Yesterday, EA became the latest company to lay off a notable portion of its staff. Following Sony earlier this week and Microsoft in January, 670 redundancies were announced across the publisher, adding to an industry-wide tally that has resulted in thousands of job losses in the first two months of 2024 alone. Among news of those layoffs came confirmation that EA had also canceled or shuttered several projects.
Those projects include story-driven Battlefield efforts, and several mobile games, but the headline cancellation is to the unannounced Star Wars FPS that was being developed by Jedi: Fallen Order studio Respawn. Recent reports suggested that the game would be based around the Mandalorians, and built around the studio's experience with its parkour and mech-based Titanfall series. It was a hugely exciting prospect, but now it'll never see the light of day.
