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[Courage]

A third installment in the Battlefield: Bad Company franchise will happen, creative director Lars Gustavsson told reporters at a Battlefield 4 event, clarifying that it won't happen immediately because of the recent spate of newly announced Electronic Arts DICE-developed titles.

"My feeling is that I would love to do it. For me, when we started the company with 1942, it was really a work of passion," Gustavsson said. "And then we worked our way through the era of different wars, and I loved them all, like my little babies. When it came to Bad Company, it was creative freedom; don't take yourself too seriously.

"So I love it. I want to see it again. Whether it can happen

now with the newly announced Mirrors Edge 2 and Star Wars: Battlefront... but we'll see," he said, referring to the new DICE-developed Mirror's Edge 2 and Star Wars: Battlefront titles that were announced for next-generation consoles during EA's E3 2013 press conference in June.

"But trust me, the Bad Company [team] isn't forgotten, they are just on a very long vacation," he continued. "So they are out there, they're coming back."​

In August, Frank Gibeau, president of EA Labels said that EA will rotate between three main shooter franchises going forward: Battlefield, Titanfall and Battlefront. The publisher's former strategy of alternating between the Battlefield and Medal of Honor series included Bad Company titles.

Developed by EA DICE for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the jocular Battlefield offshoot series was first published in 2008. Its sequel, Bad Company 2, saw a release in 2010 followed by the Bad Company 2: Vietnam expansion pack that same year.​

http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/3/47...-franchise-will-make-a-comeback-says-director

Does that mean we'll be getting a Battlefield every year? Isn't DICE working on too many projects right now?​

 

[Ein Bear]

Yes! Bad Company 2 is the best Battlefield game by far, gimme dat sweet BC3.

 

[FeiRR]

Bring it back, DICE, in 1080p on PS4.

 

[Hrothgar]

How did you get yearly Battlefield game from that response? He clearly indicates that it is unlikely to be made soon, with Mirror's Edge and Battlefront in the works.

 

[Bishop89]

bfbc2 is probably my 2nd fav mp from this gen.
Enjoyed it FAAARR more than bf3.

 

[Benutzer]

nice. i loved BC2 and was kinda disappointed with BF3...

 

[GregHorrorShow]

Would absolutely love this! Much prefer Bad Company to the main Battlefield series.

 

[illustri0us]

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[Soulflarz]

Pleasee still have the bad co 1 humor instead of 2

With the gameplay style of 2

 

[Courage]

How did you get yearly Battlefield game from that response? He clearly indicates that it is unlikely to be made soon, with Mirror's Edge and Battlefront in the works.

I'm just wondering how long it'd take then. Is this another Mirror's Edge situation?

 

[Skab]

I loved BC2, but I'd much rather see 2142 make a comeback.

 

[DaciaJC]

What's the point, besides the singleplayer? BF3 already played so much more like BC2 than BF2, the game it was supposed to be the "proper successor" to.

 

[FyreWulff]

Loved BC2 and the characters made it worth playing the campaign.

 

[SmartBase]

BC2 levels of destruction please. Or more, that's fine too.

 

[secondspace]

A game focused on Rush and destruction on next gen consoles would be sweet.

 

[Jibbed]

Bad Company 2 online back in the day on the 360.. man, it didn't get much better than that!

Still can't help being more hyped for Star Wars: Battlefront though, it's gonna be freaking insane.

 

[Terbinator]

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[Seanspeed]

EA's got a hell of a shooter lineup, I tell ya what. Battlefield, TitanFall and Battlefront is going to be crazy.

 

[frizby]

+1 who prefers the Bad Company series to the BF series. Call it Battlefield light if you want, but BC2 had amazing maps, and I love that color scheme and variety.

 

[Courage]

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[leng jai]

I vastly preferred BC2 over BF3.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Yay! BC2 was my favorite. Hopefully they bring back some of the maps

 

[Parakeetman]

More Bad Company 1 dialog idiocy, less BC2 pseudo cool. They totally ruined Haggards character in the 2nd one.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Hope so, BC2 is my most played game this gen easily.

