Huge buzz but a big gamble: Battlefield 6 takes aim at Call of Duty
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EA Battlefield 6 has its sights on success - but can it hit its target?
"A new challenger has appeared." In the fiercely competitive world of video games, it's common for new contenders to fade away as quickly as they burst on to the scene. But Battlefield 6 is hoping to change that. It's the latest entry in a long-running military shooter series often framed as a grittier, more realistic answer to Call of Duty. The title's never quite managed to match its most famous rival in terms of sales or players, but there are signs the new installment could close the gap. A preview weekend giving players a chance to try out the game earlier this year broke records, and the buzz heading into its launch has been huge. But the project is still a big gamble for publisher Electronic Arts (EA), which has reportedly spent hundreds of millions of dollars making it.
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