The game «Star Wars» development disrupted by EA layoffs
The game «Star Wars», which was in development, was supposed to be a first-person shooter in the «Star Wars» universe. Electronic Arts (EA) is laying off staff worldwide, which will complicate the completion of the game based on «Star Wars». This was reported by the BBC.
EA to lay off 5% of its global workforce
It is known that EA will lay off 5% of its staff worldwide — approximately 670 people. Company representatives stated that the plans for staff layoffs are an «optimization» and added that this will allow them to «give fans a deeper and fuller experience» from the games. In a letter to staff, CEO Andrew Wilson announced that the company has started contacting employees affected by this and that the layoffs are expected to be completed by the summer.
Shift in focus towards existing games
CEO Andrew Wilson also explained the decision to develop fewer new games. «We are also ending the development of games and moving away from developing future licensed intellectual property, which, in our view, will not be successful in our changing industry,» he wrote.
