Following stories that EA had cancelled an unannounced single-player sport set within the shared universe of Titanfall and Apex Legends, it’s now been claimed the title was supposed to be a marketing campaign mode for Apex Legends.
Following Bloomberg‘s report on the cancellation of the sport codenamed Titanfall Legends, journalist Jeff Grubb shared extra info whereas streaming for GiantBomb (transcribed by VGC).
Grubb clarified that Titanfall Legends was not supposed to be Titanfall 3, which he claims developer Respawn may “by no means try this once more after Apex Legends modified the calculus on all of these issues.”
As a substitute, Titanfall Legends would reportedly have been a marketing campaign mode for the battle royale that may have meant it supplied “all types of various shooter experiences from an expanded Apex Legends [and] Titanfall world.”
In accordance with Grubb, Titanfall Legends‘ protagonist would have been Kuben Blisk, an Apex Legends character and commissioner of the Apex Video games. Different characters from the battle royale would have appeared to grant gamers “particular powers”, and the participant would have explored the world alongside Titanfall 2‘s BT.
“[EA] needed to make the sport extra energetic, the place you used your talents extra usually,” added Grubb. “The strapline I heard was, ‘we wish to make John Wick meets Tony Hawk’. They have been additionally tremendous impressed by Doom Everlasting, the place you’re at all times aggressive and at all times getting stuff.”
In Bloomberg‘s authentic report, it was reported that fifty folks have been engaged on the sport on the time it was shuttered. Those that can’t be moved to different positions inside EA shall be made redundant, following a collection of lay-offs at firms together with Microsoft, Meta, and Unity.
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