[STEAM] Respawn Has Quietly Canceled a Multiplayer FPS Incubation Project

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, sourcing a now-unavailable LinkedIn post from a former production coordinator who wrote that “The unannounced incubation project I was a part of for the past year was canceled this week, so I am joining the group of extremely talented and kind people in the games industry searching for a new role."

IGN has been able to independently confirm that Respawn has canceled an unannounced incubation project. IGN understands this was

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spun off by members of an internal team that was formerly working on a Star Wars FPS at Respawn,

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. IGN can also confirm that a number of individuals have been laid off as part of the cancellation. Though we are unable to confirm the exact number, it has been characterized as "small" by a source familiar with the project. IGN has also identified at least one individual connected to the project who has clarified on LinkedIn that their departure was voluntary.

This continues an ongoing trend of canceled projects, layoffs, and restructuring across EA, which kicked off in 2023 with the

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. The culling continued almost exactly one year ago when the company

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company-wide and shuttered multiple projects, including the aforementioned Star Wars FPS. As part of those cuts,

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. Since then, EA has restructured BioWare,

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IGN has reached out to Electronic Arts for comment.

Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to [email protected].

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