[rudieboy77]

BS:GO

 

[.la1n]

Visceral, despite stumbling a bit with Dead Space 3, seems like a fairly imaginative studio. I'm interested to see what they may bring to the Battlefield franchise.

 

[Dragonborn]

Frostbite engine? Dead Space didn't use it.

All EA game will use either Frostbite unless they're sports games in which case they'll use the new Sports Engine.

Anyways, not surprised, got to chase that CoD money. Still, this sounds like it might be interesting and I like Visceral.

 

[Quentyn]

DICE engine? Dead Space didn't use it.

Pretty sure it will be Frostbite. EA uses it for everything that are not sports games these days.

 

[RedRooster]

Disappointed they are going yearly with this.

Yup, that'll be the end of me buying Premium.

 

[ChainsawFilms]

Could be interesting, using the engine but without the tanks and choppers blowing the fuck out of everything. No rocket launchers! Police themed says to me smaller maps, and more localised / small scale procedural destruction.

Could be interesting.

But, yeah, yearly franchises, I dislike the notion. Plus as a PS4 Premium buyer (hides head in shame), at this rate we'll still be waiting for the BF4 map packs by the time this next Battlefield launches.

 

[Nokterian]

Yearly Battlefield? Nope pretty tired of it now not going to buy it.

 

[EL CUCO]

All EA game will use either Frostbite unless they're sports games in which case they'll use the new Sports Engine.

Pretty sure it will be Frostbite. EA uses it for everything that are not sports games these days.

I was hoping they use Visceral's engine. Dead Space 2, 3 looked pretty good and ran fine. Oh well...

 

[MyLifeIsALie]

I don't mind so much if it's a different developer with an (apparently) quite different theme.

If the Battlefield name is what it takes for us to get something more in the vein of SWAT, or a Heat game that isn't Payday, I'm down.

This is how i feel. Nothing wrong with more games.. I love gamers though.
Omg there's no ps4 or xbox games stupid Sony!
New game gets announced
Omg a yearly franchise! its garbage because that's too many games, take longer to make them!

 

[RoboPlato]

I'm down for a police themed game but I can't see how that would fit in with the Battlefield license. BF is all about scale warfare, doesn't really work if you're a SWAT guy. Hopefully it's basically just a new IP with the BF name slapped on it. I also hope they aim for 60fps again.

 

[Serrenn]

At least its not developed by DICE. I hope its SWAT 5 or something. Or Rainbow Six clone. Man can dream...

 

[EatChildren]

Best case scenario: it's a spiritual successor to SWAT under the Battlefield name

Worst case scenario: it's Battlefield with cops and 'murica.

 

[Pop]

I'll skip on the Battlefields. Broken mess

 

[Alienous]

That sounds stupid and controversial.

 

[GlamFM]

I fully expect Viscerals take on the franchise to be better and more polished than everything DICE has done in recent memory.

 

[Steez]

Visceral designated to create Battlefield spin-offs?

 

[Santiako]

Moving away from the military setting sounds like a weird move. I like it.

 

[NeoGAF.]

Corrupt cops or bust.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Damn, it feels like everything is going annual.

 

[SJRB]

I guess beta testing starts in November.

 

[siddhu33]

Can you sprinkle crack on the guys you shoot?

 

[Whompa]

I'm done with Battlefield. BF4 wont be fixed. BF5 will roll out or whatever this is. People will move to that. Money wasted. Time wasted.

 

[kadotsu]

Best case scenario: it's a spiritual successor to SWAT under the Battlefield name

Worst case scenario: it's Battlefield with cops and 'murica.

You mean: First mission as a cop until your family gets terroristed and you gotta get them terrorists by joining the US Army.

 

[Neuromancer]

Police theme makes me 1000x more interested in this series.

I'd be nice if the single player campaign was at least somewhat realistic. But I won't hold my breath.

 

[firehawk12]

How do you even make a large scale Battlefield game about cops?

 

[rudieboy77]

I'm done with Battlefield. BF4 wont be fixed. BF5 will roll out or whatever this is. People will move to that. Money wasted. Time wasted.

Oh come on, these games have always been screwed up. I always enjoyed being informed my team had won, when it really lost in BFBC2. Just last night the end match music just keep inadvertently repeating itself in BF4 MP, everyone in chat seemed upset, not me it kept in time with the speed metal I was listening to. My favorite is being had even though you are clearly behind cover, its just teaching you to be faster than the netcode. You know snatch the pebble from the hand grasshopper kinda shit.

 

[Rygar 8 Bit]

How do you even make a large scale Battlefield game about cops?

you dont have civilian attack choppers and tanks to stop the police state?

 

[Aredwond]

I think

 

[Kinyou]

And non-surprisingly will this sell less, partly because of the state bf4 launched in, and then EA will close Visceral... That's what's going to happen, right?

 

[Scorpion Soldier]

A police themed Battlefield game? I'm in!