{"id":72769,"date":"2024-03-14T21:42:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T21:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/eas-latest-mass-layoff-wave-hits-apex-legends-team-at-respawn-entertainment\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T22:09:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:09:47","slug":"eas-latest-mass-layoff-wave-hits-apex-legends-team-at-respawn-entertainment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/14\/eas-latest-mass-layoff-wave-hits-apex-legends-team-at-respawn-entertainment\/","title":{"rendered":"EA&#8217;s Newest Mass Layoff Wave Hits Apex Legends Staff At Respawn Leisure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ApexLegends-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.psu.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ApexLegends-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(min-width: 769px) 400px, 100vw\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ApexLegends-1.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ApexLegends-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ApexLegends-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.psu.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/ApexLegends-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 769px) 400px, 100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Little greater than two weeks in the past at time of writing, <strong>EA <\/strong>introduced it could be shedding <strong>5% of its workforce, or 670 folks<\/strong> as a part of a strategic shift.<\/p>\n<p>That layoff, we now know, consists of builders at <strong>Respawn Leisure, <\/strong>arguably the \u2018crown-jewel\u2019 studio on the <strong>EA Leisure<\/strong> facet of the enterprise. Much more egregious, the <strong>Apex Legends <\/strong>crew was impacted.<\/p>\n<p>Degree designer on Apex Legends <strong>Aaron Stump<\/strong> took to Twitter to place out a message of assist to his now former teammates he\u2019s upset to see go, confirming the Apex crew had been impacted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">The Apex crew was hit with layoffs immediately,\u201d mentioned Stump. \u201cIt sucks seeing a number of the folks I\u2019ve labored with for nearly 3 years now get let go. Hopefully, they land on their ft sooner quite than later.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-twitter ose-uid-a33c9360dad6632933a13f4fb4834257 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:700px; max-width:100%; height: auto\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"700\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Apex crew was hit with layoffs immediately. It sucks seeing a number of the folks I&#8217;ve labored with for nearly 3 years now get let go. Hopefully, they land on their ft sooner quite than later.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron (@AaronWStump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronWStump\/status\/1768076049315704891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s unknown simply what number of members of the Apex Legends crew have been impacted by this spherical of layoffs, although one explicit developer who\u2019s been let go is the worldwide social media lead for Apex Legends, <strong>Alex Ackerman. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ose-twitter ose-uid-57ecbd78e6470b3a00ce1d687a3c5e00 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:700px; max-width:100%; height: auto\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"700\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After 20 Seasons of Apex and 5 years at Respawn almost to the day, my job has been made redundant and I&#8217;ve been laid off. <\/p>\n<p>Engaged on this sport and supporting this group has actually been the dignity of my profession and a spotlight of my life. <br \/>Thanks for every thing, legends \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Ackerman\ud83c\udf19 (@alex_frostwolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex_frostwolf\/status\/1768280980849295858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Apex Legends is among the largest battle royale, reside service video games within the business, and has been considered one of EA\u2019s largest money-makers lately.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s regularly upsetting to see builders laid off even if the tasks they work on and the video games they assist carry to life are succeeding.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully these impacted are capable of finding new positions as quickly as potential.<\/p>\n<p>Supply \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronWStump\/status\/1768076049315704891?s=20\">[Aaron Stump on Twitter<\/a> through VGC]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psu.com\/news\/eas-latest-mass-layoff-wave-hits-apex-legends-team-at-respawn-entertainment\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Little greater than two weeks in the past at time of writing, EA introduced it could be shedding 5% of its workforce, or 670 folks as a part of a strategic shift. 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