Electronic Arts has undergone a significant restructuring, resulting in the layoff of between 300 and 400 employees, including approximately 100 at Respawn Entertainment, the studio responsible for Apex Legends. This decision is part of a strategy to better align teams and resources, in pursuit of sustained long-term growth, according to statements from an EA representative. A tragedy for the industry and fans of shooters, Respawn has confirmed the cancellation of at least two projects in development, one of which was an extraction game set in the Titanfall universe, […]
Electronic Arts has undergone a significant restructuring, resulting in the layoff of between 300 and 400 employees, including approximately 100 at Respawn Entertainment, the studio responsible for Apex Legends. This decision is part of a strategy to better align teams and resources, in pursuit of sustained long-term growth, according to statements from an EA representative.
A tragedy for the environment and shooter lovers
Respawn has confirmed the cancellation of at least two projects in development, one of which was an extraction game set in the Titanfall universe, internally known as R7. Despite the staff reduction and these cuts, Respawn has assured that its commitment to creating player-focused experiences remains strong. In a message via social media, the studio stated that they will move away from certain projects in early stages and make specific adjustments to the teams of Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi.
Apex Legends, while still being a relevant game within EA’s catalog, has shown some signs of decline. During the company’s last quarterly financial call, CEO Andrew Wilson mentioned the possibility of an Apex 2.0, predicting a significant update that would expand the gaming experience. Although this update will not be released until after the next Battlefield game, it is speculated that EA could provide more details soon. The next financial report is scheduled for May 6, which could provide more clarity on the future of the franchise.
Respawn also confirmed that the employees affected by the layoffs will receive significant support, including opportunities to consider new positions within EA. Despite these difficult changes, the studio emphasizes that its primary mission of providing player-first experiences has not changed.
Star Wars fans and strategy video game enthusiasts have reasons to celebrate, as Respawn Entertainment, in collaboration with Bit Reactor, has announced its first official presentation for a new tactical title in the Star Wars universe. This event is scheduled for April 19, 2025, during the Star Wars Celebration Japan, a festival dedicated to honoring the legacy of the iconic franchise. During this celebration, there will be screenings, talks, and various activities for the delight of fans. Two major studios together for Star Wars Although details about […]
Star Wars fans and strategy video game enthusiasts have reasons to celebrate, as Respawn Entertainment, in collaboration with Bit Reactor, has announced its first official presentation for a new tactical title in the Star Wars universe. This event is scheduled for April 19, 2025, during Star Wars Celebration Japan, a festival dedicated to honoring the legacy of the iconic franchise. During this celebration, there will be screenings, talks, and various activities for the delight of fans.
Two great studios together for Star Wars
Although details about the new title have been scarce so far, the event organizers have promised a “first look” at this strategy experience, which could provide more information about its gameplay features and its setting in the vast Star Wars universe. This collaboration between Respawn, known for its work on the Titanfall series and Apex Legends, and Bit Reactor, made up of former members of Firaxis, suggests that sophisticated gameplay mechanics can be expected in the style of titles like Civilization and XCOM.
The announcement also comes at a time when the Star Wars universe is experiencing a resurgence in terms of new projects. Among them are the highly anticipated remake of Star Wars: KOTOR and the ambitious Star Wars: Eclipse from Quantic Dream. However, not all efforts have been successful; it was recently confirmed that the release of Star Wars: Hunters for Steam has been canceled, indicating that the path is not always easy for the franchise’s developers.
With these events underway, the anticipation for what Respawn and Bit Reactor have in store for fans continues to grow. The event in April 2025 is expected to offer not only a glimpse of the new game, but also a space for Star Wars followers to share their passion for this saga that has left an indelible mark on popular culture.
In a near future marked by an alien invasion, Tom Cruise shines as Major Bill Cage in the acclaimed science fiction film Edge of Tomorrow. This film, which mixes action and video game elements, tells the story of Cage, an inexperienced soldier who gets trapped in a time loop, allowing him to live, die, and repeat the same day over and over again. As it progresses, his character improves combat skills, becoming an effective warrior in an increasingly chaotic battlefield. A movie that caused a sensation at the time of its release
In the near future marked by an alien invasion, Tom Cruise shines as Major Bill Cage in the acclaimed science fiction film Edge of Tomorrow. This film, which blends action and video game elements, tells the story of Cage, an inexperienced soldier who becomes trapped in a time loop, allowing him to live, die, and repeat the same day over and over again. As it progresses, his character improves combat skills, becoming an effective warrior on an increasingly chaotic battlefield.
A movie that caused a sensation at the time of its release
Released in 2014, Edge of Tomorrow has been positively received, earning a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and a 90% from the audience. The film stands out not only for its thrilling action but also for its innovative and fascinating approach to themes of alien invasions and time travel. With a plot reminiscent of video games, especially in its use of a combat exoskeleton that evokes the Titanfall saga, the film has found a special niche among genre enthusiasts.
