Battlefield 6

Monday, June 22 Battlefield Hardline, the 2015 Battlefield spin-off developed by Visceral Games, will be shutting down on PS4 and Xbox One on Monday, June 22. Battlefield Hardline switched the focus from military battles to police conflicts, offering a significantly different vibe than most games in the series. It earned mixed reviews but still had its fans, and when the PS4 and Xbox One versions shut down on June 22, it will no longer be possible to play the game online on consoles. Battlefield Hardline's PS3 and Xbox 360 versions were shut down a couple of years ago, and so after June 22, th

Your browser does not support the video tag. If you’re a multiplayer game of any significance nowadays, chances are you offer a battle pass for players to progress through with each passing season. They might have a certain theme or revolve around a new hero, but either way, they act as an incentive to ensure you keep playing and continue earning cool cosmetic options or gameplay upgrades. Go back in time a decade or so and most players were happy with a progression system where you got a higher level, new weapons, and skins — but gamers of today are much more expectant. It’s why games like Ca

Maybe AI isn’t responsible specifically for Battlefield 6’s update problems, and maybe there’s actually just a simpler answer: games cost a lot of money, the update cadence for Battlefield 6 is faster than EA has managed in the past with previous titles, and as a result quality assurance and thorough bug testing gets pushed to the side. I’m skeptical of my own argument here, because some of these bugs just seem too obvious to send live. Aren’t we all testing the new updates in Battlefield Labs anyway? Aren’t we just the QA team? How can these bugs slip past when they are obvious to anyone who

While taking a glass half empty approach makes sense given just how rough 2026 has been for the shooter genre, there are a few reasons to be optimistic. For starters, perhaps Marathon’s excellent night map and free week could bring it enough players to thrive long-term, which could eventually lead to Destiny 3’s release. Additionally, Battlefield 6’s post-launch content seems to be moving in the right direction, while Black Ops 7’s Totenreich Zombies map is phenomenal, inspiring hope that the next few maps will be as well. A lot will be riding on the upcoming Modern Warfare 4, as though the re