'Battlefield 1' marches into the trenches of World War I this fall
Battlefield is back, and it's had enough of all these modern warfare hotzones.
Battlefield 1 heads all the way back to the early years of the 20th century, when World War I had most of the planet swept up in armed conflict. It's the first time the series has tapped this particular time period.
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The initial reveal focuses exclusively on the game's competitive multiplayer mode, which supports up to 64 players in various locations -- including the deserts of Arabia, the Italian alps and metropolitan France.
At first glance, it certainly looks like the Battlefield we know, only with more rudimentary tools of war. The game features the same ground battles, aerial dogfights and ship-to-shore engagements that fans have come to expect.
There's not much to say about the campaign at the moment, but that's typical for Battlefield. Developer DICE tends to focus on multiplayer initially, since that's the type of play the earlier games were built around.
Expect to learn more in the run-up to June's E3 trade show. Battlefield 1 comes to PC (via Origin), PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on Oct. 21.
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Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
