On Tuesday, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers Electronic Arts announced that it is cancelling a game based on the popular Apex Legends and Titanfall franchises.
The game, which hadn’t been publicly announced, was in production at EA developer Respawn Entertainment. On Tuesday, EA, one of the world’s biggest video game publishers, gave a disappointing outlook for revenue in the current quarter.
The project, code-named TFL or Titanfall Legends, was a single-player game set in the universe shared by the Apex Legends and Titanfall games. It was directed by veteran designer Mohammad Alavi until he left the company in early 2022. Although the game hadn’t been advertised, EA had hinted at it several times.
Management informed the unnamed game’s team of about 50 people that EA will try to find positions for them within the company. Anyone who can’t be placed will be given severance packages and laid off, anonymous sources claimed.
The company cancelled the Apex Legends mobile game as well as a mobile version of Battlefield and shuttered Industrial Toys, the studio behind it.
“Although disappointing, we are proud of the game we launched, are grateful for the support of the Apex Legends community, and are confident that this is the right decision for players,” said Respawn in an official update on the studio’s website.
The highly anticipated Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, another title in development at Respawn, has also been delayed.
