Summary
One of EA’s canceled projects was reportedly a new extraction shooter set in theTitanfalluniverse from Respawn Entertainment. Respawn Entertainment was heavily affected by EA’s recent round of layoffs, with 100 staff members being let go from the studio behindTitanfallandApex Legends.
Respawn issued a statement on April 29, confirming the cancellation of two games described as “early-stage incubation projects.” The statement was accompanied by layoffs affecting roughly 300 to 400 staffers across EA, including the aforementioned 100 staffers from Respawn. The layoffs were described as “targeted team adjustments” for EA’sApex LegendsandStar Wars Jediteams. According to a former Respawn staffer’s LinkedIn page in March 2025,one of Respawn’s projects was an unannounced multiplayer first-person shooter. Following the news of the layoffs and game cancellations, new information regarding the first-person shooter has been revealed in a new report.
An unannouncedTitanfallextraction shooter from Respawn was one of the canceled projects, according to a new report fromBloomberg’s Jason Schreier. The project was codenamed “R7,” but the game wasn’t close to being completed, since it was in an incubation stage. Further details about this canceledTitanfallproject were not disclosed, but it could have been a title competing with the likes ofBungie’s new extraction shooterMarathon, which is planned to release on September 23 this year.
EA Cancels New Titanfall Extraction Shooter from Respawn Entertainment
Respawn will be supporting former staffers that were laid off, and “new opportunities within EA” are some of the options that are presented, according to Respawn’s statement. Despite theTitanfallextraction shooter’s cancellation, the Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi teams will continue to work on their respective projects, including upcoming seasonal content and “the next chapter of theStar Wars Jediseries.” TheStar Wars Jedi: Survivorsequelwas initially confirmed in September 2023.
At least three projects are currently in development at Respawn following the cancellation of theTitanfallextraction shooter.Apex Legendsis an ongoing project, since Respawn is developing seasonal content and a major overhaul of the game. Alongside theStar Wars Jedi: Survivorsequel, Respawn is supporting the development of Lucasfilm Games and Bit Reactor’ssingle-player turn-basedStar Warsstrategy game, which was recently revealed in the form ofStar Wars: Zero Company. Set in the waning years of the Clone Wars, players will experience the story of Hawks, a former Republic officer that leads the unconventional group known as Zero Company.
