UPDATE: 2025-06-07 16:15 EST BY KYLE GRATTON
Respawn Layoffs Part Of Wider Cuts At Electronic Arts
A subsequent story fromIGNhas confirmed that EA has cut roughly 300 jobs total, including the approximately 100 affecting Respawn Entertainment.Screen Rant’s original story on the Respawn layoffs continues below.
Respawn Entertainmenthas just been hit with another round of layoffs after multiple early-development projects were canceled. TheApex LegendsandStar Wars Jedideveloper went through a similar process just over a year ago, when aStar Warsgame’s cancellationhappened alongside layoffs across EA’s subsidiaries, drastically slashing the publisher’s employee count.
As reported byIGN, a tweet from the officialRespawnaccount announced the layoffs.“We’ve made the decision to step away from two early-stage incubation projects and make some targeted team adjustments across Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi,“the announcement reads. Respawn says the affected employees will be able to explore “new opportunities within EA.” According toIGN, the two canceled projects were a multiplayer FPS and an extraction shooter in theTitanfalluniverse.
Roughly 100 Employees Affected By Respawn Canceling Two Games
Respawn Now Working On Three Known Projects
PerIGN,“roughly 100 individuals are affected by the changes” at Respawn. The layoffs have impacted a range of the studio’s divisions, including development, publishing, and quality assurance. For those that have moved to other EA studios, some have landed at EA Motive, which isworking on anIron Mangame, or one of the other so-called Battlefield Studios – DICE, Criterion, and Ripple Effect – which are creating the nextBattlefieldentry, currently undergoing playtests.
Respawn’s now canceled multiplayer FPS appears to have been the project that followed the aforementionedStar WarsFPS, which was set to feature a Mandalorian as the playable character.The core team from the Mandalorian game moved onto this multiplayer FPS, before it too was canceled and many of its developers laid off.
TheTitanfallextraction shooter, according toBloomberg, was code-namedR7.Apex Legendsis itself aTitanfallspin-off, taking place in the same setting, butthe mech FPS series has not had a proper installment since 2016’sTitanfall 2.
Canceled Respawn Entertainment Projects Dash Hopes For Titanfall 3
Respawn Renews Investment In Apex
Respawn’s newly abandoned projects are another blow to fans' hopes for a thirdTitanfall. The series started with a focus on multiplayer, but the sequel is widely celebrated as one of the more inventive first-person shooter campaigns, in addition to its beloved multiplayer gameplay.Apex Legendsuses the setting to host its battle royale, and one of the canceled projects,R7, reportedly would have taken a similar tack: anotherTitanfallspin-off in the extraction shooter genre.
Many studios seem to think the extraction shooter genre is ripe for another hit. Just this year, we expect Bungie’sMarathon, Embark Studios’ARC Raiders, and Good Fun Corporation’sHungerto enter the scene.
FollowingR7’s cancelation, according to Respawn’s announcement,Apex Legendsis getting renewed investment, “not just delivering competitive, innovative seasons – but expanding what Apex can be.” This leavesRespawn Entertainmentwith three known projects in development: ongoing support forApex Legends, the sequel toStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, and its collaborative work with Bit Reactor on thenewly announcedStar Wars Zero Company.
