EA cancels mobile Apex Legends and Battlefield games, shutters Industrial Toys studio - VentureBeat
Following a strong start, the content pipeline for Apex Legends Mobile has begun to fall short of that bar for quality, quantity and cadence,” the blog post said.
It’s not clear how many jobs will be affected by the closure of Industrial Toys, which was started by Halo co-creator Alex Seropian as well as Tim Harris and Brent Pease in 2012.This shakeup happened after Byron Beede left Activision’s Call of Duty franchise and became senior vice president and general manager for Battlefield.Vince (Zampella, cofounder of Respawn), Byron and strong studio leadership are moving forward to create the very best experiences that bring players together across multiple platforms.”Apex Legends Mobile is shutting down.The post added, “We had a game in development, which made sense at the time, but as the industry has evolved and our strategy has crystallized, we decided we need to pivot from the current direction to best deliver on our vision for our players.Respawn said that as it constructed its vision for Battlefield and observed the market shifts, the company determined the current direction doesn’t align with where it wanted to take the franchise.