Recently, Tom Cruise has expressed his interest in developing a sequel to Edge of Tomorrow thanks to an agreement reached with Warner Bros. This could continue the story more than a decade after its original release. This possible sequel has generated excitement among fans, who have eagerly awaited news about the fate of Cage and his partner, Sergeant Rita Vrataski, played by Emily Blunt.
Currently, those interested in reliving this exciting adventure can enjoy the movie on streaming platforms like Amazon Prime Video and Movistar+, with a total duration of 113 minutes. With its blend of humor, action, and science fiction, Edge of Tomorrow establishes itself as a must-see title for genre film enthusiasts.
Respawn Entertainment has made the difficult decision to cancel an unannounced video game that an internal team was working on. The news was confirmed by Emilee Evans, former production coordinator of the studio, who shared her experience on LinkedIn before the post was deleted. While details about the title are scarce, it is known that it was a first-person multiplayer shooter. This announcement has sparked speculation about a possible connection to the popular Titanfall franchise, especially given the strong interest the gaming community has in a hypothetical Titanfall 3. A […]
Respawn Entertainment has made the difficult decision to cancel an unannounced video game that an internal team was working on. The news was confirmed by Emilee Evans, former production coordinator of the studio, who shared her experience on LinkedIn before the post was deleted. While details about the title are scarce, it is known that it was a first-person multiplayer shooter. This announcement has sparked speculation about a possible connection to the popular Titanfall franchise, especially given the strong interest the gaming community has in a hypothetical Titanfall 3.
A franchise buried despite its cult status
Since its release, Titanfall 2 has been acclaimed for both its addictive gameplay and a memorable campaign, leading fans to insistently request a sequel. The presence of Apex Legends, a battle royale set in the same universe, has fueled this desire, although rumors suggest that the canceled game might have been a spin-off rather than a direct continuation of the saga. The gaming community is eager for new installments, although Respawn has not officially confirmed any new projects.
The situation at Respawn is not isolated; in the past, Electronic Arts canceled a promising game based on The Mandalorian that was to be developed by the Titanfall team. This decision resulted in a massive layoff of 670 employees, impacting 5% of the company and leading to changes in EA’s development policies. Since then, the company has expressed its intention to distance itself from future developments of licensed IPs that do not offer a clear prospect of success.
With the cancellation of this latest project, fans are wondering about the future of Respawn and if they will ever see a sequel to Titanfall. Although the possibility of new developments remains up in the air, the community continues to fervently support the studio.
Ready to jump into Apex Legends? Here’s all you need to know.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past few weeks, you’ll have heard about Apex Legends: Respawn Entertainment’s new battle royale game published by EA. During the company’s development of Titanfall, the sudden success of battle royale games like Fortnite and PUBG, the dev team decided to take the genre into their own hands and the concept of Apex Legends was born. Like Fortnite, Apex Legends is free and can be downloaded with an Origin account literally right now. Get the game here, join the crowd of over 5 million gamers, and see what the buzz is about!
Apex Legends is a new take on the battle royale genre, so it’s got a lot of familiar elements if you’ve played a game like Fortnite before. It’s a king-of-the-hill, one-versus-many, survive-to-win type deal where the battlefield shrinks as the match goes on, forcing players into an inevitable confrontation for that elusive top spot. Games start with the typical free fall into a vast map filled with varying tiers of loot and gear, and your success is not dependent so much on your killstreaks and aim, but more on your ability to survive and to know when to strike.
Fortnite players will be familiar with this view
What’s different from Fortnite?
Bangalore uses smoke grenades and airstrikes to root out enemy teams.
The biggest difference between Apex Legends and Fortnite is that Apex Legends requires you to play on a three-person squad. While Fortnite’s battle royale mode allowed for this as well, Apex Legends endeavors to start you off with a full trio each drop. This is to emphasize the second biggest change from Fortnite: Apex Legends has a class system with eight different playable “legends.”
We’ll get more into their unique skills a little further down. Other broad differences include basic movement, pinging, respawning (which has limitations). Fortnite fans will also immediately notice the building mechanic has been removed entirely from the experience. Will some master builders will be sad to see the element gone, others will be happy to see a more classic FPS experience.
Now that the basic differences are out of the way, let’s dive in.
10 tips to get you started in Apex Legends
1. Know your character, know your team
Like we mentioned before, Apex Legends features eight different classes, each of which is unique and plays very differently than the others. If you play Pathfinder the same way you play Gibraltar you’re going to do poorly against more experienced players. For the patient players, the best way to find your favorite class is to simply play the game a lot. Get the feel for each, then decide which are your favorites.
Bloodhound excels at recon and tracking.
For the less patient, you can get a quick overview of each character’s three abilities (as well as their aesthetic customizations) under the “legends” tab on the main menu. Once you’re familiar with the characters and their abilities, try and think a little more macro as your team chooses their classes: How does your character benefit from theirs? How can you enhance their play style? What items should you prioritize, and which ones are better given to someone else?
Bangalore, for example, can use a sniper rifle, but she’s probably better off with a shotgun or SMG. Save the sniper rifle for Pathfinder and the Ultimate Accelerant for Lifeline.
