Apex Legends and Star Wars studio’s latest secret game cancelled before we got to see it
Wondering what Respawn Entertainment is up to? So were we, but it looks like we’ll be waiting a little longer as the team behind Titanfall and Apex Legends has reportedly shut down its next project
There are a few studios that simply don’t miss when it comes to video game releases. Rockstar is up there, of course, as is Insomniac Games and Nintendo, but Respawn Entertainment has also felt like a surefire hit manufacturer.
The studio was formed of former Call of Duty devs, and its debut game, Titanfall, kicked off the universe in which its popular battle royale Apex Legends is set.
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Then there’s the small matter of Star Wars, which saw the studio pivot to a third-person action-adventure with the very good Jedi Fallen Order, before Jedi Survivor was even better. Sadly, though, the studio’s next big hit is less clear, as one project was cancelled earlier this week.
Respawn Entertainment’s next game cancelled
Posting on LinkedIn, former Executive Assistant and Production Coordinator Emilee Evans explained that the project has been cancelled.
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âThe unannounced incubation project I was a part of for the past year was canceled this week,â Evans explained, before adding that they’re looking for a new role (thanks, Dexerto).
It’s not uncommon for game developers to run “incubation projects” that test new gameplay concepts. Some end up growing into full-scale titles, while others are left on the cutting room floor, and it sounds as though that’s sadly what happened to whatever Evans was working on.
Respawn had another project cancelled in January of 2024, which was planned as a new first-person shooter in the Star Wars universe, but it’s thought that this most recent cancellation was for another FPS working on a new IP.
Respawn’s Apex Legends has been a particularly popular battle royale, standing out in a crowded genre, but players have complained about a lack of new content in recent months. The game has a peak of more than 620,000 players on Steam as per SteamDB, but more recently hit between 100,000 and 150,000 players on the platform throughout a day, which, admittedly, is still very impressive for a game that launched in 2019 before hitting Steam in 2020.
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