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EA believes Halo Infinite contributed to the dismal sales of Battlefield 2042. <\/p>\n

In a company “Town Hall” meeting with employees, EA acknowledged the disappointing launch of Battlefield 2042, and discussed plans to improve the game and the franchise going forward (thanks, Xfire<\/a>). <\/p>\n

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EA believes Halo Infinite contributed to the dismal sales of Battlefield 2042. In a company “Town Hall” meeting with employees, EA acknowledged the disappointing launch of Battlefield 2042, and discussed plans to improve the game and the franchise going forward (thanks, Xfire). Read more Source<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":508853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-508852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer"],"yoast_head":"\nEA blames Halo Infinite for Battlefield 2042's woes | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"EA believes Halo Infinite contributed to the dismal sales of Battlefield 2042. 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