New Battlefield development in trouble? The head of the story campaign on the left is INDIAN

Ridgeline Games they lost their boss. Markus Lehto founded a studio in Seattle in 2021 with the goal of working on a single-player story campaign for the new part of the series. Battlefield. As art and creative director, he led the development of the project, described as rich and immersive stories with memorable characters and immersive experiences in the world of Battlefield.

However, over the weekend Lehto from social networks remote all references to Battlefield and Electronic Arts. He then confirmed his departure from the studio on Facebook. As recently as February 2, Lehto showed off a photo of his entire team. Everything seemed to be fine. A sudden departure may indicate personal motives or differences of opinion with Vince Zampella, who led the Battlefield brand after the disaster of Battlefield 2042. In addition, he heads the Respawn studio (Titanfall, Apex Legends). Before that, he was the head of Infinity Ward, where Call of Duty was created.

Markus Lehto was the designer and co-creator of Halo. He founded Ridgeline Games with the support of EA and led a team of veterans. DICE, Ripple Effect (formerly DICE LA) and Criterion Games are still working on the new Battlefield.

This is the second blow to the Battlefield campaign in recent memory. The co-founder and art director of Ridgeline Games said goodbye in January. Chris Matthewsjoined 343 Industries, where they created Halo.

A new battlefield is coming out no earlier than 2025. The latest installment, Battlefield 2042, came out in 2021 and was widely criticized. Among other things, players were annoyed by the lack of a single player campaign. EA Chief Financial Officer Stuart Canfield said on a call with investors that they had learned lessons from last time. If there is any problem this time, the game will not hesitate to be postponed.