Electronic Arts to cut about 400 jobs and shut down BioWare

Electronic Arts is reportedly restructuring its studios, cutting about 3% of its global workforce (around 400 jobs) and shutting BioWare, per Variety and Bloomberg. Respawn and DICE reportedly will work on Star Wars: Battlefront 3.

Timeline

1. 21 Oct, 17:00 UTCBloomberg reports 400 jobs cut, BioWare closure
2. 21 Oct, 17:00 UTCVariety reports EA restructuring and BioWare shutdown
3. 21 Oct, 17:50 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
4. 21 Oct, 17:50 UTCPicked up on News

Top sources

• biowareGoogle Trends
• Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare and cutting about 400 jobsQuartz
• Electronic Arts Laying Off 3% of Employees in Studios Restructuring: BioWare Shutting Down, Respawn and DICE to Team on ‘Star Wars: Battlefront 3’Variety