Apex Legends Cell, the cell port of EA and Respawn’s well-liked battle royale shooter, shouldn’t be lengthy for this world. EA confirmed at present, simply eight months after the sport’s launch, that the free-to-play offshoot can be shutting down on Might 1, 2023. What’s extra, EA plans to sundown Battlefield Cell as properly.
The unique Apex Legends—a multiplayer-only spin-off of sci-fi FPS Titanfall—was shock launched throughout consoles and PC again in February 2019 and shortly grew to become a preferred entry within the battle royale style. Just a few years later, EA and Respawn teased a cell model of the shooter, and it was ultimately launched in Might of final yr for iOS and Android. And now, you’ve solely obtained 90 days to play it earlier than EA kills the servers.
The information of Apex Legends Cell’s shutdown got here earlier at present, with Respawn explaining that whereas the sport had a “robust begin” the “content material pipeline” for it had begun to “fall brief” of the studio’s bar for high quality and amount. For that purpose, Respawn, EA, and its cell “improvement companion” have determined to close down Apex Legends.
“Though disappointing, we’re pleased with the sport we launched, are grateful for the help of the Apex Legends group, and are assured that that is the fitting choice for gamers,” mentioned Respawn in an official replace on the studio’s web site.
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Respawn defined that in 90 days, on Might 1, 2023, the sport will fully shut down for good. At present, Respawn can be shutting down Cell’s real-money in-game retailer and eradicating Apex Legends Cell from digital shops. The sport will stay totally playable for the following 90 days. EA and Respawn won’t be offering any refunds for in-game purchases made in the course of the recreation’s eight-month run.
If you’re apprehensive about the way forward for Apex Legends on console and PC, Respawn says the choice to finish help for the cell model of the sport is particular to that platform and is “unbiased” from the presumably extra well-liked console and PC variations.
“As a franchise, Apex Legends is robust and we’re trying ahead to sharing thrilling updates sooner or later,” mentioned Respawn.
In different EA cell recreation information, the corporate additionally quietly introduced that it was ceasing improvement on the unreleased Battlefield Cell, stating that “because the trade has developed” the writer’s plans surrounding the long-running milsim franchise have modified. As a substitute, it’s going to “pivot” from its present course so as to “greatest ship on our imaginative and prescient for the franchise.” EA additionally confirmed that the following Battlefield recreation was already in pre-production and that work was persevering with on the newest recreation within the collection, Battlefield 2042.
VentureBeat experiences that a minimum of one studio, Battlefield Cell developer Industrial Toys, can be shutting down. That is consistent with what Kotaku is listening to about layoffs affecting the studio behind Battlefield Cell. Kotaku has contacted EA for additional data.
Regardless of reportedly shedding builders and shutting down a studio, EA additionally introduced at present that it spent $320 million on inventory buybacks this quarter.