EA Access May Have Accidentally Revealed The Next Battlefield’s Name

EA Access may have unwittingly revealed the name of this year’s Battlefield installment. There’s been a lot of hype and speculation surrounding the game. Recently, a supposed leak on Imgur claiming that this year’s Battlefield would be set during World War II, and that it would be subtitled Eastern Front, turned out to be a hoax. Today, however, EA Access’ own Twitter account lent fuel to the rumour mill.

In response to a question about why Battlefield 4 and Battlefield: Hardline entered the EA Access programme, EA Access’ official account tweeted that it was to “Celebrate the Battlefield 5 event tomorrow.” EA confirmed that a Battlefield event would be taking place tomorrow, and even teased a brief 9-second in-engine clip.

However, we’ve yet to receive official confirmation about just what this year’s Battlefield game will be named. On account of Battlefield: Hardline’s departure from the mainline franchise, it’s up in the air as to whether or not this year’s Battlefield is a numbered entry. The EA Access slip up makes it fairly evident that it is, though. Stay tuned for more Battlefield details after tomorrow’s event.

@PatHaider Correct, it was a surprise for members to celebrate the Battlefield 5 event tomorrow! For more info, see: https://t.co/W6CuNK99CH

— EA Play (@EAPlay) May 6, 2016