Electronic Arts to Lay Off 6% of Staff

From PC Mag: Video game hitmaker Electronic Arts is laying off 6% of its workforce.

"As we drive greater focus across our portfolio, we are moving away from projects that do not contribute to our strategy, reviewing our real estate footprint, and restructuring some of our teams," CEO Andrew Wilson wrote in a memo to employees. "These decisions are expected to impact approximately 6% of our company's workforce."

Wilson didn't specify how many employees will be let go, but it's likely around 800, based on a mid-2022 estimate of nearly 13,000 employees, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Layoffs began earlier this quarter, and will continue through the early part of the next fiscal year, which begins in April, Wilson says.

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