EA subsidiary Respawn Entertainment has opened its third studio in Wisconsin, USA. The studio will focus on supporting the popular free-to-play shooter Apex Legends.

Respawn Entertainment reports The new studio acts as an extension of the Apex Legends development team. The studio is located in Madison, USA. Ryan Burnett, formerly of Epic Games and developer of Call of Duty Raven Software, will head up the new studio.

The new studio will initially focus on developing Apex Legends, but may also contribute to other Respawn titles in the future. says the company in an interview with Gamesindustry.biz. It is the company’s third studio. Respawn started in California and opened a Vancouver location in 2019.

Respawn Entertainment was opened in 2010 by Call of Duty veterans Vince Zampella and Jason West. In 2014, the developer released Titanfall, followed by a sequel in 2016. Apex Legends was released in 2019. It is a free-to-play battle royale game for PC and consoles. Respawn is also currently working on a Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, which is set to release at the end of April.