EA Introduces Battlefield Labs With A New Battlefield Gameplay Trailer & Fans Are Excited

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EA has provided a first look at its next game, along with the new team that's designing it. has long since been a major player in the first-person shooter genre, beloved for its strategic gameplay and vehicular combat. However, many players have called for a return to form since the disastrous launch of . The next game — tentatively called — apparently aims to deliver on that promise, but fans have next to no information about this upcoming release — that is, until today.

The developers of made a spate of massive announcements this past week, introducing new gameplay, a new studio, and a new community project in a five-minute deep dive on the official YouTube account. What caught most fans' eyes were the multiple, short-but-sweet clips of 's gameplay, showcasing chaotic gunplay, environmental destruction, and thrilling vehicular combat. The introductory trailer also includes a bit of a tour through, a new development team within EA DICE devoted solely to developing. Finally, it reveals Battlefield Labs, a massive playtesting program coming soon.

The trailer begins with an introduction to Battlefield Studios, DICE's new development team for the series. The studio consists ofboth EA veterans with over 20 years of experience working on the franchise, and a fresh crop of talent from elsewhere in the industry.

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That's interspersed with footage from , which, while pretty standard for the series, is graphically impressive and consistent with a reinvention of the series. World War II-era tanks share the battlefield with modern jets as massive squads rush into battle. A plane smashes into the side of a stone lookout, causing it to splinter, careen, and fall. These clips are very deliberately brief and obfuscating, but the effect is clear: it's hard to pin down a particular time period in which this game takes place. It might even