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A recent trademark filing may indicate that EA plans to bring the popular Incursions game mode either toBattlefield 2042or a future game. The team-based multiplayer mode was introduced inBattlefield 1but was absent fromBattlefield 5andBattlefield 2042.
EA and DICE released the latestBattlefieldgame,Battlefield 2042, in November 2021 to an underwhelming response, with Metacritic scores in the 64-68 range. Still, the game is far from dead, with DICE continuing to roll out new content that hassignificantly improvedBattlefield 2042.Season 6: Dark Creationslaunched October 10, introducing the new “Redacted” map and adding horror-themed content to the game’s sci-fi setting.
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On July 25, 2025, Electronic Arts filed a trademark for the word “Incursion.” EA hasn’t issued a statement regarding the trademark, and there is no current information on the publisher’s plans for it. Electronic Arts may have greenlit a new game calledIncursion, and the name may have no connection toBattlefieldwhatsoever. However, the name is very similar to the “Incursions” game mode fromBattlefield 1. Given the popular reception of the World War One game’sfive versus five multiplayer mode, EA may be preparing to bring it back in some form.
Battlefield 1’s Incursions modeevolved out of the Competitive Match mode fromBattlefield: Hardline’sGatewayexpansion. Incursions pit two five-player teams against each other in a series of small-scale battles. The standard version of Incursions saw the team competing to control three flags. Teams won by collecting the most Tickets by holding flags, killing enemies, and destroying enemy vehicles.Battlefield 1’s Sinai Desert and Amiens maps also had unique versions of Incursions called King of the Hill and Squad Breakthrough, which differed significantly but maintained many of the same core features.
Of course, there is currently no way of knowing what the new Incursion mode will look like. However, it’s possible that something resembling theBattlefield 1mode might return in futureseasons ofBattlefield 2042or even an unannounced newBattlefieldgame. However, that’s assuming EA’s trademark refers to a game mode at all, which is an assumption given the lack of information.
For now, it is far too soon to do more than wildly speculate as to what EA has in mind for the still-pending “Incursion” trademark. However, the name’s similarity to theBattlefield 1game mode seems too big to be a coincidence. If nothing else, Incursions fans have a reason to keep an eye on Electronic Arts.
Battlefield 2042is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S.
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