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EA Lays Off ‘Small Number’ At Montréal Studio
EA has confirmed that it has laid off employees at its Montreal location. The publisher says that the studio remains a going concern and that projects are still in development there.
“We made a staffing change in our Montreal studio to align with our current development and service plans,” a company representative told us via email. “A small number of employees were impacted, and we are working closely with each of them to ensure the best transition possible. The teams at EA Montreal, including BioWare, are working on exciting new projects, and EA is committed to developing great games in our Montreal studio.”
EA’s Montréal studio has produced the Army of Two series, entries in the SSX franchise, and the Wii version of Need for Speed: Nitro. That location is also responsible for some of EA’s work in the mobile space, including versions of Scrabble and Tetris for smartphones.
[Source: Gamasutra]
Our Take
EA was careful to confirm the status of the studio in its note to us about the layoffs. While these job cuts appear to impact a relatively small number of staff, transitions like this are never easy for those affected. Our thoughts are with those impacted by the layoffs.
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