"EA Cancels Star Wars FPS, Shifts Focus to Next Jedi Game and Layoffs"
TL;DR
EA announced the cancellation of Respawn's Star Wars FPS and a major company shake-up resulting in 670 job cuts, with a focus on owned IP and existing games. Despite the cancellations, work on the next Jedi game, Black Panther, and Iron Man will continue, while the company restructures its Battlefield teams and focuses on in-house franchises. The layoffs are part of ongoing mass layoffs in the industry, impacting thousands of developers, and will incur significant costs for EA.
- Respawn's Star Wars FPS Is Canceled, But Work on Next Jedi Game, Black Panther and Iron Man Will Continue IGN
- Electronic Arts laying off 5% of workforce to focus on ‘owned IP’ Polygon
- EA cutting "small number" of staff as it sunsets two mobile games GamesIndustry.biz
- EA to lay off 5% of workforce, or about 670 employees CNBC
- EA will spend over $125 million laying off 5 percent of its workforce Game Developer
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