Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto has referred to as out EA over Battlefield 6‘s credit for not correctly acknowledging Ridgeline Video games employees who labored on the title. The shooter was a large effort, taking years of growth and seeing EA mix a number of studios right into a single, massive group to revitalize the sequence and take it to new heights. Nonetheless, it seems that not everybody who contributed to Battlefield 6 obtained full recognition for his or her efforts.
After a preferred open beta and a hype-filled lead-up to launch, the most recent in EA’s FPS franchise has gotten off to a robust begin. It took simply 5 days for Battlefield 6 to sell 7 million copies, incomes an estimated $350 million in gross income. Regardless of these spectacular figures, the discharge has not been with out some controversy, particularly now as an trade veteran claims the sport’s credit have ignored one in every of its studios.
Halo Co-Creator Criticizes Battlefield 6 for Not Totally Recognizing Laid Off Ridgeline Video games Workers
Marcus Lehto expressed his disappointment on LinkedIn, saying Ridgeline Video games employees had been “not correctly credited” for working “tirelessly for 1 to 2.5 years” on Battlefield 6. Whereas some former Ridgeline devs do seem within the sport’s credit, their names solely come up underneath a “Particular Thanks” part. Lehto factors out that even this acknowledgment leaves out some individuals who labored on the sport, together with himself. The Halo co-creator quietly left Ridgeline Games in 2024, however his departure occurred after the studio had already begun work on Battlefield 6‘s marketing campaign. Whereas it is unclear how a lot he formed the title’s narrative, he and different Ridgeline employees did contribute to the sport, however nonetheless do not seem within the credit.
The omission could sting all of the extra for Lehto in gentle of how his former studio shuttered earlier than Battlefield 6 noticed the sunshine of day. Shortly after Lehto left the corporate, EA shut down Ridgeline Games amid a interval of mass layoffs throughout the gaming giants’ many subsidiaries. When information of these layoffs broke, Lehto stated he was “intestine punched” to see it and that the affected devs had been “extremely priceless to the Battlefield franchise.”
Layoffs have all the time been an sadly frequent but contentious subject within the gaming trade, which may typically be risky. Even after the spherical of firings that affected Ridgeline Video games, the harm wasn’t over, with EA laying off hundreds of employees in 2025 throughout a number of studios. Builders owned by Microsoft and Tencent have additionally suffered layoffs up to now yr, making it a troublesome time for a lot of devs throughout the trade.
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October 10, 2025
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Mature 17+ / Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sturdy Language, In-App Purchases, Customers Work together
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Battlefield Studios
Supply: LinkedIn
