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Respawn's Star Wars FPS Is Canceled, But Work on Next Jedi Game, Black Panther and Iron Man Will Continue - IGN

Today, EA announced a major company shake-up that will result in roughly 670 individuals, or 5% of its workforce, losing their jobs. As a part of that same reorganization, a Star Wars FPS in-development at Respawn is being canceled.

www.ign.com

Just heard that the Mando game by Respawn might have been canned. Working on verification - If you can help corroborate, please DM or email me at tomtomhenderson@protonmail.com

 

[tommib]

Good. Finish the Jedi trilogy first.

 

[Moses85]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Hopefully it means Respawn gets to go back to the original IP that put them on the map right EA...right EA!!??

 

[Iced Arcade]

 

[Larxia]

A fps is really not what I would imagine for a game based on The Mandalorian to be honest.

 

[Interfectum]

 

[lh032]

nothing was lost.

 

[Stitch]

This is not the way

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

WTF. Why would you ever cancel a Respawn FPS title? Stupid.

 

[cash_longfellow]

I literally could just say any game “might be cancelled”.

 

[Neon Xenon]

Feb. 16th: EXCLUSIVE – Respawn is Developing a First-Person Star Wars Mandalorian Game

Feb. 28th: Tom Henderson: Mandalorian Respawn Game Might Have Been Cancelled

Not even two weeks later.

 

[Ozriel]

WTF. Why would you ever cancel a Respawn FPS title? Stupid.

Probably because Respawn’s got a boatload of projects they’re already working on, and EA is wary of the licensing fees Disney commands.

 

[Facism]

Like EA saw that they can sell crap skins in Apex for $25 a pop and decided Respawn are better off doing that than selling a mid Star Wars game for $70.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

Probably because Respawn’s got a boatload of projects they’re already working on, and EA is wary of the licensing fees Disney commands.

Too much logic there mate, I just want more Respawn TPS/FPS damn it.

 

[WitchHunter]

EA likes to give these low punches to Respawn.

 

[ManaByte]

Good. Finish the Jedi trilogy first.

Different teams. They were also working on a strategy game.

 

[Ozriel]

Different teams. They were also working on a strategy game.

Wikipedia says Respawn has 315 employees. A significant chunk has to be dedicated to providing content for Apex Legends. You can imagine how spread thin the studio is.

 

[pqueue]

good. mando and that baby yoda abomination should be forced choked to death.

 

[Scottsy]

I was always bothered by an FPS mando game. But respawn would have made it work.

 

[Montauk]

The Mandalorian is one of the most boring non-characters ever created. Can’t imagine a game where you are basically invincible (watch the show, destroys all drama) to the point of absurdity, I can’t imagine that being satisfying or exciting.

Nothing of value has been lost. Toodle-doo to that bullshit armour.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Fu*k Star Wars sh*t.

 

[YuLY]

I think it is pretty clear at this point that if Bioware doesnt deliver with Dreadwolf, they are done. Which means no next Mass Effect, which means I'm done.

 

[Flabagast]

Very good news.

So sick of Star Wars endless exploitation. Work on your own original IPs

 

[KiteGr]

Disney announced a lot of doomed/nonexistent projects to appease investors, pretending to have potentially successful projects in the works.
It's the equivalent of jingling keys at their faces at this point...

I never thought I'll be so in favour of a hostile takeover.

 

[proandrad]

These guys can't even put out one game without it being a technical shitshow, imagine them working on two different games.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Respawn's unique ability to connect with players and create exceptional game experiences is unrivaled in entertainment. As we've looked at Respawn's portfolio over the last few months, what's clear is the games our players are most excited about are Jedi and Respawn's rich library of owned brands. Knowing this, we have decided to pivot away from early development on a Star Wars FPS Action game to focus our efforts on new projects based on our owned brands while providing support for existing games. It's always hard to walk away from a project, and this decision is not a reflection of the team's talent, tenacity, or passion they have for the game. Giving fans the next installments of the iconic franchises they want is the definition of blockbuster storytelling and the right place to focus.

Delivering on our ambitious growth strategy

A note from Laura Miele, President of EA Entertainment and Technology

www.ea.com

 

[DarthPutin]

1st person was really weird choice, especially with how they described fast paced movement during combat.

Anyway, Cory Barlog will be very upset. He kept posting how someone MUST make a game like this (based on Mandalorian). I assume he was aware of it long before us.

 

[Kacho]

EA shook after Immortals of Aveum bombed

 

[Darsxx82]

There are 670 layoffs. These figures are always accompanied by cancellation of projects.
There is a situation in which EA is moving away from third-party licenses (Disney's are very expensive) and betting on its own.... Based on this, the cancellation of this project makes sense although it is still sad.

 

[DAHGAMING]

EA, allow them to make Titanfall 3 you fucking helmets, thats an FPS game.

 

[T4keD0wN]

 

[LordCBH]

Andrew Wilson, go fuck yourself with a cactus.

 

[balls of snow]

Hahaha....what a short lived saga.

 

[AngelMuffin]

Hopefully it means Respawn gets to go back to the original IP that put them on the map right EA...right EA!!??

Gods I was strong then.

 

[Warnen]

never been a better time to bow out of gaming

 

[Hawking Radiation]

I literally could just say any game “might be cancelled”.

The cancel gen.

 

[Loomy]

EA needs to GaaS the fuck out of Titanfall for infinite money glitch.

 

[MagiusNecros]

The next Star Wars FPS I want is Republic Commando 2.

 

[Perrott]

Fu*k Star Wars sh*t.

 

[geary]

I literally could just say any game “might be cancelled”.

I put a rumour a game is in dev, even is was not announce by the dev and then say is was canceled. Peak journo here…

If was true, i bet the project was in the pre pre pre pre production

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Shame, a new bounty hunter game is what I really wanted.

 

[Perrott]

Shame, a new bounty hunter game is what I really wanted.

Thank god there's no way that Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws gets canceled given it's 2024 release date, right? RIGHT?!?!

 

[MarkMe2525]

Dang...

 

[MarkMe2525]

never been a better time to bow out of gaming

Go play with your face ipad

 

[ProtoByte]

Probably because Respawn’s got a boatload of projects they’re already working on, and EA is wary of the licensing fees Disney commands.

Disney's gonna fuck themselves over for another 10 years with the excessive fees. Not even Sony's going to have the taste for using their teams to pay out an arm and a leg for their shit.

 

[Pimpollo818]

Good. We want Titanfall FPS not more star wars

 

[Warnen]

Go play with your face ipad

Just watched aquaman 2 on hbo max

 

[Ozzie666]

Noooooooooooooooooooo!