Explore every episode of the podcast Inside Battlefield
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Episode 32 - Community Spotlight - Squid G | 08 Apr 2024 | 00:50:31 | |
Today the team is joined by long-time Battlefield fan and content creator: Squid G! As we prepared for a Season 7 preview livestream together, we chatted about Squid's passion for Battlefield and creating content. 00:16 - Intro 01:15 - Visiting DICE 04:15 - About Squid G 10:30 - Favorite Battlefield 12:45 - Portal and Squid G's Chaos 18:00 - Favorite Specialist 21:15 - Favorite 2042 map 29:55 - Favorite Battlefield map 33:30 - Favorite content clip 37:40 - Getting into content creation 45:20 - Community and final thoughts Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 31 - Season 7: Turning Point | 18 Mar 2024 | 00:47:23 | |
Today we sat down with members of the Battlefield 2042 team to talk about our favorite Season 7 content and its creation, such as the new map: Haven, the new vehicle: XFAD-4 Draugr, new weapons, and more! 00:20 - Intro 01:01 - Season 7 origins 02:53 - New map: Haven 07:22 - New vehicle: XFAD-4 Draugr 32:18 - New gadget: Predator SRAW 39:07 - Stadium Map 43:04 - Final thoughts Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 30 - Meet the Community Team! | 05 Feb 2024 | 00:48:52 | |
Today we’re sitting down with the full Battlefield Community Team to introduce ourselves, talk more about our role, and how we stay connected with our Battlefield players. 00:20 - Intro 01:20 - Meet the team 04:23 - Community Management 12:40 - Connecting devs and players 25:00 - Capturing feedback 30:44 - Favorite parts about Community Management 44:45 - Final thoughts 47:35 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 29 - Happy Holidays! | 22 Dec 2023 | 00:00:44 | |
Season’s greetings from the Battlefield team as the year comes to a close. Thank you for joining us on the Battlefield this year! We wish you and your squad all the best, and we'll see you in 2024. Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 28 - State of Weapon Gameplay | 04 Dec 2023 | 00:55:30 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) together with Adán Rodriguez (Game Designer - Weapons) and Ross Darvill (Design Director) review the current state of weapon gameplay in Season 6, and which changes are upcoming in the next game update. 00:20 - Intro 02:55 - State of weapons gameplay 18:14 - Recap of vehicle changes 39:56 - Upcoming 6.2 changes 48:15 - Wishlist for future changes 53:03 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 27 - State of Vehicle Gameplay | 27 Nov 2023 | 00:40:37 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) together with Eddie (Game Designer - Vehicles) and Ross Darvill (Design Director) review the current state of vehicle gameplay in Season 6, which changes are upcoming in the next game update, and answer vehicle related questions from the Community. 00:20 - Intro 02:27 - State of vehicle gameplay 11:30 - Recap of vehicle changes 26:28 - Upcoming 6.2 changes 29:16 - Q&A 37:46 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 26 - Community Spotlight: Comet307 | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:44:08 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) together with Joe Puralewski (Narrative Lead) and Manuel Llanes (Creative Director) are joined by Comet307 for another Community Spotlight! We’ll learn more about Comet’s passion for writing, the Battlefield narrative, how he is connected to the Community, and his work on the Exodus Archives fan-site. 00:20 - Intro 03:25 - Meet Comet307 12:30 - The Exodus Archives 27:10 - Narrative Q&A 40:19 - Final thoughts Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 25 - Season 6: Dark Protocol Event | 30 Oct 2023 | 00:31:34 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Raunaq Singh - Game Mode Designer and Martin Kopparhed - Associate Game Design Director, to talk about the gameplay and design of the Dark Protocol, and Killswitch Limited Time Event and game mode - available for all Battlefield 2042 players on October 31! 