Electronic Artsaccidentally revealedaBattlefield 4pre-order bonus forMedal of Honor Warfighterthis past weekend, then quickly went into denial mode. Of course, EA was just stalling until it could announce the game on its own terms — which it now has done.Battlefield 4is officially a thing.

“The team at DICE is hard at work on the next entry in the Battlefield series, and to ensure access to the exclusiveBattlefield 4beta, shooter fans can pre-orderMedal of Honor Warfightertoday,” announced thefranchise’s official site.

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No assets, logos, or details have been shared, probably because EA had to announce this earlier than planned. Still, it will probably look a bit like the header image above, which is incidentally fromMedal of Honor Warfighter. It’s really starting to not matter whatgame these screenshots are from.

So yes,Battlefield 4is real now because EA allowed it to be. Rejoice.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.