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As the Battlefield 2042 technical preview goes ahead, EA is scrambling to take down leaked gameplay footage all over the internet.<\/p>\n

Last week, Battlefield fans were invited to sign up to test a technical preview of the game, which they were not allowed to discuss even receiving. <\/p>\n

Of course, despite EA’s perhaps unrealistic wishes, word of the preview inevitably leaked, foreshadowing what was to come.<\/p>\n

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As the Battlefield 2042 technical preview goes ahead, EA is scrambling to take down leaked gameplay footage all over the internet. Last week, Battlefield fans were invited to sign up to test a technical preview of the game, which they were not allowed to discuss even receiving. Of course, despite EA’s perhaps unrealistic wishes, word of the preview inevitably leaked, foreshadowing what was to come. 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