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EA is laying off an undisclosed number of workers across all Battlefield 6 studios to realign teams around community priorities, while affirming Battlefield remains a top priority and the cuts are not tied to ongoing acquisition talks with PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. The move follows Battlefield 6's strong 2025 sales but mixed feedback on updates and AI cosmetics.
EA reportedly laid off developers across Criterion, Dice, Motive, and Ripple Effect who worked on Battlefield 6, despite the game’s strong launch sales and ongoing profitability. EA framed the moves as a realignment to focus on community-driven priorities and the Battlefield franchise overall, with comments that they will continue investing in the series. The layoffs follow other cuts and a broader cost-reduction push tied to investor ownership changes.
Electronic Arts is reportedly laying off staff at four Battlefield 6 studios (Criterion in the UK, DICE in Sweden, Ripple Effect in California, and Motive in Canada) as part of a realignment to better focus on the franchise; the studios will remain operational and EA says it’s continuing to invest in Battlefield despite the cuts, which follow earlier redundancies at Full Circle.
Electronic Arts confirmed layoffs across Battlefield studios Criterion, Dice, Ripple Effect, and Motive after Battlefield 6’s record launch (EA called it the biggest in franchise history with seven million copies sold in three days), though the company did not disclose numbers. EA said the changes are to better align teams with what matters to the community and that it will continue investing in the franchise, highlighting the ongoing volatility of live-service shooters and broader industry context like EA’s ongoing buyout and related leadership changes.
EA is reportedly laying off an undisclosed number of staff across Battlefield Studios (DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect, Motive) as part of a realignment to better focus Battlefield 6's ongoing live-service updates, even though BF6 was the 2025 best-selling premium game. The four studios will remain open while EA continues to invest in the franchise amid broader industry changes and a potential Saudi-backed acquisition.
Microsoft kicks off another Free Play Days with five limited-time titles: Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash is free for all players; the rest—Battlefield 6, Chip ‘n Clawz vs. The Brainiods, PGA Tour 2K25, and Polterguys: Possession Party—are accessible to Game Pass subscribers, with Battlefield 6 on sale for $45.49 and other titles discounted (Chip ‘n Clawz $20.99; Polterguys $4.49). Access runs until Sunday, February 22.
Xbox Free Play Days return Feb 19–22: Ultimate/Premium/Essential members can play Battlefield 6, Chip ’n Clawz vs. The Brainioids, Sunderfolk, and Polterguys: Possession Party, while Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash is free for all Xbox members; install via the Xbox Store Free Play Days collection and enjoy limited-time discounts on select titles.
Season 2 for Battlefield 6 unfolds in three phases through March and April, adding Contaminated and Hagental Base across two new maps, two limited-time modes (VL-7 with psychoactive smoke and Nightfall with night-vision gear), and a final Operation Augur mode across both maps, along with new weapons, vehicles and gadgets to refresh loadouts.
Season 2 of Battlefield 6 adds three new weapons (GRT-CPS DMR, M121 A2 LMG, VCR-2 Assault Rifle) and two gadgets (9K38 IGLA anti-air launcher and HTI-MK2 hardware suppression) spread across the Battle Pass tracks. Each item unlocks at specific track levels (5, 14, 17, 21, 22) after completing the Recruit track (50 Battle Pass tokens). Unlocking can be done via XP and weekly challenges, or players can spend Battlefield Coins to skip the grind, though the items are free to unlock through progression for everyone.
Battlefield 6’s Season 2 update did not revive interest or player counts, with Steam numbers hovering around 97k at best (up from 92k at launch) and Twitch viewership peaking near 27k in 24 hours, well short of the October 2025 launch peak of 747k and far below competing titles like ARC Raiders, indicating a continued decline rather than resurgence.
Season 2 is live for Battlefield 6 (and Redsec) and introduces a 110-tier Battle Pass with free and premium tracks. The premium pass costs 1,100 Battlefield Coins and can grant a full refund after completion. It uses seven Paths (intro, four reward paths, and two final paths) to unlock rewards, including new weapons (GRT-CPS DMR, M121 A2 LMG, VCR-2 AR), operator skins, vehicle camos, XP tokens, and more. Progress is earned via XP and weekly challenges, with Career XP boosting Battle Pass Tokens to level faster. Season 2 also teases new maps, more vehicles, and the VL-7 psychoactive smoke.
Overwatch has reached its highest Steam PC player base since launch, surpassing Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty and signaling a surge in the hero shooter’s PC popularity.
A Battlefield 6 patch (1.1.3.6) refines the Objective Ace and Winter Warning cosmetics to better fit the game’s visual identity after December’s backlash over AI-generated art, including a two-barrel M4A1 emblem; EA hasn’t detailed exactly what changed, but the update is framed as addressing genAI-related quality concerns amid ongoing controversy over AI in BF6 development.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 topped US December 2025 sales but finished fifth for the year, marking the franchise’s weakest year-end US performance since World at War (2008). Battlefield 6 led 2025 US sales, and putting Black Ops 7 on Game Pass likely dented its numbers; Activision/Microsoft also signaled changes to the annual CoD release cadence.
Kotaku editor Ethan Gach reveals how headlines are brainstormed, sharing Slack chatter that nudges a routine Battlefield 6 Season 2 update toward a punchier, more memorable line and illustrating the editorial process behind the post.