Chief design officer Patrick Söderlund is leaving EA

Electronic Arts announced today that Patrick Söderlund is leaving the company. Söderlund was EA’s chief design officer.

Söderlund was once the chief executive officer of DICE, the studio that created the Battlefield series. EA acquired DICE in 2006. At EA, he oversaw the creation of Frostbite, the game engine that has become the publisher’s standard for triple-A titles. The engine is capable of impressive graphics, although its complexity has created issues with the development of some games. Söderlund also had to weather the controversial Star Wars: Battlefront II loot box fiasco.