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Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind the popular battle royal shooter Apex Legends, was hit with layoffs last week in line with Electronic Arts’ earlier announcement that it would be cutting 5% of its total workforce. That same announcement also revealed the cancellation of an unannounced Star Wars first-person shooter game that was in the early stages of development at Respawn. [...]
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Star Wars Jedi and Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment is looking to leverage the popularity of The Mandalorian with a first-person shooter inspired by the live action TV series. As you can probably guess, it will drop players into the metallic boots of a bounty hunter during the Galactic Civil War, the timeline of the original Star Wars film trilogy. [...]
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The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has released an official statement voicing their support for Ukraine and urging the gaming development community to show solidarity and condemn Russia for their actions. “The IGDA stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine during this time of crisis as Russian president Vladimir Putin leads an unprovoked invasion of the sovereign nation and [...]
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Apex Legends Lead Game Designer Daniel Klein has been fired by Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment mainly due to sexist remarks he made in a blog post titled “I am Daniel’s Angry Rant” which he published back in 2007. According to GamesIndustry.biz, the blog post contained comments that women are naturally irrational and that the XX chromosomes are “moron chromosomes.” [...]
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Apex Legends is a battle royale game set in the Titanfall universe. Squads of 3 Players, using characters with unique abilities, land on an island and fight to be the last team standing. Publisher: Electronic Arts Playerbase: High Type: Battle Royale Release Date: February 04, 2019 Pros: +Large, vibrant map. +Variety of weapons & items. +Cosmetics & account levels add [...]
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Titanfall 2 is a sci-fi FPS where players are human Pilots with combat mechs called Titans. Choose between an intense solo campaign or a competitive MMO mode exploring and expanding the capabilities of man and machine. Publisher: Electronic Arts Playerbase: Medium Type: FPS Release Date: October 28, 2016 Pros: +Intense and story-rich solo campaign. +Competitive MMO mode. +Variety of Titans and Pilot abilities. +Excellent production [...]
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Nexon and Respawn Entertainment announced a joint investment in mobile company Particle City today. This investment came out of a multi-game, multi-year partnership in which Nexon will be the "exclusive global publisher" of multiple Titanfall mobile games. Nexon has already invested in or formed partnerships with Cliff Bleszinski's Boss Key Productions, Big Huge Games, and earlier this year, even Electronic [...]
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