"Surviving Layoffs: Star Wars Strategy Game Endures Amid Industry Turmoil"

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Source: IGN
"Surviving Layoffs: Star Wars Strategy Game Endures Amid Industry Turmoil"
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Despite mass layoffs at EA, the Star Wars strategy game being developed by Bit Reactor and produced by Respawn has survived unscathed. EA's recent layoffs affected around 670 workers and led to the cancellation of some games, but the Star Wars strategy game remains in development. Bit Reactor confirmed that the game was unaffected by the layoffs and is still in progress, with no release window announced yet. EA's focus on owned IP and online communities has led to the cancellation of some projects, including a Star Wars first person shooter, but the strategy game and Star Wars Jedi 3 are still in the pipeline.

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