Movement is huge in Apex Legends, and the difference between a stationary target and one that is moving and sliding is night and day. If you tap “crouch” while sprinting, you’ll begin to baseball slide along the ground. This is a great way to evade gunfire, but more importantly is a way faster way to get around, particularly in more vertical areas of the map.
Experience players spend more time sliding than shooting.
You can also slide way further than you’d think at first glance, which pretty much ensures that Respawn wanted this to be an integral part of the game. Next time you’re in a hurry or are under fire, stop sprinting and start sliding!
3. Holster your guns
An unusually realistic aspect of Apex Legends is that your characters can sprint much faster if their weapons are unequipped. As long as you’re not in a firefight you’re probably better off leaving your gun in its holster. You’ll move significantly faster, and as we said before, you’ll spend way more time moving during a match than you will firing your gun.
If you’re going to be running for a while, holster your weapon.
It’s also worth mentioning that while putting your gun away will increase your speed, all characters move and sprint at the same speed. You wouldn’t think it at first glance, but Caustic and Gibraltar can run every bit as fast as Bangalore or Lifeline.
4. Ping
Since Apex Legends capitalizes on teamwork and communication, the ping system is a huge component to your team’s success and survival. You can ping practically anything in the game – locations, enemies, weapons, armor, supply crates, and drop spots. If there’s something you see that’s worth mentioning, you’re always better safe than sorry. If you see it, ping it. This is especially true if you don’t want it or if you see that your teammate needs it.
Ping items, enemies, and locations so your teammates can see them.
You can help yourself out by doing this, too. If you open up your inventory you can ping a bunch of different components, such as shields, health, ammo, or armor – even weapon attachments. This will alert your teammates that you’re actively searching for something. If they see it while scavenging, they might just ping it to let you know it’s up for grabs.
Open your inventory and ping items to tell teammates you’re searching for them.
5. Relocate with balloons
Scattered around the map are big red balloons. At any time you can go up to one, zip up the rope, and propel yourself back into the air, just like you did at the start of the match.
Activate these to launch yourself back up into the air.
This is handy if you’re trying to relocate quickly, or if you suddenly find yourself outside the ring. Be careful, though; you’re a pretty obvious target to anyone looking up.
6. Break the loot bots
While you’re scrambling for loot, you should also be on the lookout for loot bots. They’re typically found indoors tucked away in corners or behind staircases. Strike them with your melee attack and watch the leveled goodies burst out.
These are the piñatas of Apex Legends
7. Stick with your squad
Everything is awesome. Everything is cool when you’re part of a team. Apex Legends is meant to be a team-based battle royale, as opposed to the typical free-for-all. Character abilities work best in conjunction with each other, and pinging objects that are nearby is far more useful than pinging something across the map.
Don’t play the lone wolf in Apex Legends. It means no one has your back.
Let’s also state the obvious: If you get surrounded by three enemy players with higher-tier loot than you, you’re probably going to die. Having teammates available to flank enemies, revive you when you’re downed, or trade supplies with you is a huge help.
8. Mod your weapons
There are dozens of weapons in Apex Legends, and all of them support modifications that you can find lying around the map. Sometimes they’ll alter the way your scope looks, sometimes it’ll extend your clip size, sometimes it will even completely change the way your gun fires. Before you throw away an upgraded gun for one that you just like better, weigh your choice carefully.
Modifications lying around the map come in different tiers too.
Some attachments like the Selectfire Receiver can even transform a burst-fire gun into a fully automatic weapon, which opens up entirely new possibilities for tactical weapon pairings.
The Selectfire Receiver allows you to select different firing options
9. Damage is color-coded
By default, Apex Legends has hovering numbers over enemies as you shoot them. These numbers obviously indicate how much damage you’re doing to them, but it actually tells you more: The color of these numbers indicates what tier of armor they have equipped – white, gold, blue, or purple. If the numbers are gold it means you’ve scored a headshot.
Switch ‘stacking’ to ‘floating’ under the Settings menu for a accurate damage output reading.
The higher-tier shields do not offer superior damage negation, by the way; it just means the shield will last longer. If you see purple, go for it.
10. Crates are color-coded, too
Lastly, when you defeat an enemy the color of their crate will match the level of the highest-tier loot they were carrying. If the crate is blue, for example, it means they were running around with that some form or other of gear at that level.
If you see a gold crate it means this player had a legendary item you can take.
If you’re in a hurry, prioritize searching crates that are purple or gold first. You can always ping these crates to return to them later, or so your teammates can find them.
As a final word, don’t be afraid if you end up head-to-head with high-level players. Their banners might show outrageous killstreaks or rare armor, but this actually has no bearing on their combat efficiency; it simply means they’re more experienced players. With the exception of Mirage and Caustic, the only unlockables in Apex Legends are aesthetics for your character, guns, finishers and emotes – none of which have any effect on how much damage your weapons do, or how much health you have on the battlefield.
Weapon skins are nothing more than aesthetic changes.
So there you go! Hopefully, our beginner guide will help ease you into Apex Legends, and let us know in the comments below anything you’ve found helpful in your matches. Stay tuned, and we’ll see you online!
