Battlefield 6 Studio Design Director Talks Night Maps and the Need to Work With Fans as Season 2: Nightfall Looms - IGN

Disclaimer: The following interview was conducted before EA announced layoffs across Battlefield Studios. Just two months into 2026, Battlefield 6 has had a rough year. As players returned from the holidays, hoping to see sweeping changes with the launch of Season 2, publisher EA and the four-studio team that makes up Battlefield Studios – Criterion, DICE, Motive Studios, and Ripple Effect – announced that their second season had been hit with a delay. It's an announcement that only made the sixth mainline Battlefield game's future murkier following a disappointing end to Season 1. Now, following the loss of series lead Vince Zampella, the Battlefield 6 team is pressing forward as it attempts to recapture the audience that had once shown up in droves to see it launch. Season 2 will keep the ball rolling with Phase 2, Nightfall, next week, March 17, with lights-out game modes set on the new Hagental Base map, the Hayes M1030-M1 and TM/O 450 Dirt Bikes, the CZ3A1 and VZ.61 weapons, and more. We caught up with Ripple Effect studio design director Justin Wiebe to talk about everything Season 2's next chapter has in store and learned more about how Battlefield Studios plans to work with