EA to Lay Off 5% of its Workforce and Sunsetting Games

Publisher Electronic Arts (EA) announced today that it is laying off about 5% of its employees as part of the company’s restructuring plan.

In its most recent annual filing, EA has employed 13,400 staff as of March 2023, which would mean about 670 employees will be laid off as part of the restructuring plan.

Aside from job cuts, the restructuring plan will also include the closure of some offices and the cancelation of certain games.

In an announcement statement by EA CEO Andrew Wilson, he said “As a company full of creators and storytellers, we believe in the value of teams innovating together, and continue to learn and adopt new ways of collaborating to grow and serve our global communities.”

“Given how and where we are working, we are continuing to optimize our global real estate footprint to best support our business.”

“We are also sunsetting games and moving away from development of future licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing industry. ”

“This greater focus allows us to drive creativity, accelerate innovation, and double down on our biggest opportunities — including our owned IP, sports, and massive online communities — to deliver the entertainment players want today and tomorrow.”

“Lastly, we are streamlining our company operations to deliver deeper, more connected experiences for fans everywhere that build community, shape culture, and grow fandom.”

Wilson also said, “Communicating these impacts has already begun and will be largely completed by early next quarter.”

This is not the first time that EA has undergone a restructuring plan with hundreds of layoffs as the publisher announced a similar plan last March, which saw the job cut of approximately 6% of its workforce, impacting around 775 employees.

Unfortunately, mass layoffs have swept the video game industry since last year, with studios of all sizes being affected and reportedly 10,000 people being laid off in 2023.

This news joins the devastating job losses that are happening across the industry, with PlayStation Studios and Life is Strange developer Deck Nine announcing their layoffs just yesterday.

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