00:16 - Intro 02:55 - Dark Protocol Event 05:05 - Killswitch Game Mode 10:30 - Event design 20:30 - Memorable design moments 27:50 - Cookie of the week 30:28 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 24 - Season 6: Dark Creations | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:36:41 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Producers Nika Bender and Bruce Brodie to talk about everything that's new in Battlefield 2042's Season 6: Dark Creations. In this new Season you'll find a new map, 3 new weapons, 2 new gadgets, a new vehicle as well as a new Battle Pass, many improvements to gameplay and more to come! 00:20 - Intro 02:40 - Season 6: Dark Creations overview 05:18 - New map: Redacted 12:10 - New weapons: VHX D3, L9CZ, G428 14:10 - New gadgets: Ammo & Medical Pouch 14:45 - New vehicle: YUV-2 “Pondhawk” 22:15 - New Battle Pass 24:55 - Quality of life improvements 32:15 - Cookie of the week 35:35 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 23 - Map Overview: Redacted | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:50:29 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Mikael Karnell (Lead Environment Artist), Gabriel Sanchez (Level Designer) and Joel Zakrisson (Environment Artist) to discuss the gameplay and creation of the Season 6: Dark Creations new map, Redacted. 00:20 - Intro 02:25 - Redacted overview 03:50 - Inspiration for Redacted 08:55 - Design and gameplay 25:47 - Art and research 44:10 - Cookie of the week 48:35 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 22 - Community Spotlight: Torbis | 26 Sep 2023 | 00:35:57 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Torbis for another Community Spotlight! In this episode we get to know our community member Torbis as we talk through his journey as a Battlefield player. 00:20 - Intro 05:10 - Battlefield memories 11:19 - Favorite Battlefield content 16:00 - Content creation 22:45 - Playing with the Community 26:10 - Battlefield 2042 feedback 32:30 - Cookie of the week 34:40 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 21 - Community Spotlight - LoganTheBrawler | 12 Sep 2023 | 00:28:13 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by LoganTheBrawler for the first Community Spotlight. In this episode we’ll talk about Battlefield from the perspective of the players, and get to know Logan as a member of the community. 00:30 - Episode Intro 02:30 - About Logan 03:25 - Content Creation 07:30 - CLAW Community 11:40 - Gaming charity work 16:30 - Physical Claw meetup 18:25 - Cookie of the week 21:05 - Favorite Battlefield content 24:27 - Battlefield 2042 feedback 26:00 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 20 - Let's Play Redux | 28 Aug 2023 | 00:24:00 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined Ryan McArthur (Senior Producer) and Bruce Brodie (Producer) for a review of the team’s journey as we head into Battlefield 2042's Redux, and a short preview of what's next for Season 6. 00:20 - Intro 01:20 - Redux 03:15 - Season 6 expectations 05:40 - The team's journey 10:00 - Redux schedule 14:05 - Control 15:24 - Quality of Life improvements 21:25 - Cookie of the week 22:58 - Outro Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 19 - Battlefield 2042: Redux | 21 Aug 2023 | 00:31:39 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Bruce Brodie (Producer) and Nika Bender (Producer) to talk about the upcoming Battlefield 2042: Redux period. 00:20 - Intro 03:28 - Redux Overview 04:55 - Modes 09:00 - Rewards 12:40 - Gameplay improvements 24:00 - Cookie of the week Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 18 - Hourglass 2.0 | 31 Jul 2023 | 00:41:42 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Shashank Uchil (Lead Level Designer) to discuss the completion of reworking all Battlefield launch maps, alongside the arrival of the improved version of Hourglass 2.0 in the next game update. 00:18 - Intro 01:20 - Maps team retrospective 07:30 - Map rework recap 18:00 - Hourglass 2.0 overview 28:50 - Favorite map 35:00 - Final thoughts 36:49 - Cookie of the week Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 17 - The Arkangel Directive Event | 10 Jul 2023 | 00:39:24 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Afshin Fahlstrom (Game Designer) and Martin Kopparhed (Design Director) to talk about the Season 5 Arkangel Directive Event, and the new limited-time Control game mode. 00:20 - Intro 02:07 - The Arkangel Directive overview 03:25 - Control overview 21:45 - Design and development of Control 36:46 - Cookie of the week Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 16 - Narrative Q&A | 03 Jul 2023 | 00:28:00 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined once again by Michael Hartin (Narrative Design Director) and Joe Puralewski (Narrative Lead) for a short narrative Q&A on questions submitted by the community. 