Electronic Arts Inc. She fired hundreds of employees and canceled the Titanfall franchise game, which was developed by the Respawn Entertainment subsidiary. According to a source familiar with the situation, from 300 to 400 people were affected, about 100 of them in Respawn. This was reported by the portal Bloomberg With reference to their own sources.
“In the framework of our constant attention to long -term strategic priorities, we conducted a number of changes in our organization that allowed us to more effectively combine teams and distribute resources to ensure future growth,” the statement by Justin Higgs, representative of Electronic Arts.
As for the abolished game, it was an Extraction-player with the code name R7, based on the Titanfall universe. According to sources, the project “was not close to the release.”
In her statement on social networks, Respawn noted that “she decided to abandon two early incubation projects and make some purposeful changes to the team.” One of these projects, according to sources, was canceled at the beginning of this year.
