Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto is “disappointed” that now-defunct Ridgeline Games isn't credited. Battlefield 6despite the fact that his contribution is the “foundation of the game”.
The EA Ridgeline Games team that worked on the Battlefield 6 story campaign was led by Lehto, but he left in February 2024 And studio is closed soon after that. “I really wanted EA to fire my team,” he said at the time. “There are so many very talented developers who have been incredibly valuable to the Battlefield franchise.”
Now, following the release of Battlefield 6, Lehto has commented on Ridgeline's absence from the game's credits. “I'm disappointed that many of my former teammates at Ridgeline Games were not properly mentioned in the recent release of Battlefield 6,” he wrote on his blog. LinkedIn.
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“These talented developers worked tirelessly for one to two and a half years creating the core of the game before I voluntarily left and the studio subsequently closed. Despite their significant contributions, most of those fired were relegated to the “Special Thanks” section at the very end of the credits, and some were omitted entirely, including me.”
Lehto included an image in the post mentioning his Ridgeline co-stars “as I would have preferred them to appear in the credits.”
He concluded by saying, “Game development is a team effort, and everyone involved deserves fair recognition.”
Eurogamer has asked EA for comment to see if staff will be added to the credits in a future patch.
Since its release, Battlefield 6 has undergone regular changes. In particular, EA U-enabled adjustment to the game's multiplayer conquest mode. after criticism from players.
Following his departure from Ridgeline Games, Lehto, who previously worked extensively at Bungie on the Halo series, spoke he “had nothing positive to say about EA”in particular due to “massive layoffs in the industry.”
