Massive confusion and chaos reigns in Battlefield 6 matches. Source: EA
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Battlefield 6 is getting battle royale and other surprises

Electronic Arts revealed a surprise today in its Battlefield 6 Reveal event: Ripple Effect is working on a battle royale experience for the game coming October 10.

Byron Beede, general manager of Battlefield, said at the close of the event that Battlefield studio Ripple Effect was working on something special for the franchise. Then he showed off a bunch of aircraft, vehicles and soldiers fleeing something.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.