This is Byron Beede, General Manager of the franchise. Battlefield, who made the announcement on the official blog of Electronic Arts: after more than twenty years of service within DICE, Lars Gustavsson, creative director on the license since its beginnings, today bids farewell to his colleagues and prepares for a new “professional adventure”. ” Lars Gustavsson, who has been with the franchise since the beginning and is affectionately known as Mr Battlefield, has decided he’s ready for a new adventure. writes Byron Beede. ” Lars has dedicated a significant portion of his life to Battlefield and is proud to have helped shape the franchise into what it is today. He is eager to pass the baton to the next generation of Battlefield creators at DICE, Ripple Effect, Industrial Toys and Ridgeline Games. »
Ridgeline Games is precisely the name of the new studio based in Kirkland in the state of Washington and directed by Marcus Lehto, co-creator of the Halo saga who has already been put to work on a new project stamped Battlefieldpresented as a narrative campaign in the franchise universe. A creation that Vince Zampella, director of Respawn Entertainment and big boss of the license, comments in these terms: “ “We continue to invest in the future of the franchise by bringing in new talent and fresh perspectives. With Marcus and his team at Ridgeline Games joining the world-class global team we already have in place, Battlefield is in the best possible position to succeed. »
Going back to Byron Beede, his blog post gives us an organizational chart of the new license management team. Battlefield : Vince Zampella of course, but also Rebecka Coutaz, director of DICE previously at the head of Ubisoft Annecy, Christian Grass boss of the Ripple Effect studio and finally Alex Seropian for Industrial Toys. He also argues that Electronic Arts would have started to ” coordinate multiple studios (…) to build a connected Battlefield universe and adds that ” the next generation of Battlefield creators is a global team of talented individuals dedicated to taking the series to new heights “. In short, a speech that is intended to be reassuring as the license has gone through a period of turbulence since the release of Battlefield 2042.
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