I feel really bad for the talent that’s getting laid off, however
i ain’t opening this website
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I don't wanna kink shame them but 701 partners might be a few too many... just a few.
Capitalism bukake
Apparently opened in 2022 in response to how much BF2042 sucked, now closed…
EA saw how many studios Embracer has been shutting down and got worried about losing their record for killing off the most game studios.
Another studio killed by EA
How many is that...dozens at least right?
Edit: Apparently only about 15 though I'm sure they got the knife into a few others quietly. Great people 👍
Electronic Arts has announced the closure of Ridgeline Games, the studio working on a new single-player Battlefield campaign.
Obviously unfortunate that people lost their jobs – but this wasn’t an established studio with known titles(?)
Weird that people just advertise their callousness so freely.
And?
I hadn’t heard of the studio before and wasn’t sure if we were losing some series or something.
Electronic Arts has announced the closure of Ridgeline Games, the studio working on a new single-player Battlefield campaign.
As reported by IGN, the project is reportedly set to continue with "some" employees from Ridgeline set to join Ripple Effect – another Battlefield studio working on a different experience within the franchise.
This is according to an internal note seen by IGN, which suggested Criterion producer Danny Isaac and studio head of creative Darren White will take over the project following the departure of Ridgeline's former head and founder Marcus Lehto yesterday.
GamesIndustry.biz has reached out to EA for further clarification.
The news followed mass layoffs at EA, which will see 5% of its workforce cut as part of its restructuring plan which involves closing offices and sunsetting some of its live service games.
EA CEO Andrew Wilson said in a note to staff that the company is planning to "move away from development of future licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing industry."
~~Is this the same one that Marcus Lehto was at?~~ It was