Battlefield is a video game series developed by DICE, and published by Electronic Arts. The series debuted with the Battlefield 1942 . The games take place during historical events, an alternate history, and in the future. Gameplay is mainly composed of first-person shooter aspects, with a large emphasis on vehicle combat on land, in the air, and to some extent, the sea. A commercial success, the Battlefield series had sold 4.4 million units as of October 2004. [1]
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Original release date(s): [2] [3] | Release years by system: 2003 — Microsoft Windows 2005 — Mac OS |
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Original release date(s): March 14, 2006 | Release years by system: 2006 — Microsoft Windows |
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Original release date(s): June 6, 2006 | Release years by system: 2006 — Microsoft Windows |
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Original release date(s): [4] [5] [6] | Release years by system: 2005 — PS2, Xbox 2006 — Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s): October 17, 2006 | Release years by system: 2006 — Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
Original release date(s): March 8, 2007 | Release years by system: 2007 — Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
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Original release date(s): [7] June 23, 2008 | Release years by system: 2008 — PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Original release date(s): June 25, 2009 | Release years by system: 2009 — Microsoft Windows |
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Original release date(s): July 8, 2009 | Release years by system: 2009 — Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network |
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Original release date(s): March 2, 2010 | Release years by system: 2010 — PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
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Original release date(s): December 18, 2010 | Release years by system: 2010 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s): March 30, 2010 | Release years by system: 2010 — Microsoft Windows |
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Original release date(s): [9] April 4, 2011 | Release years by system: 2011 — Microsoft Windows |
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Original release date(s): [10] October 25, 2011 | Release years by system: 2011 — PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
Original release date(s): [11] PlayStation 3 December 6, 2011 Microsoft Windows & Xbox 360 December 13, 2011 | Release years by system: 2011 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s): [12] June 11, 2012 | Release years by system: 2012 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s): [13] September 10, 2012 | Release years by system: 2012 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s): [14] December 3, 2012 | Release years by system: 2012 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s): [15] March 12, 2013 | Release years by system: 2013 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 |
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Original release date(s): [16] October 29, 2013 | Release years by system: 2013 — PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [17] December 17, 2013 | Release years by system: 2013 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [18] February 18, 2014 | Release years by system: 2014 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [19] April 15, 2014 | Release years by system: 2014 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [20] July 15, 2014 | Release years by system: 2014 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [21] November 18, 2014 | Release years by system: 2014 — PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [22] March 17, 2015 | Release years by system: 2015 — PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [23] October 21, 2016 | Release years by system: 2016 — Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Original release date(s): [24] March 14, 2017 | Release years by system: 2017 — Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [25] September 5, 2017 | Release years by system: 2017 — Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [26] December 11, 2017 | Release years by system: 2017 — Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [27] February 20, 2018 | Release years by system: 2018 — Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
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Original release date(s): [28] November 20, 2018 | Release years by system: 2018 — Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Original release date(s): [29] November 19, 2021 | Release years by system: 2021 — Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
Battlefield Mobile Original release date(s): November 2022 (early access) | Release years by system: cancelled — Android |
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