Battlefield 2042 is getting a Dead Space crossover event next week
The event will last one week and offer free rewards
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Dice has announced a brand-new collaboration event forBattlefield 2042that will see content inspired byDead Spaceadded to the game.
TheBattlefield 2042xDead Spacelimited-time crossover event, which is scheduled to begin on July 9 and run through to July 16, will introduce a new mode called Outbreak inspired by the survival horror game.
According to the developer, in Outbreak, squads are “tested by their human resilience and resourcefulness against a new and relentless enemy all while trying to escape the Boreas laboratory.”
To get a sense of what to expect, Dice has teased the event with an official reveal trailer, which you can watch below, showing teams facing zombies that look like the Necromorphs of theDead Spaceseries.
Your squad is about to become humanity’s last defense.#Battlefield 2042 | @DeadSpace 📅 July 9 - 16 pic.twitter.com/2OsJIwbburJuly 3, 2024
During the week-long event, players will also be able to unlock free rewards by participating, including items like a new weapon charm, a skin inspired by the horror game, a player card background, and tag.
The collaboration will also feature an exclusiveDead Spacebundle containing a legendary specialist outfit called ‘Marked Man’, three legendary weapon skins, and more goodies. The bundle can be purchased for 2200 BFC.
This event is part ofBattlefield 2042’s current Season 7: Turning Point, which will be the final season for the game.
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Diceannouncedthe news back in April, confirming that Season 7 would conclude the first-person shooter’s post-launch content, but will still continue to support the game with new in-game challenges, events, modes, and maintenance.
“We know this news may be disappointing,” said Byron Beede, general manager forBattlefield. “However, as we looked at what the future of the series required, it became clear it was time for us to shift our resources and focus to be fully dedicated to what comes next.”
In terms of what’s next for theBattlefieldseries, in May, Electronic Arts' CEO Andrew Wilson confirmed thatthe next installment is “another tremendous live service” title.
Motive, the studio behind 2023’s remake ofDead SpaceandStar Wars: Squadrons,joined the Battlefield team at EAearlier this year, alongside Criterion and Ripple Effect, to help build a “Battlefielduniverse across connected multiplayer experiences and single-player”.
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