Respawn cancels new Titanfall game and lays off hundreds of devs: Report

Respawn Entertainment has cancelled development of a new Titanfall game and laid off hundreds of development staff, according to a report.

In an announcement just before the release of Apex Legends Season 25, EA confirmed they had cancelled 2 other games they’re working on and have cut staff on their Apex and Star Wars teams.

According to Bloomberg, one of those games was a new entry in the Titanfall series, and layoffs amounted to between 300 and 400 staff, including 100 at Respawn.

The report explains that the decisions are part of EA’s strategy to focus on long-term growth.

Respawn confirmed the cancellation and added that it is also making adjustments to ongoing projects such as Apex Legends and the Star Wars Jedi series. Despite the cuts, Respawn remains committed to releasing a new season of Apex Legends and enhancing the narrative and gameplay quality of the next installment of the Star Wars Jedi series.

EA lays off employees & cancels Titanfall development

Considering the strength of the Titanfall IP and how well Apex Legends has capitalized on that universe, longtime fans have been surprised by the series never getting a third entry.

“We’ve made the decision to step away from two early-stage incubation projects and make some targeted team adjustments across Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi,” Respawn said in a press release.

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An “incubation project” is a common term in game development to refer to a title in pre-production with a small team. That team tries to create a strong enough pitch deck for the title to warrant full funding for that new game. So, in other words, these projects weren’t full games just yet, although it’s unclear how far into development they were.

The rest of the release explained how they’re looking to improve on both Apex and Star Wars Jedi in vague terms, not giving much detail on how they plan to do so. According to a report from IGN, 100 staff members at Respawn were laid off as part of over 300 positions being terminated at EA.

There is, however, a statement from former employee Ben Gosselin who said the project he was moved to was something he “thought was stable for a few years” before he and his entire team got cut.

After dodging 3 years of layoffs I finally got hit, right after moving onto a project I thought was stable for a few years.

Effective immediately I am looking for a new lead/senior QA position. I have roughly 5 years experience, 4 of which have been in senior/lead https://t.co/QMJyNiozvx pic.twitter.com/6rej1q2wq8

— Ben Gosselin (@benpgoss) April 29, 2025

Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported that the in-development Titanfall game was an extraction shooter that “was not close to being released.”

“I don’t think people realize just how much EA Football Club and Apex Legends missed last year. Dragon Age isn’t even a factor compared to those two,” said industry insider Jeff Grubb, lining up with Schreier’s report.

These reports contradict other leaks that claimed Titanfall 3 was nearly complete, with the game having a full campaign and multiplayer battle pass structure.

And, while Apex Legends Season 25 is right around the corner, the next Star Wars Jedi game in the trilogy hasn’t been revealed yet, nor does it have any sort of release window at the time of writing.