Given the current trend
of the battle royale mode in first person shooter games, I can't help but wonder if EA will decide to implement the last man standing mechanic in the upcoming Battlefield game.
They look at Red Dead Redemption 2 after the announcement /
rumor of a battle royale mode which sparks the question: Are we already over-saturating the gaming market in battle royale titles?
In particular, E3 is often reserved for things like the reveal of Zombies mode, and Activision will likely have a lot to say about the rumored decision to drop the single - player campaign from the game entirely in
favor of a battle royale mode.
So Fortnite and PUBG are obviously massive, Radical Heights is getting there, and Activision has reportedly ditched this year's Call of Duty single - player component in
favour of a battle royale mode.
This news is coming only hours after the report that Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII is ditching their signature campaign structure in favor of the
introduction of a battle royale mode.
Before closing, I asked about a possible
return of the battle royale mode, a question on the minds of many players who enjoyed the April Fools» Day «prank» as well as those who missed its brief appearance.
Crytek says it will be introducing a sort of test
version of the battle royale mode in an upcoming Warface update (no timetable for the update's release was provided).
On tonight's Throwdown, we discuss the
growth of battle royale modes, the PS5, Xbox» E3 event leaked, Sonic Mania Plus, Sea of Thieves» update, The Division movie, and more!
Fortnite is the biggest game on the market right now with over 45 million players and 3 million concurrent players, according to PC Games N. Epic Games turned its underplayed PvE game into a cultural phenomenon with the
release of its battle royale mode on September 26, 2017.
Rumors of a battle royale mode being attached to the game have been around for some time and, with PUBG and Fortnite making mincemeat out of its competition, it'll be remiss of Rockstar not to at least think about including it down the line; when Rockstar does something, it does it like nobody else.
It confirmed a more tactical, Overwatch - style direction for multiplayer, the
inclusion of a battle royale mode, and of course the now infamous decision to release the game with no single - player campaign.
The Call of Duty series is potentially about to undergo some big changes this year, with many rumors suggesting that it will be nixing a campaign in
favor of a battle royale mode.
But clearly not, as now all the big game companies are jumping on the battle royale hype train (train noise) but who are these big companies well Activision has reportedly ditched this year's Call of Duty single - player component in
favour of a battle royale mode.
Early leakers have backed off reports that this would be Bad Company 3, and more recently we've heard rumblings that the new game would be set during WW2, and may include some
kind of battle royale mode.
is ditching their signature campaign structure in favor of the introduction of a battle royale mode
There have been rumors flying around about the lack of a single - player campaign and the inclusion
of a battle royale mode.
You can expect to see the usual game modes available here — Team Deathmatch, Domination, Search and Destroy, etc. but many fans are buzzing about the rumor
of a battle royale mode.