'Battlefield V' Interview: Will there be Battle Royale or micro-transactions, and can you fight Hitler?
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Battlefield V, the latest iteration in EA’s long-running game franchise, has been unveiled to the world as a World War II-era shooter with a focus on immersion, destruction and massive online combat. If the trailer is any example of the final product it is set to offer a brutal, chaotic, experience.
To find out more about the much anticipated release—scheduled for October—Newsweek sat down with Lars Gustavsson, creative director at Dice, the studio behind the flagship title. Even after the big reveal on Wednesday, there were burning questions: Will players fight real historical figures? Will there be micro-transactions? And just what’s going on with that rumored Battle Royale mode?