 

[Noisepurge]

i hope they go back to the style of BFBC1 if they do a singleplayer story. The more serious tone of the second game was booooriiiing.

Multiplayer was ace in both games though, still like BFBC2 MP more than BF3.

 

[Terbinator]

More Bad Company 1 dialog idiocy, less BC2 pseudo cool. They totally ruined Haggards character in the 2nd one.

Acta non verba?

 

[rdrr gnr]

We'll never see it when mainline entries are doing 20 million units.

 

[SHADES]

Hopefully after BF4, Mirrors edge 2 & Battlefront, BFBC3 steps back in the rotation just to mix it up a little, don't think I could stomach BF3/4/5 without that Bad company satire.

 

[plainr_]

Yes yes yes.

 

[spuit*11]

BF3 was a failed compromise between BF2 and BC2. They should just keep the two series separate and distinct.

 

[TheZink]

This is the best gaming news I've heard in a long time.

 

[FloatOn]

played far more bad company 2 vietnam than I ever did of battlefield 3.

I'd be all over a new bad company.

 

[jambo]

Yes! Bad Company 2 is the best Battlefield game by far, gimme dat sweet BC3.

BF1942 and DC are still king.

 

[Plainsong]

Yeah played more BC2 + Vietnam than BF3. Would love to see a BC3.

 

[Undercover Opulent]

As long as it plays like Bad Company and not like the new Battlefields then I'll be fine. The Bad Company games had a more 'solid' feeling to them.

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There can still be hope, right?

 

[Loomba]

Yes! Bad Company 2 is the best Battlefield game by far, gimme dat sweet BC3.

It's one of those games that you really, thoroughly enjoy without even realizing. Well it was for me hah.

 

[MarkMclovin]

Good news. Even though I played BF3 far more than BC2, BC2 was a far better game. Would love to see it take off like BF has.

 

[bryanee]

God Bad Company 2 was brilliant. I hope we get a new one that's true to the last 2 games.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

EA: "Quiet you and get working on DLC for BF4 and pre-production for BF5! We've got a biennial schedule to keep"

 

[Doctor Ninja]

I hope so, Bad Company 1 had one grand campaign and great cast. of characters.

 

[Martian]

Hmm BF3 felt like a successor to the BC games, so Im not sure what BC3 would bring?
Smaller scale warfare?

Or a true successor to BF2 (arcade-y style)

A new WW2 bf would be top as well!

 

[BeastLeeAdams]

Good because Battlefield 3 took all of the fun out. They have no fourwheelers or the ability to create a shit ton of C4. Also rush sucks in that game.

 

[Guymelef]

Battlefield Bad Company, Star Wars Battlefront...

I feel the "when it's ready" can be 2057.

 

[Timu]

Great news, I love Bad Company 1 and 2 for their humor and gameplay, hope it comes a few years from now.

 

[Taurus]

BC2 >>>>> BF3

 

[thebisonxrc]

If I can once again drive a Jeep and listen to music that sounds like it was from Kids In The Hall (BC1), count me in.

 

[Neuromancer]

I'll believe it when I see it. Anyway Bad Company 2 was a major bummer (levels were way more linear, it wasn't as funny, and it completely ignored the ending of BC1) so I don't have much hope they won't screw this one up too.

 

[Timu]

BC2 >>>>> BF3

Agreed as well.

 

[Taurus]

I'll believe it when I see it. Anyway Bad Company 2 was a major bummer (levels were way more linear, it wasn't as funny, and it completely ignored the ending of BC1) so I don't have much hope they won't screw this one up too.

Are you talking about single player mode? In a Battlefield game? Seriously?

 

[TheSeks]

How did you get yearly Battlefield game from that response? He clearly indicates that it is unlikely to be made soon, with Mirror's Edge and Battlefront in the works.

And Battlefield 5 in a year while they're busy working on DLC for Battlefield 4.

EA is milking DICE a little too hard since their engine (Frostbite) is the only noteworthy thing from EA in a while since they moved Criterion/Renderware to Need for Speed.