United Kingdom, March 7 -- Respawn Entertainment has reportedly cancelled an unannounced multiplayer first-person-shooter.

The studio - which developed the battle royale title 'Apex Legends' - had been working on an "incubation project" that was described as a new multiplayer shooter, but former production coordinator at Respawn Emilee Evans has now claimed the game has been scrapped and she has been let go.

In a since-deleted post on LinkedIn, she wrote: "The unannounced incubation project I was a part of for the past year was canceled this week, so I am joining the group of extremely talented and kind people in the games industry searching for a new role."

This supposed game cancellation is separate to that of Respawn's other shelved...