Although developer Respawn Entertainment continues to occupy itself with the ongoing success that is Apex Legends, the developer is extending its expertise to a returning team over in California. In that, studio lead Vince Zampella is also overseeing the revitalization of DICE LA. However, details on the direction that the team is heading has only been brushed upon lightly in the past year.

So far, it is confirmed that the new release on the way is planned to be a first-person shooter with the hallmark DICE-created Frostbite Engine to be utilized. At the time when speaking to IGN, Zampella shared staffing was still underway so development has yet to initiate. In the same conversation, he also addressed that the team – while eager over at Respawn Entertainment – is not working on a new Titanfall game unfortunately.

Now in a new announcement on Wednesday, DICE LA shares that it is changing names over to Ripple Effect. The name change gives the team its first sense of identity as it now officially commences work on a new game.

We’re so proud of our work as DICE LA and the DICE team will forever be a part of our DNA, but over the past eight years, we’ve developed our own culture and our own way of doing things. We’re excited to look towards the future, expand the team and establish our own identity.

Christian Grass, Ripple Effect General Manager

“The talent here has a great track record of producing high-quality titles, and the studio’s set to make even more incredible games in the future,” Vince Zampella explains. “With an amazing new campus coming to Los Angeles and remote positions available, now is a great time to consider joining us.”

Elsewhere in the blog post, it is also clarified on what Ripple Effect is currently occupied with. While the new IP from the team is already apparent to begin development, the team is also working on a new project concerning Battlefield 2042. “We’re currently working on a player-inspired experience for Battlefield 2042 and starting work on a yet-to-be announced project,” the post adds.

Additionally, this reiterates on DICE LA’s involvement on the Battlefield IP. While it was originally announced that Criterion Games will be pulled to work on the first-person shooter rather than Need for Speed, it was later included that the Los Angeles division is also involved as well in a following update. You can read the full report by heading here.

Are you interested with the direction Ripple Effect is heading so far?

Source: Electronic Arts