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BattleBots
BattleBots is an American robot-combat competition founded by Trey Roski and Greg Munson in 1999, where remote-controlled robots fight in an arena called the BattleBox.
Battlecruiser
A battlecruiser is a warship combining battleship-scale armament with cruiser-level speed at the cost of thinner armor; Britain, Germany, and Japan built 27 between 1904 and 1922.
Battlefield (video game series)
Battlefield is EA and DICE's large-scale military first-person shooter series, begun with Battlefield 1942 (2002) and its 64-player land-sea-air combat, known for class-based team play, destruction via the Frostbite engine, and entries from Battlefield 2 (Metacritic 91) to Battlefield 6 (2025).
Battlefield 1
Battlefield 1 (BF1) is EA DICE's 2016 World War I first-person shooter for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, with 64-player multiplayer, War Stories campaign, Operations mode, and Behemoth vehicles; Metacritic 88.
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1942 is a 2002 World War II first-person shooter by DICE and EA, the first in the Battlefield series with up to 64-player battles.
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2 (BF2) is DICE and EA's 2005 modern-era PC multiplayer shooter with 64-player servers, squads, and Commander Mode; Metacritic 91, expansions Special Forces, Euro Force, Armored Fury, and Modern Combat console version.
Battlefield 2042
Battlefield 2042 (also BF2042) is EA DICE's multiplayer-only near-future shooter, released November 19, 2021, with 128-player maps, Specialists, and All-Out Warfare, Hazard Zone, and Portal modes, and a notoriously poor launch.
Battlefield 2142
Battlefield 2142 (BF2142) is a 2006 DICE/EA PC first-person shooter set in an ice-age 2142, EU vs Pan-Asian Coalition, known for its Titan mode, the Northern Strike booster pack, and community Reclamation servers.
Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 (BF3) is DICE's 2011 first-person shooter on the Frostbite 2 engine, released October 25, 2011 for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360; Metacritic 89 on PC, five expansions, Battlelog, and a lasting influence on later Battlefield games.
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4 is a 2013 DICE/EA first-person shooter, the first on Frostbite 3, known for Levolution map-changing, 64-player multiplayer, a buggy launch and shareholder lawsuit, and long-lived online support.
Battlefield 6
Battlefield 6 is EA's 2025 first-person shooter by Battlefield Studios (DICE, Criterion, Motive, Ripple Effect), released October 10, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC; set in 2027 against Pax Armata, with 64-player Conquest, Breakthrough, Escalation, Portal, and free-to-play REDSEC.
Battlefield acupuncture
Battlefield acupuncture is an auricular acupuncture protocol using up to five short gold needles per ear for rapid pain relief, developed for US military medicine.
Battlefield Earth (film)
Battlefield Earth (2000), Roger Christian's adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard's novel, starring John Travolta as Terl; a notorious box-office bomb with a 3% Tomatometer and seven Razzies.
Battlefield Earth (novel)
Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000, L. Ron Hubbard's 1982 science fiction novel, depicts Psychlo-occupied Earth and Jonnie Goodboy Tyler's rebellion; a New York Times bestseller of over 4 million copies, later adapted into the notoriously panned 2000 film.
Battlefield Hardline
Battlefield Hardline (BFHL) is a 2015 first-person shooter by Visceral Games and EA, the first Battlefield game about cops and criminals rather than war; Metascore 73, console servers shut June 22, 2026.
Battlefield Palette
The Battlefield Palette, also called the Vultures Palette, is an Egyptian ceremonial cosmetic palette from around 3150 BC, showing vultures and a lion over defeated men.
Battlefield V
Battlefield V (BFV, BF5) is DICE and EA's 2018 World War 2 first-person shooter for PC, PS4, and Xbox One, delayed to November 20, 2018, with Tides of War free live service, Firestorm battle royale, and a critic-player score gap (79 vs 65).
Battlefield: Bad Company
Battlefield: Bad Company, DICE's 2008 console-exclusive first-person shooter for PS3 and Xbox 360, the first story-driven Battlefield game and first Frostbite title, with destructible environments, the Gold Rush mode, and 2023 server shutdown.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (BC2), DICE's March 2010 first-person shooter on Frostbite 1.5 with Destruction 2.0, sold over 7 million units, earned Metacritic 88, and inspired Battlefield 6; official servers closed December 8, 2023.
Battleground (1949 film)
Battleground (1949) is an MGM war film directed by William A. Wellman, written by Robert Pirosh, produced by Dore Schary, about the 101st Airborne at besieged Bastogne; it won two Oscars from six nominations and revived the postwar combat film.
Battleground (2014)
Battleground (2014), WWE pay-per-view, July 20, 2014, Tampa Bay Times Forum; second Battleground event; John Cena retained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Fatal 4-Way; The Miz won the Intercontinental title battle royal.
Battleground (2015)
Battleground (2015), WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network event, July 19, 2015, Scottrade Center, St. Louis; Undertaker returned costing Lesnar vs Rollins, Cena retained the US title over Owens.
Battleground (2016)
Battleground (2016) was a WWE pay-per-view on July 24, 2016, in Washington, D.C., where Dean Ambrose retained the WWE Championship over Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns in the first Shield Triple Threat.
Battleground (2017)
Battleground (2017), also called WWE Battleground 2017, was a SmackDown-branded WWE pay-per-view on July 23, 2017 in Philadelphia. Jinder Mahal retained the WWE Championship over Randy Orton in the first Punjabi Prison Match in 10 years with help from the returning Great Khali.
Battlegrounds Mobile India
Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is KRAFTON's India-exclusive mobile battle royale, launched July 2021 to replace the banned PUBG Mobile; 100-player matches, India-specific content rules, 260 million downloads, and the BGIS esports circuit.
Battlegrounds Mobile India Series
Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) is KRAFTON India's annual open-entry esports tournament for BGMI, held since 2021; Team Versatile won BGIS 2025 in Kolkata and Team Soul won the fifth edition, BGIS 2026, in Chennai.
Battles (band)
Battles is an American experimental rock band formed in New York City in 2002, often tagged math rock; founded by Ian Williams (Don Caballero), Tyondai Braxton, Dave Konopka, and John Stanier (Helmet), releasing Mirrored, Gloss Drop, La Di Da Di, and Juice B Crypts on Warp Records.
Battles of Alashiya
The Battles of Alashiya were Hittite campaigns against Cyprus, identified with Alašiya, in 1220–1200 BC under Tudhaliya IV and Suppiluliuma II, recorded on tablet KBo XII 38 found at Hattusa.
Battles of antiquity: overview and timelines
An overview and timeline guide to battles of antiquity, covering Kadesh, Salamis, and Cannae, and explaining how thin and uneven the ancient record is, with same-named battles distinguished.
Battles of Kawanakajima
The Battles of Kawanakajima (川中島の戦い) were five engagements fought from 1553 to 1564 between Takeda Shingen of Kai and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo on the Kawanakajima plain in Shinano Province.