Respawn is unnamed war of stars Ego shooter, first confirmed by EA in January 2022has reportedly been canceled as the publisher withdraws production of licensed games due to a large wave of layoffs.
On February 28th IGN reported that Respawn is still in development war of stars FPS was aborted. The news was broken to employees in a memo from EA’s entertainment president Laura Miele.
“It is always difficult to abandon a project, and this decision does not reflect the team’s talent, tenacity or passion for the sport,” Miele wrote. “Giving fans the next installments of the iconic franchises they want is the definition of blockbuster storytelling and the right focus.”
Accordingly IGNthe team working on it is now canceled war of stars The game is being moved to other projects including Apex Legends, Iron Man, Black Pantherand a third part of the popular third-person action series, Star Wars: Jedi.
My city has contacted EA for more information on the canceled game.
This news comes as EA has confirmed that there are further cuts at the publisher. EA announced today that it would be laying off around 670 employees. An email from CEO Andrew Wilson told employees that the layoff process “will be largely complete by early next quarter.” This round of layoffs at EA is part of previously reported cuts at EA Codemasters and Glu Mobile.
Wilson’s email said this was part of a larger plan by EA to move away from licensed intellectual property, which the publisher does not believe will be successful in the “changing industry.” It was previously reported by GameIndustry.biz that this led to at least one game being canceled, which appeared to be Respawn’s Star Wars FPS. This can be the same thing Mandalorianthemed action game This was reported earlier this month.
