Even more layoffs.
EA is the latest video game entity to lay off staff, with more than 650 employees losing their jobs in this latest cull. The news comes at the same time EA said it will avoid licensed properties to instead focus on “owned IP, sports, and massive online communities”.
In a memo sent to staff, CEO Andrew Wilson said that the layoffs are a result of EA “streamlining our company operations to deliver deeper, more connected experiences for fans everywhere.” The cuts — which will impact approximately 5% of EA’s workforce — will be made by early next quarter.
In the memo, Wilson added that EA will focus on its “biggest opportunities — including our owned IP, sports, and massive online communities.”
More than 7,000 layoffs have rocked the video games industry in the first two months of 2024 alone. Impacted developers and publishers over 2023 and 2024 include PlayStation, Microsoft, Deck Nine, Supermassive Games, Devolver, Eidos-Montreal, Riot Games, Thunderful Embracer and Gearbox, Twitch (again), Unity, Codemasters, 505 Games’ Digital Bros, Amazon, Bungie, Media Molecule, Ubisoft, Aussie studio League of Geeks, Versus Evil and many more.
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