Electronic Arts Unveils 'Battlefield 2042' for October Release

Publisher Electronic Arts and developer DICE unveiled on Wednesday the first-person shooter Battlefield 2042, which will launch on consoles in October this year. Described by EA as "the biggest, most ambitious title" in the Battlefield franchise, the sandbox game sees the world on the brink of human crisis, with food shortages as well as dwindling supplies of clean energy and water. Amid the chaos, the United States and Russia enter a war.