EA Axes Upcoming Titanfall Game, Laying Off Over 300 Employees Across Teams
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- EA canceled the development for an upcoming Titanfall game.
- The business decision was revealed amidst company-wide layoffs.
- Bloomberg reported, “Between 300 and 400 positions were eliminated.”
EA canceled its upcoming Titanfall game, an extraction shooter that was undergoing early development. The news was reported by Bloomberg, who also stated that EA eliminated 300 to 400 job positions, around 100 of which occurred at Respawn.
“The canceled project, code-named R7, was an extraction shooter set in the Titanfall universe,” Bloomberg stated, referencing a source familiar with the title’s development.
Respawn Entertainment, one of the subsidiaries affected by EA’s widespread layoffs, published a public statement regarding the job cuts:
Source: EA
“These decisions aren’t easy, and we are deeply grateful to every teammate affected – their creativity and contributions have helped build Respawn into what it is today. We’re offering meaningful support to those impacted, including exploring new opportunities within EA,” Respawn shared on social media.
Though the future Titanfall game was axed, the third entry to the Star Wars: Jedi series is still being developed. Respawn confirmed this in its public statement, saying the future title’s goal is raising the bar for storytelling and gameplay.
