“Battlefield 5” Battle Royale first look: VIDEO

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• The massive success of “Fortnite” and “PlayerUnknown’s
  Battlegrounds” is making major waves in the video game
  industry.
• Earlier this year, Activision announced that this
  year’s “Call of Duty” would have a Battle Royale mode. Then, in
  June, EA announced that this year’s “Battlefield V” also
  will.
• The announcement is indicative of how impactful the
  success of “Fortnite” and “PUBG” has been on the world of video
  games.
• On Thursday, EA offered the first look at the new
  “Royale” mode in “Battlefield V.”

The next major entry in the “Battlefield” series is getting a
huge new addition: A version of the massively popular Battle
Royale mode that made “Fortnite” such a huge success.

In the case of “Fortnite” and “PUBG,” Battle Royale means a
1-vs-100 fight to the death on an island that gets smaller by the
minute. In the case of “Battlefield V,” it’s not clear how large
the mode is or how it will work. But we did learn a few new
things about the mode from a new trailer:

1. The mode has tanks, and potentially other vehicles.
2. The map — at least one of them — appears to be in a snowy
   environment.
3. The equivalent of a “storm” in “Battlefield V” is a wall of
   firey explosions that leave a scorched, burning earth in their
   wake.

Here’s a look at it from afar:

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“Battlefield V” is the latest major blockbuster to add a Battle
Royale mode.

Its competitor, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4,” arrives this October
with its own spin on the Battle Royale concept. “Battlefield V’s”
new “Royale” mode won’t arrive alongside the game on October 19.
Instead, it’s said to arrive some time after launch as part of
EA’s plans for ongoing support of the game via downloadable
updates.

It’s unclear how long-time fans of the “Battlefield” franchise
will react to the new mode. The series is celebrated for its
focus on tactical, team-based multiplayer. 

“It’s royale re-imagined for Battlefield,” senior producer Lars
Gustavsson said of the mode in June. “So we bring those pillars
of ‘Battlefield’ — destruction, team play, vehicles — into this
new experience. We’ll bring you an experience that you haven’t
played before — in ‘Battlefield,’ or anywhere else.”

Take a look at the new mode in action right here: