Despite winning Game of the Year awards, Apex Legends Mobile will shut down on May 1.

In a decision that will likely shock fans of the popular Battle Royale game. Apex LegendsElectronic Arts announced the closure today. Apex Legends Mobile. The game was officially launched on May 17, 2022 for Android and iOS, but less than a year later, its servers will shut down on May 1, 2023.

In a ___ Post on the EA site.publisher and developer of Respawn Entertainment Apex Legends On PC and console platforms, blame the closure of the mobile version on its lead developer Lightspeed Studios. While it didn’t mention Lightspeed by name, EA and Respawn said recent updates from the developer have been lacking in “quality, quantity and cadence”. As a result, it was decided to cancel the game. The post states that all in-game purchases have stopped, and the game has been removed from mobile download stores. The exact day and time of Apex Legends Mobiles The closure will take place on May 1st at 4pm Pacific Time (7pm Eastern Time).

Just a few months ago, Apex Legends Mobile was named 2022 iPhone Game of the Year by Apple. He won. Google Play Game of the Year Award 2022 and also won Google Play’s User Choice category for games. EA and Respawn strongly hinted that we might see another one. Apex Legends The mobile game is released sometime in the future, saying that they are “excited about mobile as a platform and look forward to new opportunities to serve players there in the future.”

I A separate postEA also confirmed that it will cease development on another game, Battlefield Mobile. The mobile version of EA’s military first-person shooter series Soft launched in few Asian countries. in November 2022 but never had a full global launch. In addition, EA will shut down the game’s development team, Industrial Toys. The publisher said it is “highly committed to unlocking. of the battlefield A lot of potential.” It will continue to improve the latest game in the series, battlefield 2042, And more games in the series are currently in pre-production.