After the last few entries visited historical and near-future time periods, the next Battlefield game will return to a modern-day setting, aiming to recapture the essence

Respawn and EA, the publisher that owns the studio, shared with IGN a single piece of concept art for the game, which doesn't yet have a title or release date, that appears to show war tearing apart a coastal city, with a nearby area ablaze. The first game in the franchise, Battlefield 1942, launched in 2002 for Windows and Mac.

Electronic Arts reveals the setting and other details about the next installment in its Battlefield franchise.

By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Videogame publisher Electronic Arts said it expects to achieve the high end of its annual bookings forecast and unveiled the next installment of its multi-player shooter game "Battlefield" at its investor day conference on Tuesday.

Battlefield fans narrow down the location that was depicted in the recently released concept art for the shooter series' next entry.

The Battlefield series has arguably lost some of its luster, but the next game is seriously gunning for a chance at redemption after 2042.

Taking the stage after Miele was Battlefield SVP and GM Byron Beede, who dove into the specifics regarding which studios are developing which parts of the game. Beede said DICE, t