Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Failure Not Behind Respawn Layoffs And Game Cancellations, Insider Says

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Apex Legends And EA Sports FC 25 Were Behind EA's Decision To Trim Respawn!

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  • EA has recently laid off a lot of Respawn developers and canceled multiple in-development projects, including a Titanfall game.  
  • An insider now clarifies that multiple EA IPs have underperformed, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard was not even a factor in comparison.
  • Apex Legends and EA Sports FC 25 have experienced a significant decline, which contributed significantly to the recent Respawn layoffs.

A notable industry insider clarifies that, despite Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s failure, EA’s other franchises, such as Apex Legends, are the main culprits that contributed to the recent Respawn layoffs and project cancellations.

Why it matters: Dragon Age: The Veilguard was a colossal failure for EA, and the RPG’s flopping also caused a ripple effect that hurt the studios under the company’s umbrella. However, the Respawn layoffs were mostly a result of other IPs underperforming.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard did not contribute to Respawn layoffs compared to Apex Legends and EA Sports FC 25.

Insider Jeff Grubb clarifies on Twitter that a ton of people are being laid off because Apex Legends and EA Sports FC 25 underperformed drastically last year. EA’s Immortals of Aveum also failed to get a positive reception and proved to be yet another disappointing IP.

As a result of multiple failures, over 300 to 400 developers are expected to lose their jobs, with nearly 100 of them from Respawn Entertainment. One of the canceled Respawn projects also included a Titanfall spin-off, which was rumored to be an extraction shooter. 

Respawn will now focus on its Star Wars Jedi series and the future of the Apex Legends franchise, dissatisfying many fans who were looking forward to the return of the sci-fi shooter IP.

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard was a colossal failure for EA.

If EA’s franchises continue to underperform, further layoffs and cancellations could follow—unless upcoming games turn the tide.

Do you think Respawn will recover after having dozens of its developers abruptly laid off? Will the Titanfall franchise ever return? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or join the discussion on the Tech4Gamers forum.

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