Moving on to EA, that company is releasing roughly five percent of its workforce, or approximately 670 people. CEO Andrew Wilson said this is all part of the restructuring plan at EA and that the company is "moving away from development of future licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing industry." Notably, EA has been partnered with Disney as of late in producing games for that company's various IPs. With declining consumer and fan interest in brands like Star Wars and Marvel in recent years, the games based on these properties might be seeing a resultant fall in sales, thus prompting this move, at least in part. EA will be focusing more on its own IPs and established brands like Madden moving into the future. Two months down in 2024 and already hundreds of game designers without work. We'll continue to report on this upheaval in the industry as it unfolds. We sincerely hope that those impacted are able to quickly find new positions soon. Source: GamesIndustry.biz | 1 | 2 |