Battlefield | |
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Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
Developer(s) | DICE Other
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Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Creator(s) | Johan Persson |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Android, iOS, Kindle Fire |
First release | Battlefield 1942 September 10, 2002 |
Latest release | Battlefield 2042 November 19, 2021 |
Battlefield is a military first-person shooter video game franchise primarily developed by Swedish company EA DICE and published by American company Electronic Arts. The series mainly focuses on online multiplayer, with gameplay taking place across large maps, and emphasizes teamwork and combined arms warfare.
The first installment of the franchise, Battlefield 1942, was released for Microsoft Windows and OS X computers in 2002. Since then, the series' installments have been played by more than 50 million players worldwide as of August 2012.[1][2]