Overview
- EA is laying off 670 employees, about 5% of its workforce, as part of a major restructuring plan.
- The restructuring includes sunsetting existing games and moving away from the development of future licensed IP.
- Respawn's Star Wars FPS and Ridgeline Games' Battlefield single-player project have been canceled.
- EA will focus more on its own first-party IP, sports, and massive online communities.
- The restructuring plan is expected to cost EA between $125 million and $165 million.