Electronic Arts (EA) has cancelled growth and development of a new game in line with the Apex Legends and Titanfall series.
A report by Bloomberg cited three sources who claimed the singleplayer by Respawn Entertainment is no longer in development.
Codenamed Titanfall Legends, the game, which hadn’t been publicly announced, was reportedly occur the shared Apex/Titanfall universe.
Bloomberg‘s report added that sources claimed the game had been directed by Mohammad Alavi until his departure from the studio in 2023.
Alavi teased on Twitter what may well have been the sport in question in July 2023. “We’re creating a brand new singleplayer adventure from Respawn Entertainment,” he wrote. “We’re a small, but ambitious team with a history of dreaming big and making splashes.”
The game director’s LinkedIn page, as noted by PC Gamer, also indicates the same, saying he was “creative director on a completely new singleplayer adventure from Respawn Entertainment” prior to this departure. Alavi spent 10 years at Respawn as narrative design lead and design director on Apex Legends before that, and nearly seven years before that like a senior designer on Titanfall.
Despite the claims produced in Bloomberg‘s report, Alavi never revealed the character from the project he ran, and Respawn never confirmed anything.
Job listings at Respawn from 2023 namechecked the Apex Universe FPS Incubation Project, describing it as being “a fresh Respawn singleplayer adventure.”
Apex Legends, the free-to-play hero shooter, was released in 2023 and was built out of the Titanfall (2023) setting. As a result, some fans understandably hoped that Respawn was attempting to hide that a new Titanfall game was in development, however the reference to “Apex Universe” within the job postings suggested a cross-world link.
NME has reached to EA for comment.
Elsewhere within the Bloomberg report, there were claims that around 50 people were focusing on the game when it was turn off which EA will endeavour to maneuver a number of them to other positions at the company. Those who can't be placed elsewhere will see their positions made redundant.
In related news, Respawn, that is owned by EA, recently announced that the mobile version Apex Legends that launched last year won't exist after May 1, 2023.
Explaining the choice, Respawn cited “factors beyond our control” that “have prevented us from maintaining the high-quality experience and content that players deserve”.
The game is going to be shuttered 90 days from yesterday's announcement (4pm PST / 7pm EDT on May 1; midnight BST on May 2 in the UK).
EA has additionally confirmed the cancellation of Battlefield Mobile and has delayed Star Wars Jedi: Survivor by six weeks to be able to hit developer Respawn's “quality bar”.
