EA has pulled back the curtain on the next mainline entry in its long-running Battlefield franchise, explaining a new development plan involving four different studios, as well as a new way for players to hop in early to provide feedback on what the teams are making.

EA has announced a new “Battlefield Labs” community testing program to give people the opportunity to test the next Battlefield game. You can sign up for the program now, and EA says that the “first phase” of testing will go live in “the coming weeks” for invited players in Europe and North America.

EA is ready to take the wraps off the next Battlefield early. The publisher shared a brief glimpse of footage from an alpha version of the game as part of an announcement video for Battlefield Labs, a new early access program that will give fans a taste of in-development Battlefield before it launches.

EA went on further to say that Labs will play “a significant role in the development that Battlefield Studios is doing for the series,” so those who are looking to help out the game’s direction or just try it out early can try to enlist and be a part of something potentially big.

EA has delivered the first official look at new Battlefield gameplay as part of an announcement around player testing and its development set-up.

After the rough launch of Battlefield 2042, Electronic Arts is shaking things up for its flagship first-person shooter franchise. In a video released this week, the publisher outlined ambitious development plans for the next Battlefield game,

EA and Battlefield Studios today revealed an ambitious new initiative that allows the Battlefield community to help shape the future of Battlefield.