Posted 2/29/2024, 2:54:00 AM
EA Announces Layoffs, Game Cancellations As Part of Company Restructuring
- Electronic Arts plans to lay off 5% of its workforce, amounting to about 600 jobs lost
- The layoffs are part of a company-wide restructuring to refocus on "strategic priorities and growth initiatives"
- EA will discontinue work on several games, including shutting down live service titles and ceasing development on some projects
- One cancelled game is an unnamed Star Wars first-person shooter that was in development at Respawn
- The restructuring follows gaming industry layoffs at companies like Epic Games, Tencent, and Microsoft