Battlefield 2042 will not remove its Russian forces from the game
“What we have done is an audit of the game and try to be as sensitive as we can to be with as much respect as we can for everything that we do.”
By Milos
EA have stated that they won’t be removing Russian forces from Battlefield 2042 due to the ongoing events in Ukraine.
The EA DICE general manager Rebecka Coutaz gave an interview to Eurogamer and here’s what she said on the matter:
“First of all, we were here at DICE, of course, we were as shocked as everybody else on the 24th of February waking up to see what was happening in Eastern Europe. We have a lot of team members coming from Eastern Europe and we have had to deal with that so that they feel comfortable, and we’re here and we listen and help them to take care of themselves.
That was our first concern. Then the second concern is we are a military shooter game, and today on Battlefield 2042 one of the opposing factions is Russian. What we have done is an audit of the game and try to be as sensitive as we can to be with as much respect as we can for everything that we do.”
When asked if the situation will change, she said – “That is very difficult to change in this entertainment game.”
Battlefield 2042 came out last year, and to say the least, it wasn’t very successful. Chief Studios Officer Laura Miele stated that the game “failed to meet the expectations of our players, and also clearly missed our own expectations.” What a bummer.