The latest generation of Respawn Entertainment has moved up the ranks to become one of Electronic Arts’ crown jewels with hit games like Titanfall 2, Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. So, what is the studio working on as we enter the new generation? Development of Apex Legends will obviously continue in Respawn’s new Vancouver-based splinter studio, and there are rumors that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 is in the works, but could there be more?
Well, according to a new job list, Respawn is indeed looking to form a “small” team to develop a “new IP”. The rest of the ad is not terribly revealing, although the successful candidate is helping to create technologies that will allow “eternal adventures”. For me, this text suggests another live service game, perhaps in the vein of Apex Legends. The fact that the team will be small is also interesting, although keep in mind that the Apex team was initially quite small as well.
One thing we definitely know it is not coming soon, it’s Titanfall 3. Respawn boss Vince Zampella confirmed this earlier this year …
There is nothing currently in development. But it is always there. You see the little things that go back to tradition in Apex Legends. At some point, I personally would like to see some kind of resurrection there. We’ll see if I can make that happen.
The fact that Titanfall is being left out is certainly disappointing, but as Respawn has shown, they have the talent to be more than a franchise studio. I’m looking forward to hearing what your new IP will be.
Do you have any thoughts on this story? What will the shape of the new Respawn IP be? What kind of game would you play to like do they do?