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EA to lay off 3% of staff as BioWare shuts down

Original: Electronic Arts Laying Off 3% of Employees in Studios Restructuring: BioWare Shutting Down, Respawn and DICE to Team on ‘Star Wars: Battlefront 3’

Electronic Arts is cutting about 3% of its workforce in a major studio restructuring. BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, is being shut down, while Respawn and DICE will jointly develop Star Wars: Battlefront 3. The move is the latest in a wave of layoffs across the games industry, drawing criticism from players and developers mourning the loss of one of gaming's most storied RPG studios.

Why now: The sudden shutdown of BioWare and fresh EA layoffs have stunned the gaming community amid ongoing industry-wide job cuts.

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• Electronic Arts Laying Off 3% of Employees in Studios Restructuring: BioWare Shutting Down, Respawn and DICE to Team on ‘Star Wars: Battlefront 3’ · Variety

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