In July 2015, CFO of EA Blake Jorgensen announced a new Battlefield title would be released in 2016.[40][41][42] This was followed up by Dan Vaderlind, EA DICE Development Director, announcing that since Star Wars Battlefront has been released, he will now be focused on the upcoming Battlefield title.[43] On May 6, 2016, Battlefield 1 was officially announced, with an official reveal trailer on YouTube, and was released on October 21, 2016.[44][45]