https://www.pcgamer.com/titanfall-3-is-not-in-development-says-respawn/

Respawn Entertainment's new free-to-play battle royale FPS called Apex Legends launched today, but if you were (like me) holding out hope that Titanfall 3 was also secretly in the works, I'm sorry to disappoint you. Titanfall 3 isn't in development—at least right now.

Speaking to Eurogamer, lead producer Drew McCoy talked about Respawn's motives for attempting to pull off a surprise release—despite Apex Legends' existence being leaked last week. "To try and convince a skeptical audience for months with trailers and hands-on articles, we're just like 'let the game speak for itself'—it's the most powerful antidote to potential problems," McCoy explained. "The world thinks we're making Titanfall 3 and we're not—this is what we're making."