Respawn Entertainment, the developers behind Apex Legends, Titanfall, and the Star Wars Jedi series, has been hit with layoffs.
The layoffs come as part of the recent EA announcement that it was laying off 5% of its workforce.
“The Apex team was hit with layoffs today,” level design Aaron Stump said on Twitter. “It sucks seeing some of the people I’ve worked with for almost 3 years now get let go. Hopefully, they land on their feet sooner rather than later.”
One of those people let go was Apex Legends global social media lead Alex Ackerman.
“After 20 Seasons of Apex and 5 years at Respawn nearly to the day, my job has been made redundant and I have been laid off,” she said. “Working on this game and supporting this community has truly been the honor of my career and a highlight of my life.”
Build engineer Tyler Owens added that he’s “completely gutted” by the most recent layoffs at the studio.
As of writing, it’s unclear how many people were let go from Respawn as part of the EA layoffs. Insider Gaming has reached out to the studio for comment and will update this story should a response be received.
In addition to the layoffs, the first-person Mandalorian game from the studio was also cancelled as part of EA’s “restructuring”.
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