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Need for Speed devs temporarily move to Battlefield 6 in latest EA studio shakeup

Battlefield is once again getting from a team of racing game vets

racing games still has a vibrant future ahead of it.

EA chief studios officer Laura Miele tells Polygon that the new Battlefield "is shaping up great, the team has been working incredibly hard, they pushed hard last year, and yes, we have been working from home. And it's hard; it's hard to make games from home, and the [EA DICE] team is fatigued a bit."

Thus, given Criterion's previous experience ing DICE on both Battlefront and Battlefield, the typically driving-focused studio is being brought in to help bring Battlefield 6 through the final stages of development. DICE LA, led by Respawn's Vince Zampella, is also ing the new Battlefield, with work on the game's live service offerings.

It appears that EA has been going for quite a few changes recently. Over at BioWare, the Dragon Age is dropping live service hooks in favour of a fully single-player experience.

Elsewhere on Miele's interview circuit, she tells Mass Effect remasters. Here's hoping the new approach continues to pay off.