EA have announced a major company wide shake-up, resulting in 5% of the company losing their jobs, around 670 people, and Respawn’s Star Wars FPS game based on The Mandalorian being cancelled.
Following CEO Andrew Wilson’s announcement of the cuts, EA Entertainment president Laura Miele shared a note with staff explaining in more detail what EA’s business priorities would be going forward. This includes her announcement that EA is shutting down an early development Star Wars FPS action game as a part of an ongoing focus on its own owned brands and supporting its existing games.
“It’s always hard to walk away from a project, and this decision is not a reflection of the team’s talent, tenacity, or passion they have for the game,” Miele wrote. “Giving fans the next installments of the iconic franchises they want is the definition of blockbuster storytelling and the right place to focus.”
IGN understands that the team previously working on this game will largely be reassigned to other projects including Apex Legends, Iron Man, Black Panther, and Jedi — for which EA has confirmed a third installment. The Star Wars: Jedi franchise will continue, despite EA’s move to focusing on owned IP, and EA is said to remain focused on its long-standing relationship with Disney/Marvel.
Not much else is known about the Star Wars FPS game or how long it had been in development for.
