It's that time again, gentlefolk! Last year was 5% on Feb 29. This year we are in even worse condition, with our stock dropping 35% in a month recently. Those who know, share something? I imagine it's going to be a big one.

https://gameranx.com/updates/id/503399/article/maxis-layoffs-happened-last-april-possibly-because-of-a-cancelled-sims-game/

U.S. publisher EA has revealed how much its executives netted during FY2024, a 12-month period that saw it deliver annual net bookings of $7.43 billion but also cut 5 percent of its global... — read more 

https://twitter.com/game_fabricator/status/1768780567859056905

Apex Legends developer Respawn is the latest studio to be affected by EA layoffs. Word began circulating that Respawn Entertainment employees - particularly those on its Apex Legends team - had lost their jobs earlier today, as colleagues and those... — read more 

Any news on generative AI replacing roles internally?

Love for gaming and game development is increasingly becoming non-criteria for a career choice.

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... — read more 

The end of the fiscal year is approaching. Last year, in March and April, they did a layoff. Does anyone know if they will do something similar again this year?

According to a new report from Games Industry.biz, EA is planning new layoffs that will affect “a small number of staff” after shutting down two mobile games. EA reportedly made the decision as a result of closing EA Sports MLB Tap Sports and F1... — read more 

EA’s ‘evolving business needs’ means layoffs at UK Studio Codemasters Electronic Arts has laid off an unknown number of employees at its UK studio Codemasters – the team behind F1 ’23, Dirt and Grid... — read more 

The bad news just kept coming as the year progressed, as studios both big and small axed jobs — Digital Extremes, Epic Games, Telltale Games, BioWare, Bungie, CD Projekt Red, Ascendant Studios, Electronic Arts, Embracer Group and Volition, Amazon’s... — read more 

Former Dragon Age staff seek further compensation following layoffs A group of former BioWare staff members has launched a lawsuit to seek better severance pay from the maker of Mass Effect and Dragon Age... — read more 

More layoffs. We lost some of the best people, people who have been here since the first DA. This is shameful and should not be happening.

Unfortunaly… Electronic Arts today announced that it will be laying off approximately 6% of its staff as part of a restructuring plan that also includes optimizing its real estate portfolio and re-focusing its efforts around growth... — read more 

More than 200 people laid off so far. This was a cr---y, cr---y way to have layoffs. No indication in advance that something might be coming. No scheduled meeting to do this face-to-face. Just a surprise Zoom call and that's it. A cowardly way to get... — read more 

I hate hearing that EA is looking to sell. There is no way this will turn out well for employees. I guarantee you that any acquisition will make the latest layoffs seem like a drop in the bucket. A lot of us are already working on teams that are... — read more 

Around 100 people are being shown the door. To add insult to injury, if I understand it correctly, the jobs are not being eliminated but outsourced. Once again hard-working Americans will be replaced by a cheaper workforce halfway across the world... — read more 

I know it might be much to ask of people who were just laid off, but is there any chance somebody could tell us what kind of severance package Electronics Arts offered them? There was some talk a while ago that severances might get slashed, and I am... — read more 

Marketing, publishing and analytics have been hit hard - hundreds of people have been shown the door so far. I've been trying to find out if more is coming our way and if it is, which departments will be hit - but so far nothing. If anybody has more... — read more 

Anyone knows what's cooking here? Reorg?

Some are suggesting an announcement next week. Anything to add to this?

Electronic Arts is getting rid of Visceral Games. The studio will be closed, and some of the folks working there will be moved to other teams. Others, however, will not be that lucky. I'm really sorry for all those affected. I joined EA two years ago... — read more 

Not sure what's going on with EA right now but I was cut in 2012. If you are in doubt about your skills do not worry - your work at EA prepared you well - you also know how to deal with all that corporate BS as well. There is life after EA and you'll... — read more 

There is a whole alphabet of VP positions, each one of them with their own mindset and agenda. It slows down the work process, almost impossible for teams to do the actual work without stepping to someone's toe. EA should get rid of at least half of... — read more 

This is such a good company in every other aspect, except for a HR team. They are so disconnected from the upper management, do not serve well to no one and need reorganization ASAP. For a company that is developing in a right direction, it is a... — read more 

That's what I think - next year will be tough

Do you think that market will continue to melt and that we may have layoffs here at EA?