EA køber studiet bag Titanfall-serien

Respawn Entertainment har været i tæt samarbejde med Electronic Arts lige siden studiet blev grundlagt tilbage i 2010, og de fleste forventede da også at studiet ville blive ved med at arbejde med EA, når nu de har fuld gang i et Star Wars-spil. Nu viser det sig at de ikke bare har forlænget deres samarbejde, men tvært imod taget det et skridt videre.

EA har afsløret via en pressemeddelelse, at de har købt studiet. Det er en interessant beslutning, når nu Titanfall 2 solgte mindre end EA forventede, som hovedsageligt skyldtes en lancering imellem Battlefield 1 og Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.

I meddelelsen roser firmaets CEO, Andrew Wilson, studiet:

"We've seen first-hand the world-class calibre of Respawn as a development studio with incredible vision, deep talent and an inspiring creative mindset, Our long-time partnership is grounded in a shared desire to push the boundaries and deliver extraordinary and innovative new experiences for players around the world. Together, we've brought this to life in the Titanfall franchise, and now with the Respawn team joining EA, we have exciting plans to accomplish even more amazing things in the future."

Men det er ikke bare EA der er glade for aftalen, for studiets grundlægger, Vince Zampella, har sagt følgende:

"While it wasn't necessary, going with EA made a lot of sense. With Titanfall and Star Wars, EA has been a great development partner that supports us and doesn't interfere with our process for making games or studio culture. EA will provide us with more resources, access to new technologies, and expertise that we can tap into to that will help us make better games, and Respawn will retain the same creative freedom and culture we've always had. We've been talking closely with the leadership at EA and we share their values and vision for the future of being a developer-focused company that puts the players first."

I forbindelse med aftalen har EA afsløret, at studiet ikke bare arbejder på et Star Wars-spil, men også et nyt kapitel i Titanfall-serien.