Game news Have you all heard about this Stars Wars project made by a talented studio? Well forget it
Published on 02/29/2024 at 11:30
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Respawn, flagship creators of the Star Wars Jedi license, are canceling a project highly anticipated by fans.
Were you desperately waiting for it? Well, stop then. Respawn's Star Wars FPS, which didn't even have time to inherit an official title, is clearly no longer in this world. The title announced at the start of 2022 would have been canceled as part of a major wave of layoffs within EA (the parent company). A dramatic situation which is no longer very surprising in the current context. It is the media IGN which brings us the news, probably communicated through a memo addressed to staff by Laura Miele, president of EA's entertainment department:
It's always difficult to abandon a project, and this decision does not reflect the team's talent, tenacity, or passion for the game. Giving fans the next installments of the iconic franchises they want is the definition of a blockbuster story and this is the right place to focus.
It is not lost on me that these changes are more than words on a page; they directly impact the work you do every day and, in some cases, mean we eliminate roles and say goodbye to talented colleagues. I will never lose sight of the human impact of these decisions and know that change and disruption are not easy. In difficult times, we must remember how important it is to be there for our players and each other.
He added: “Looking at Respawn's catalog over the past few months, it's clear that the games our players are most excited about are Jedi and the rich library of Respawn-owned brands.” But then what was this aborted FPS to be about? Rumor has it that it was to feature a Mandalorian protagonist, with no other major details to sink your teeth into. At this point, you might as well save yourself the pain of finding out more. Our colleagues at pcgamer point out that EA has historically had great difficulty exploiting the Star Wars license: A project by Amy Hennig (Uncharted) codenamed Ragtag has already been canceled in 2019 while the company has also reportedly already aborted a Star Wars Battlefront spinoff game codenamed Viking.
EA now prefers to refocus on its own brands and support for its existing games. The team working on the project would now be assigned to other licenses including Apex Legends, Iron Man, Black Panther and a third part of Star Wars: Jedi, according to IGN. At the same time, EA is also putting an end to several mobile games such as F1 Mobile Racing and MLB Tap Sports, Kim Kardashian Hollywood and The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth. IGN finally shares that a team is still working in pre-production on the next Mass Effect.
And things are moving for Battlefield
At the same time, EA also formalized the layoffs of around 670 people (or 5% of the workforce), as part of a process that would be “largely completed by the start of the next quarter” according to an email from CEO Andrew Wilson . It is also announced that the company intends to restructure its Battlefield teams following the departure of Marcus Lehto (former developer of Halo) announced yesterday and closes Ridgeline Games, the studio co-founded by the latter in 2022 which was responsible for developing the narrative campaign for the next war game. Danny Isaac, producer at Criterion, and Darren White, creative director of the studio, will replace Lehto and continue the work started while other members of Ridgeline Games will join Ripple Effect to continue working on the license whose sequel is still awaiting release. 'be revealed. Miele has in any case declared that the next Battlefield game “is making significant progress.”
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