Battlefield 2042 is holding its post-launch content material rolling with a shock Dead Space crossover occasion.
The limited-time occasion, which has been given the title Outbreak, brings extra than simply an Isaac Clarke-like engineer pores and skin for gamers to get pleasure from. EA and Dice say the mode will see squads “examined by their human resilience and resourcefulness in opposition to a brand new and relentless enemy all whereas attempting to flee the Boreas laboratory.”
Its first trailer exhibits enemies that cross between Necromorphs and commonplace zombies dashing gamers as they use non-Plasma Cutter weaponry to chop them down. The Battlefield 2042 Dead Space crossover occasion runs from July 9 by July 16, and you may see its trailer beneath.
Your squad is about to turn out to be humanity’s final protection.#Battlefield 2042 | @DeadSpace 📅 July 9 – 16 pic.twitter.com/2OsJIwbbur
— Battlefield (@Battlefield) July 3, 2024
With Outbreak comes a number of free and purchasable goodies to stroll away with. Free rewards embody a brand new weapon attraction and pores and skin along with a participant card background and tag. There’s additionally a Dead Space-themed bundle, which comes with a legendary specialist outfit known as Marked Man, three legendary weapon skins, and extra, that may be purchased for 2200 BFC.
The Dead Space Outbreak occasion is a part of Season 7: Turning Point, Battlefield 2042 remaining seasonal content material replace. EA introduced that the present season might be its final in April, promising that the top of this entry’s content material means the workforce can shift its focus to the way forward for the franchise.
“We know this information could also be disappointing,” Battlefield common supervisor Byron Beede stated on the time. “However, as we checked out what the way forward for the sequence required, it turned clear it was time for us to shift our assets and focus to be totally devoted to what comes subsequent.”
Battlefield 2042’s Dead Space crossover occasion sneaks in some main content material towards the top of this installment’s life. Although it suffered a tough begin upon its launch in 2021, EA and Dice continued to supply frequent updates within the years since its launch. Now, the workforce is seeking to construct out what’s being known as a linked universe for the sequence, although particulars on how this may unfold are a thriller. Game director Marcus Lehto introduced that he was leaving EA earlier this 12 months, and his studio, Ridgeline Games, was closed not lengthy after.
While we await extra information on the way forward for Battlefield, you possibly can learn up about an replace for Battlefield 2042 that added extra voice chat moderation options.
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