Even as they cancel games and carry out mass layoffs, EA see sunny skies ahead for Respawn's free-to-play battle royale shooter Apex Legends, with CEO Andrew Wilson outlining plans to "expand beyond the traditional battle royale universe".
16.02.2024 - 16:53 / comingsoon.net / Respawn Entertainment
It has been revealed that a new is in development, with the studio behind the Star Wars game also being known.
Insider Gaming has reported that a first-person Mandalorian video game is in the early stages of development at Respawn Entertainment. The title will reportedly put players in the role of a Mandalorian bounty hunter, though their identity is unknown at this time. It will take place during the Galactic Empire’s reign, seemingly setting it between Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi.
As a bounty hunter, players will earn cash rewards by capturing criminals dead or alive using all sorts of different “weapons and gadgets.” The title is described as “very fast-paced” with high mobility due to the main character’s jetpack, with rewards being doled out to players who take advantage of said mobility.
The outlet notes that the video game won’t be open world and will instead feature more linear stages across different planets, while its unknown if there will be a multiplayer mode.
Finally, the report states that the Mandalorian video game is still a year or two away. Respawn’s former creative director Mohammad Alavi was leading production on the game before his departure in 2022.
Even as they cancel games and carry out mass layoffs, EA see sunny skies ahead for Respawn's free-to-play battle royale shooter Apex Legends, with CEO Andrew Wilson outlining plans to "expand beyond the traditional battle royale universe".
Apex Legends players can expect to start seeing the game “expand beyond the traditional battle royale universe” over the coming year as Electronic Arts looks to attract more players to the franchise.
Denis Villeneuve’smovie adaptations of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel, Dune, has become a cultural and commercial hit. That’s big for Team Hollywood, but I still have a hard time believing that Dune has done more for movies than it has for video games — so long as you ignore the kerfuffle over whether it influenced Star Wars.
Respawn Entertainment is supposedly working on a game that is set in the Titanfall universe. This rumor surfaced after the studio's parent company, Electronic Arts, pulled the plug on a Star Wars first-person shooter.
A small team within Respawn are making a fresh game set in the Titanfall universe, it's been reported — but this project won't be Titanfall 3.
Amidst EA’s recent mass layoffs, it was confirmed that Respawn Entertainment’s single player Star Wars FPS had been cancelled. Work continues, of course, on Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi, and according to journalist Jeff Grubb, a new game set in the Titanfall universe is also in the very early stages of production.
Respawn Entertainment is reportedly working on a new game set in the Titanfall universe.
The developers of EA’s upcoming Star Wars strategy game have confirmed the project survived last week’s mass layoffs at the publisher and the cancellation of a first-person Star Wars shooter from Apex Legends studio Respawn, who are collaborating on the upcoming title.
The upcoming Star Wars strategy game is still in development, Bit Reactor has confirmed. The studio's project status update was offered as part of a wider reflection on the recent news of Electronic Arts canceling Respawn's Star Wars FPS, which was rumored to place the players in the shoes of a Mandalorian bounty hunter.
The Star Wars strategy game from Bit Reactor and EA is still in development, following the cancellation of a Star Wars shooter by Apex Legends studio Respawn last week.
The Star Wars strategy game currently in development at Bit Reactor will continue, despite recent layoffs at publisher EA.
EA is the latest game company to announce layoffs, with 5% of its workforce to be made redundant. From the most recent headcount EA provided – 13,400 in March 2023 – that would amount to around 670 people.