We have seen how Electronic Arts has implemented a large personnel cut recently, among many fired there are many on the team too Respawn Entertainmentfollowing the cancellation of projects like the new Star Wars game that surfaced previously.
In the global downsizing, approximately 5% of EA employees were fired, including several from the internal Respawn team responsible for Apex Legendsbased on what is emerging in these hours, also through direct testimonies of some developers who have lost their jobs.
“The Apex team was hit with layoffs today,” level designer Aaron Stump wrote on X, for example. “It sucks to see how people I worked with for almost 3 years are now being sent away. I hope they can land on their feet as soon as possible.”
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Other testimonies confirm staff cuts at Respawn, such as that of Alex Ackerman, who reported how “after 20 seasons of Apex and 5 years at Respawn, my role was considered redundant and I was fired”.
The Respawn issue had already emerged in recent days, when information was leaked about the cancellation of a project linked to Star Wars in development by the team, which apparently does not concern the third Star Wars Jedi, which was instead confirmed . The layoffs, however, also affected the team of a highly successful title like Apex Legends.
Based on some rumors that later surfaced, it appears that Respawn's Star Wars game was “awesome,” with the suspicion that it might be something related to The Mandalorian.
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