EA Teases Next Battlefield's Gameplay, Modern Setting

EA has given us our first look at gameplay from the next entry in the long-running Battlefield series.

This gameplay footage came at the end of the Introducing Battlefield Labs video released by EA on Monday morning. That video outlines how DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect, and Motive are all working together on the next Battlefield and plan on heavily emphasizing player testing throughout the rest of the competitive first-person shooter's development. At the end, we see a sizzle reel of pre-alpha gameplay.

There's a lot that can be learned from the seven clips shown. We see a large squad of soldiers fighting in various parts of the city. The gameplay looks fairly similar to the more grounded games in the series, like Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. We see buildings constantly collapsing around players during this shootout, and the final gameplay clip of the video shows a player shooting a building with an explosive weapon and watching it collapse.

Destruction has always been a heavily promoted aspect of the Battlefield series, and this latest entry will continue to emphasize that. Vehicles will also play a large part in that destruction, as we see a tank fighting alongside soldiers in the gameplay footage. It's only about 10 seconds of footage, but a lot can already be discerned from it.

The next Battlefield title does not have a name or release date at this time, as it's still in active development at the pre-alpha stage. You can sign up for Battlefield Labs for a chance to play the game early and help EA test the game.