EA Cuts Jobs at Respawn: 670 Jobs Lost
I just read a news article on the BBC today, "Star Wars game cancelled as EA cuts 670 jobs". The game is Respawn's project so I am thinking the 670 jobs are at Respawn. I question how this will eff...
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Your title for this post is a bit misleading.
Her is a bit more inclusive news piece of what is likely going on and in it https://nordic.ign.com/apex-legends/79420/news/respawns-star-wars-fps-is-canceled-but-work-on-next-jedi-game-black-panther-and-iron-man-will-contin
Quoting the news article:
IGN understands that EA intends to reorient its business and development plans to focus on a handful of its biggest franchises, including EA Sports, Apex Legends, Star Wars: Jedi, Iron Man, Black Panther, Battlefield, Need for Speed, Dragon Age, Skate, and The Sims. IGN also has learned that a team is still working in pre-production on the next Mass Effect, though Bioware's current focus remains on Dragon Age."
I think it is safe to say, Apex is safe.
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Fortnite/Epic Games announcing a big coop with Disney (Star Wars, Marvel, cartoons etcetc). https://youtu.be/Yf2bRcSIUsE?si=3_utE2RNxmc9r5Yl
EA focusing on in house stuff and cutting jobs.Looks like they lost account/licensing deal and had to cut jobs because of it.
Understandable and sad situation. But could also mean Apex gets more interest inside the company => improvements on the game (or even better Apex 2.0 done correctly from the start 🤞)- @Airish85 Epic cut 16% last fall. Microsoft cut like 1900 employees in the games division recently and Riot cut like 11% of theirs. Every company is doing it. And from my experience even companies that do not need to do it will do it if everyone else is, just to cut some of the low performing away.
Relax guys. They will always need that one employer whose job it is to routinely ban me every time I attempt to create an Apex Legends account.
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