00:20 - Intro 02:50 - Q&A overview 03:34 - Was Reclaimed always set in Zlín, Czechia? 04:59 - How does the narrative team select the location for the next map? 06:44 - Is it narrative first, or gameplay first? 10:16 - Is it a conscious choice to bring in reappearing names such as Tombstone squad? 11:54 - Does the team leave many things open to interpretation by choice? 13:50 - When and why did the team decide to move ahead 5 years between Season 4 and 5? 16:30 - Is the Battlefield 4 Final Stand DLC cannon? 17:12 - Do you have a favorite character? 19:24 - Is the full story planned ahead of time? 20:30 - Are there any plans to update the Specialist bios with the 5 year gap between Season 4 and 5? 21:40 - Can you talk more about the narrative team's processes when dealing with a story this comprehensive? 24:41 - Will we ever see a Lore section in-game? 25:33 - Will we see more cameos from previous Battlefield games? Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 15 - The Narrative of Battlefield 2042 | 26 Jun 2023 | 00:52:01 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Michael Hartin (Associate Narrative Design Director) and Joe Puralewski (Narrative Lead) to discuss the story and writing process for Battlefield 2042. 00:20 - Intro 01:58 - What does the Narrative Team do at DICE? 06:51 - Telling stories in a multiplayer game 10:10 - Favorite story moments? 17:27 - Where can you learn more about 2042's story? 26:46 - The writing process 30:32 - Building characters 35:40 - Keeping characters authentic 40:22 - Recap of 2042's story so far 46:49 - Cookie of the week Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 14 - Game Updates and Releases | 19 Jun 2023 | 00:57:10 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Kevin Moore (Technical Director), Sean Merson (Producer) and Erik Pomerleau (Release Manager) for a behind the scenes overview where we discuss how our teams update our Battlefield games in a Live Service environment. 00:21 - Intro 03:40 - Game updating process overview 12:08 - Planning for game updates 17:35 - Testing game updates 20:23 - Updating without downtime 25:15 - Different types of updates 28:19 - Quality of life updates 32:21 - Bug fixing overview 34:53 - Live service tweaks 39:33 - Season 5 release overview 55:02 - Cookie of the week Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 13 - Season 5: New Dawn | 05 Jun 2023 | 00:31:34 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Alexander Formoso (Game Designer), and Jaime de la Puente Boal (Game Designer) to discuss everything that’s new in Season 5: New Dawn. 01:53 - Vault Weapon improvements 03:50 - Dozer and Irish changes 05:32 - Squad Management, Squad Orders 05:57 - Reworking Vehicle loadouts 06:55 - Season 5 Battle Pass 07:23 - New map: Reclaimed 12:51 - New weapons: XCE Barm GEW-46, BFP.50 16:31 - Weapon balance changes 22:43 - New gadgets: Spring Grenade, Anti-Tank Grenade, Mini Grenade 28:38 - Map rework: Hourglass 29:28 - Cookie of the week Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 12 - Vehicle Loadout Rework | 22 May 2023 | 00:36:11 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Ali Kaporchali (Producer), Ross Darvill (Design Director) and Jim Fagerlund (Game Designer) to discuss how we’re reworking the loadouts for all vehicles in Season 5, alongside further vehicle Quality of Life changes. 00:24 - Intro, Ali 01:07 - Vehicle loadout rework overview 05:20 - Intro, Jim and Ross 06:00 - Vehicle loadout rework details 21:48 - Jet improvements 26:07 - Bolte and LATV4 vehicle changes 29:46 - Stationary Anti-Air 31:38 - Cookie of the week Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 11 - Improving Dozer & Irish | 15 May 2023 | 00:34:29 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Ali Kaporchali (Producer), Jac Carlsson (Game Designer) and Jaime de la Puente Boal (Game Designer) to discuss the Quality of Life changes coming to Dozer and Irish during Season 5. 00:19 - Intro 01:30 - Soldier camera movement 07:55 - Irish Changes 16:47 - Dozer changes 27:05 - Dozer and Irish summary 30:33 - Cookie of the week Contact us at podcast@battlefield.com, or @Battlefield on Twitter and Instagram using #InsideBattlefield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | |||
| Episode 10 - Squad Management and Squad Orders | 08 May 2023 | 00:18:53 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Isabelle Grimborg (Game Designer) and Qassim Obeid (Development Manager) to discuss the new Squad Management and Squad Orders features in Season 5.
