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Respawn backtracks on its Apex Legends battle pass changes

Respawn Entertainment has reversed Apex Legends' latest battle pass changes following player backlash.

TechRadar

The worst part of the new Apex Legends battle pass plan is being reversed

There'll still be two battle passes per season, but the switch to real money only is being scrapped.

PC Gamer

Apex Legend's Steam score buckles after 41,072 reviews in 30 days leave it 'Overwhelmingly Negative,' as fans voice frustrations over recent battle pass changes

It's not a good time for Respawn's shooter

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Apex Legends gets the ol' Steam review bomb treatment

The free-to-play shooter is facing blowback from its new cash-only battle pass policy.

PC Gamer

'Apex Legends' Players Are Pissed Off Right Now For a Very Good Reason

Respawn Entertainment is changing how it monetizes seasons in Apex Legends and players are rightfully upset by the pricier, more convoluted seasonal structure that's being implemented.

Inverse

Apex Legends announces 'improved' battle pass structure that actually sucks for players, removes option to pay with in-game currency

The new "half-season" Apex Legends battle passes aren't going over well.

PC Gamer

Bit Reactor has a Star Wars tactical strategy game in the works, 15 XCOM veterans on its team, and an ambitious vision for the future of the genre

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'We messed up!': An Apex Legends update broke the game and cost players hundreds of account levels and battle pass progression, but a fix is out

Hang tight.

PC Gamer

Apex Legends update breaks the game so hard that players lose hundreds of account levels and months of battle pass progress, Respawn tells players to "hang tight"

Nobody else should experience an account wipe, but players who've already been affected are now waiting for a further update

GamesRadar

After 25 years, God of War and Star Wars Jedi veteran says his new studio is a chance to make "something original to us"

Interview | In conversation with Star Wars Jedi Survivor director Stig Asmussen on forming the new Giant Skull studio

GamesRadar

Respawn finally comments on Apex cheating scandal that saw pro players' games hijacked, basically says nothing at all

PC Gamer

Apex Legends Pro Players Hacked, NA Finals Postponed

Learn about the recent Apex Legends hack during NA Finals and the ongoing security concerns. Stay updated through official channels and explore related sci...

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EA Lays Off Workers, Shifts Focus Away From Licensed Games

EA's workforce reduction and shift away from licensed games spark speculation about Titanfall 3's revival and the future of the gaming industry.

Evening Standard

Star Wars bounty hunter game shelved as EA makes job cuts

The first-person-shooter is no more as EA doubles down on its biggest blockbusters

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If a Star Wars FPS based on The Mandalorian can't get made, what hope is there for original creativity right now?

Opinion| It should have been a sure-fire hit, but instead it feels like the Cal Kestis in the coalmine

Tom’s Guide

EA just canceled Respawn’s Star Wars FPS — which is a tragedy

Yet another Star Wars game has been canceled by EA, and it's one I was really looking forward to.

GamesRadar

Amid nearly 700 layoffs at EA, Mass Effect 5 reportedly remains in pre-production as BioWare focuses on Dragon Age Dreadwolf

Respawn's Star Wars FPS has reportedly been cancelled

TechRadar

EA is laying off around 5% of staff, stopping development on a Respawn Star Wars FPS, and ‘winding down Ridgeline as a standalone studio’

EA has confirmed plans to lay off staff and sunset games as it moves away from 'the development of future licensed IP.'

Windows Central

Electronic Arts lays off 670 workers, cancels upcoming Star Wars shooter from Respawn Entertainment

Publisher Electronic Arts is laying off 670 workers, closing a studio devoted to Battlefield and canceling a Star Wars game from Respawn Entertainment.

PC Gamer

Respawn's Star Wars FPS has been cancelled, Battlefield campaign studio Ridgeline Games is being closed

Electronic Arts' planned layoff of 5% of its workforce is taking an immediate toll.

GamesRadar

EA is laying off 670 employees, sunsetting games, and canceling "development of future licensed IP" including Respawn's Star Wars FPS

Ridgeline Games, the studio in charge of single-player Battlefield, has been shuttered

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