Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 EA cutting 5% of workforce WWW.GAMESINDUSTRY.BIZ Electronic Arts today announced that it is laying off approximately 5% of its employees as it leans in on the parts of … Quote Electronic Arts today announced that it is laying off approximately 5% of its employees as it leans in on the parts of the business it feels will be the most successful in the years to come. In its most recent annual report, the publisher gave its headcount as 13,400 as of the end of March 2023, which would put the job losses around 670 people. The cuts are just one part of the company's restructuring plan, which also includes closing some offices and sunsetting certain live games, like the previously announced shut down of MLB Tap Sports and F1 Mobile Racing. In a note to staff, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said the company is also "moving away from development of future licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing industry." GamesIndustry.biz understands that one such title was cancelled as part of this plan, with the teams working on it redeployed to other projects. The cancelled title referred to above is reportedly Respawn's "Mandalorian" FPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kal-El814 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Gaming as we know it is cooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Wait, so no sequel to Jedi Survivor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 4 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Wait, so no sequel to Jedi Survivor? If EA doesn't think it will succeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 33 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Wait, so no sequel to Jedi Survivor? Respawn's Star Wars FPS Is Canceled, But Work on Next Jedi Game, Black Panther and Iron Man Will Continue - IGN WWW.IGN.COM Today, EA announced a major company shake-up that will result in roughly 670 individuals, or 5% of its workforce, losing their jobs. As a part of that same reorganization, a Star Wars FPS in-development at Respawn is being canceled. Quote IGN understands that the team previously working on this game will largely be reassigned to other projects including Apex Legends, Iron Man, Black Panther, and Jedi — for which EA has confirmed a third installment. The Star Wars: Jedi franchise will continue, despite EA's move to focusing on owned IP, and EA is said to remain focused on its long-standing relationship with Disney/Marvel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Nice there will be sequel to Survivor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 2 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Yes only one IP they believed wouldn't be successful the rest they believe to be successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 I think these publishers have all forgotten what a key role those shitty licensed shovelware games played in keeping them afloat during the 90's and early 2000's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 2 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said: I think these publishers have all forgotten what a key role those shitty licensed shovelware games played in keeping them afloat during the 90's and early 2000's. Sometimes those shitty shovel ware turned into larger franchises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 All 3rd party execs/studio heads these days think they're making a Hollywood movie and not a game, that's why it's expensive. It's ego Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 2 minutes ago, SuperSpreader said: Sometimes those shitty shovel ware turned into larger franchises Well they could crap out a shitty Marie Kate and Ashley Olsen game, or a Barbie Horse Adventures for pennies on the dollar, and it would sell 100,000 copies and make them a quick buck because they were so cheap to produce. Not to mention they'd push 10 or 20 of them out a year. So yeah, they did alright. Ubisoft used to do the same thing. Now they all pretend like every game has to be this big $200 million production that takes five years and has to sell 10 million copies just to break even. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 9 minutes ago, XxEvil AshxX said: Well they could crap out a shitty Marie Kate and Ashley Olsen game, or a Barbie Horse Adventures for pennies on the dollar, and it would sell 100,000 copies and make them a quick buck because they were so cheap to produce. Not to mention they'd push 10 or 20 of them out a year. So yeah, they did alright. Ubisoft used to do the same thing. Now they all pretend like every game has to be this big $200 million production that takes five years and has to sell 10 million copies just to break even. Minority Report for Xbox was pretty tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 5 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Minority Report for Xbox was pretty tight. I played the shit out of those EA James Bond games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Update: EA Explains More About Why It's Dropping the FIFA License - IGN WWW.IGN.COM EA has offered more details on why it's chosen to not renew the FIFA license and chart its own path with EA Sports FC. hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 So are they dropping the NFL license too, since no more licensed games? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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