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\nThe Star Wars strategy game from Bit Reactor and EA is still in development, following the cancellation of a Star Wars shooter by Apex Legends studio Respawn last week.\n<\/p>\n

\nEA’s latest round of layoffs will affect five percent of staff – around 670 employees<\/a>. The publisher said it planned to move away from “future licensed IP” toward its “owned IP, sports, and massive online communities”. EA said this decision would not impact every team at the company directly.\n<\/p>\n

Now, developer Bit Reactor has shared an update on X, confirming its Star Wars strategy game was “unaffected” by the changes at EA. <\/p>\n

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The Star Wars strategy game from Bit Reactor and EA is still in development, following the cancellation of a Star Wars shooter by Apex Legends studio Respawn last week. EA’s latest round of layoffs will affect five percent of staff – around 670 employees. The publisher said it planned to move away from “future licensed IP” toward its “owned IP, sports, and massive online communities”. EA said this decision would not impact every team at the company directly. Now, developer Bit Reactor has shared an update on X, confirming its Star Wars strategy game was “unaffected” by the changes at EA. 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