EA Restructures Studios, Lays Off 3% and Closes BioWare
EA is shifting resources to higher-growth games after a leveraged buyout, with about 400 jobs cut and roughly 50 positions lost at BioWare, Bloomberg reported.
- Electronic Arts announced a studio restructuring resulting in layoffs of about 3% of its global workforce, approximately 400 employees, including the closure of its BioWare studio.
- Electronic Arts faces pressure to meet investors' $700 million annual cost savings target after being saddled with $18 billion in debt following its $55 billion private-equity buyout by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners.
- BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, is shutting down its Edmonton office after EA cancelled the next Mass Effect project, ending more than three decades of shared adventures.
- Executives announced a shift in focus for The Sims, prioritizing "Project Evergreen" while pausing development on "Project Lotus," while EA Sports revealed "Project Gridiron," a new social-first experience for American Football.
- President Cam Weber and COO David Tinson outlined a strategy to concentrate teams on core franchises, with Respawn and DICE studios collaborating on future projects including new Battlefield titles.
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