
Games centered on war have always borrowed liberally from film. Medal of Honor: Frontline famously recreated the terrifying chaos of Saving Private Ryan’s opening scene, and in over two decades since then, everything from Apocalypse Now to Black Hawk Down has made a clear impression on developers making history-based shooters.
Now, Developer EA Motive is looking to Hollywood for inspiration for the next big entry in the Battlefield series. But where it’s pulling that inspiration is a little different than you’d expect.