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| Episode 9 - Evolving Vault Weapons | 01 May 2023 | 00:25:17 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Alexander Formoso (Weapons Game Designer) to discuss the changes coming to Vault Weapons during Season 5.
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| Episode 8 - Mid Season Event: Leviathan Rising | 10 Apr 2023 | 00:57:38 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Matthias Wagner (Lead Game Mode Designer) and Raunaq Sokhi (Game Designer) for Season 2 of Inside Battlefield. In this episode, members of the team reflect upon the launch of Update 4.1.0 and discuss what to expect with the Mid Season Event, Leviathan Rising.
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| Episode 7 - Season 4: Eleventh Hour Listener Questions | 06 Mar 2023 | 00:57:15 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Nika Bender (Producer) and Amo Mostofi (Producer) to discuss the release of Season 4: Eleventh Hour for Battlefield 2042, and to answer listener questions!
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| Episode 6 - Season 4: Eleventh Hour Overview | 27 Feb 2023 | 00:52:11 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Alexia Christofi (Producer) and Alexander Formoso (Game Designer - Weapons) and Jaime de la Puente Boal (Game Designer) for a deep dive on what’s new in Season 4: Eleventh Hour for Battlefield 2042. They’ll chat about the new Map, Specialist, Vehicle, Weapons, Gadget and more! Chapter Notes:
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| Episode 5 - Maps of 2042 | 20 Feb 2023 | 01:11:24 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Kit Eklof (Producer) and Shashank Uchil (Lead Level Designer) to discuss how we have designed, built and reworked Battlefield 2042 maps. Chapter Notes:
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| Episode 4 - Weapons of Battlefield 2042 | 13 Feb 2023 | 00:57:24 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Ben Walke (Producer) and Alexander Formoso (Game Designer - Weapons) to discuss design and balance for the Weapons of Battlefield 2042 as we head towards the release of Season 4. Chapter Notes:
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| Episode 3 - Battlefield 2042 Listener Questions | 06 Feb 2023 | 00:49:10 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Nika Bender (Producer) and Amo Mostofi (Producer) to discuss the recent Update 3.2 for Battlefield 2042 and take a whole bunch of listener questions! To read more about the Core Feedback overview around map design in Battlefield 2042 mentioned by Tom in the Episode, please visit the Community section of our website. Chapter Notes:
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| Episode 2 - Update 3.2 Overview for Battlefield 2042 | 30 Jan 2023 | 00:43:54 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Florian Le Bihan (Lead Game Designer) and Jac Carlsson (Game Designer) to discuss Update 3.2 for Battlefield 2042, headlined by the Breakaway map re-work, the Return to the Class System, Thermal Scopes, Vault Weapons, and More! Chapter Notes:
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| Episode 1 - Return to the Class System in Battlefield 2042 | 23 Jan 2023 | 00:54:37 | |
Tom Straatman (Community Manager) is joined by Florian Le Bihan (Lead Game Designer) and Oliver Andersen (Software Engineer) to discuss the Return to the Class System coming later in January as part of Update 3.2 for Battlefield 2042.
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