Have you all heard about this Stars Wars project created by a talented studio? Well, forget it

Gaming News Have you all heard about this Stars Wars project created by a talented studio? Well, forget it

Have you been desperately waiting for this? Then stop. Respawn’s Star Wars FPS, which hasn’t even had the time to inherit an official title, is clearly no longer in this world. The title, announced at the beginning of 2022, would have been canceled as part of a large wave of layoffs within the parent company EA. A dramatic situation that is no longer very surprising in the current context. It is the media IGN that brings us the news, probably communicated through a memo to employees from Laura Miele, president of entertainment at EA:

It’s always difficult to abandon a project, and this decision does not reflect the team’s talent, tenacity or passion for the game. Giving fans the next installments of the iconic franchises they crave is the definition of a blockbuster story, and this is where you need to focus.

It’s not lost on me that these changes are more than just words on a page; They directly impact your day-to-day work and in some cases lead to us cutting roles and saying goodbye to talented colleagues. I will never lose sight of the human impact of these decisions and know that change and disruption are not easy. In difficult times, we must remember the importance of being there for our players and each other.

And added: “Looking at Respawn’s catalog over the last few months, it’s clear that the games our players are most excited about are Jedi and the rich library of Respawn’s own brands“But then what would this aborted FPS be about? Rumor has it that there was going to be a Mandalorian protagonist, with no other major details to go into. At this point, you might as well save yourself the trouble of figuring it out anymore. Our colleagues at pcgamer point out that EA has had great difficulty exploiting the Star Wars license in the past: a project by Amy Hennig (Uncharted) codenamed Ragtag was canceled back in 2019, while the box also reportedly already has a star canceled Wars Battlefront spinoff game codenamed Viking.

EA now prefers to focus again on its own brands and supporting its existing games. The team working on the project would now be reassigned to other licenses, including Apex Legends, Iron Man, Black Panther and a third part of Star Wars: Jedi, according to IGN. At the same time, EA is also shutting down several mobile games such as F1 Mobile Racing and MLB Tap Sports, Kim Kardashian Hollywood and The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth. Finally, IGN reports that a team is still working on pre-production of the next Mass Effect.

And things are moving forward for Battlefield

At the same time, EA also formalized the layoffs of around 670 people (or 5% of the workforce) as part of a process that “be largely completed by the beginning of the next quarter” says an email from CEO Andrew Wilson. It also reveals that the company intends to restructure its Battlefield teams following the departure of Marcus Lehto (former Halo developer) announced yesterday concludes Ridgeline Games, the studio co-founded by the latter in 2022, which was responsible for developing the narrative campaign for the next war game. Danny Isaac, producer at Criterion, and Darren White, creative director of the studio, will replace Lehto and continue the work begun, while other members of Ridgeline Games will join Ripple Effect to continue working on the license, the continuation of which is pending publication waits revealed. In any case, Miele has stated that the next Battlefield game “significant progress has been made.”