April 29 (Reuters) - Electronic Arts ( EA ) is laying

off hundreds of workers and is canceling a Titanfall game that

was in development at its Respawn Entertainment unit, Bloomberg

News reported on Tuesday.

About 300 to 400 positions were eliminated, including around

100 at Respawn, the report said, citing a person familiar with

the matter.

"As part of our continued focus on our long-term strategic

priorities, we've made select changes within our organization

that more effectively aligns teams and allocates resources in

service of driving future growth," a company spokesperson told

Reuters in an email.

As of March 31, 2024, the company had roughly 13,700

employees globally, with 66% located internationally.

"We've made the decision to step away from two early-stage

incubation projects and make some targeted adjustments across

Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi," Respawn said in a post on X.

Respawn added it would continue working on an upcoming

season of Apex Legends and for its Star Wars endeavors, the

studio said "the next chapter of the Star Wars Jedi series is

aiming to raise the bar again for storytelling and gameplay.

In January, Electronic Arts ( EA ) lowered its annual bookings

forecast, citing weak in-game spending for "FC 25" and

underperformance of its new Dragon Age title amid an uncertain

economic environment marked by high inflation.