Battlefield game director Marcus Letho leaves EA and Ridgeline Games

Halo co-creator and Battlefield game director Marcus Letho has left EA.

Letho – who had been heading up Seattle-based Ridgeline Games, an EA studio dedicated to the Battlefield franchise – has seemingly scrubbed all mentions of Battlefield and EA from their social media bio, as well as updated their LinkedIn to state they've now left EA.

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As spotted by «Battlefield connoisseur» DANNYonPC and Insider Gaming, Ridgeline Games currently has no job openings on its careers site, and Ridgeline's co-founder and art director, Chris Matthews, also left the studio in January 2024 to join Destiny developer Bungie as studio art director.

Seems like <a href=«https://twitter.com/game_fabricator?ref_src=» https:>@game_fabricator

has left EA, removing all references of battlefield from his bio, problems are starting already? pic.twitter.com/kqzsWCnTl6— DANNYonPC (@DANNYonPC) <a href=«https://twitter.com/DANNYonPC/status/1761428569085940142?ref_src=» https:>February 24, 2024

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Cofounder of <a href=«https://twitter.com/ridgelinegames?ref_src=» https:>@ridgelinegames

and art director Chris Matthews (<a href=«https://twitter.com/plastyk78?ref_src=» https:>@plastyk78) left in Januari 2024~ to go to 343 industries

The plot thickens https://t.co/TB0s8UJ5jr pic.twitter.com/uaA1SjlAq8— DANNYonPC (@DANNYonPC) <a href=«https://twitter.com/DANNYonPC/status/1761464521225326864?ref_src=» https:>February 24, 2024

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Lehto has not formally announced their departure nor commented on their next steps, but their exit has Battlefield fans wondering about the future of the shooter franchise. Lehto was widely thought to have been brought on to guide the series following Battlefield 2042's lacklustre performance.