A new Star Wars: Battlefront game is reportedly in the works, and it's said to have Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi studio Respawn working on it, as well as Battlefield and Battlefront developer DICE.

The information comes from "multiple sources" on Variety , and arrives in the wake of EA's sudden decision to lay off 400 workers , close iconic role-playing game studio BioWare , and cancel several projects. As part of a memo to staff, EA executives confirmed that Respawn and DICE are collaborating on a new project, but stopped short of saying what it was.

The report follows days of murmurings from different sources that a third Battlefront game is in the works. It started with a rumour from Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine (via Giant Bomb ), which said Disney had been on the lookout for a studio to develop Battlefront 3.…