EA is too busy laying off employees to make a new Titanfall game

Respawn, the developer owned by Electronic Arts, announced "some targeted team adjustments," which resulted in more than 300 lay offs. 

By Matt Schimkowitz  |  April 29, 2025 | 7:54pm
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EA is too busy laying off employees to make a new Titanfall game
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Beloved video game publisher Electronic Arts canceled its upcoming Titanfall game and fired over 300 employees today. A third of the cuts, Variety reports, came from EA’s developer Respawn, the makers of the popular Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi series. In a statement on X, Respawn claimed it was making “some targeted team adjustments across” and stepping away from “two early-stage projects,” one being Titanfall, an Apex Legends progenitor that hasn’t seen an update since 2017. Though these “decisions aren’t easy,” the studio is “deeply grateful to every teammate” they’ve made redundant, whose “creativity and contributions have helped build Respawn into what it is today,” even if they won’t enjoy it tomorrow.

EA released a statement indicating their commitment to helping the lives they’ve just ruined.

“As part of our continued focus on our long-term strategic priorities, we’ve made select changes within our organization that more effectively aligns teams and allocates resources in service of driving future growth,” an EA spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. “We are treating our people with care and respect throughout this process, working to minimize impacts by helping affected employees explore new opportunities within the company when possible and providing support during the transition.”

 
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