Battlefield 2042 Gets Mass Effect Crossover In The New Update

A new update for Battlefield 2042, titled Update 8.9.0, has been released by Electronic Arts. The update introduces three new Mass Effect bundles, new event modes, and more. The bundles will be available for a limited time, from June 17, 2025, to July 1, 2025. It also brings changes to numerous weapons, such as M416, M16A3, P90, M39 EMR, RPK-74M, and general bug fixes to enhance gameplay flow. Let’s explore the Battlefield 2042 and Mass Effect crossover in the new update below.

Battlefield 2042 Update 8.9.0

Before diving into the new bundles, let’s see what additions and changes the Battlefield 2042 update 8.9.0 brings.

Several bug fixes.
Switching between XM320 and M26 mass frag rounds will no longer disrupt the ammo pool.
Updated AA Missile reload animation when swapping weapons.
A new type of magazine attachment is added, called the Underloaded Magazine
A stadium has been added to Custom Conquest.
Control, Shutdown, Strike Team, Killswitch, and other game modes have been added to Portal.

Changes and additions to over 15 weapons. These include:

ACW-R
A-91
M416
AEK-971:M16A3
MTAR-21
AKS-74u
P90
PP-2000
XM8 LMG
Type 88 LMG
M240B
M60E4
RPK-74M
M39 EMR
SVD
GOL Sniper Magnum
MP443
M93R

Battlefield 2042 X Mass Effect

The main addition that the new update features is the Battlefield 2042 X Mass Effect bundles. These include:

Galactic Bundle – 1750 BFC
Scoped & Dropped Bundle – 2000 BFC
Citadel Bundle – 3000 BFC

Note: The bundles will be available from June 17, 20252, to July 1, 2025.

Release Date and Summary

Update 8.9.0 is available as of June 17, 2025, offering the Battlefield 2042 X Mass Effect bundles, weapon fixes, bug fixes, new modes, and more. “This brings vault weapons up to par with similar weapons by increasing the attachment diversity and opening up for more ways of playing with them.”