The Battlefield franchise is going through a notable change in its creative leadership, with Craig Morrison being the most recent Creative Director to leave the series. After taking on the role in August 2021 and later becoming the Studio Creative Director in December 2022, Morrison left the franchise in February 2024. He has since joined Blue Scarab Entertainment, according to his LinkedIn profile. This departure is significant as it marks the second time a Creative Director has exited the Battlefield franchise in the same year, an uncommon event usually seen at the end of a project.
Prior to Morrison's departure, Marcus Lehto, the Creative Director at Ridgeline Games, also left the franchise. This was followed by EA's announcement of terminating 670 positions within the company, which included shutting down Ridgeline Games. In response to Lehto's exit, Laura Miele, the president of EA Entertainment, mentioned that Lehto left the project for personal reasons. Consequently, Criterion took over the single-player aspects of the project immediately. Moreover, Ridgeline was to be integrated as a non-independent studio in Seattle, with some team members transferring to Ripple Effect. These changes were implemented to keep up the progress of the next Battlefield game, involving collaboration between DICE, Ripple, and Criterion.
At present, EA has not commented on Craig Morrison's departure, but inquiries have been made for additional information.
