Electronic Arts has announced a new round of layoffs cutting 5% of the company’s workforce or roughly 670 roles. In addition to this reorg, EA is cancelling upcoming projects and sunsetting support for others.
Star Wars FPS cancelled among others
The highest profile casualty is among EA’s cancelled projects is Respawn’s untitled Star Wars first person shooter. The company first announced the project in 2022 with Peter Hirschmann, game director at Respawn, leading the team. EA is reassigning the bulk of these developers to other projects. These include Apex Legends, Iron Man, Black Panther and The Star Wars: Jedi series’ third installment.
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