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Electronic Arts shutters BioWare, cuts 400 jobs in major restructuring

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Electronic Arts is implementing significant workforce reductions and studio changes, including the closure of the renowned BioWare studio. Approximately 400 employees, or three percent of EA's global workforce, will be laid off. The company is also scaling down the Full Circle studio, responsible for Skate, and pausing development on a Sims project at Maxis to focus resources elsewhere. AI

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Electronic Arts shutters BioWare, cuts 400 jobs in major restructuring

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Kris Holt) ·

    EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting around 400 jobs

    Skate studio Full Circle will be be reduced to "a more focused, smaller team," while a Sims project has been paused.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting around 400 jobs Skate studio Full Circle will be be reduced to "a more focused, smaller team," while a Sims project has

    EA is shutting down BioWare and cutting around 400 jobs Skate studio Full Circle will be be reduced to "a more focused, smaller team," while a Sims project has been paused. https://www. engadget.com/2293402/ea-is-shu tting-down-bioware-and-cutting-around-400-jobs/ # Tech # Techno…

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