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Following shock BioWare closure, scope of EA job cuts becomes clear as layoffs hit Respawn, Maxis, Full Circle, EA Motive, and more

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EA previously said 400 jobs to be cut.

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EA announced overnight it's closing Mass Effect and Dragon Age studio BioWare in a new round of cuts that include the elimination of 400 roles across the publisher. But while it confirmed BioWare's 50 workers are affected, and that Skate studio Ripple Effect was being downsized, it did not say where the other 350 job cuts would come from.

Now, however, new information has emerged revealing The Sims studio Maxis, Battlefield support studio Ripple Effect, and EA Motive are all impacted by layoffs, alongside Full Circle and BioWare. That's according to Vertical Slice , citing an "anonymous source" supported by corroborating information on LinkedIn.

Maxis senior director Anna Huerta and three Ripple Effect artists - Brandon Garcia , Corey Thomas , and Turner Spring - confirmed their departure from EA on LinkedIn.…

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