Overview
- Employees at DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect and Motive were informed of layoffs, with EA declining to disclose the number or roles affected.
- EA said all four teams remain operational and will continue supporting Battlefield 6’s live-service updates.
- Battlefield 6 set franchise records, selling over seven million copies in three days and finishing as the best‑selling premium game in the U.S. in 2025.
- Post‑launch performance has softened, with Steam concurrents falling from a 747,440 peak, reviews shifting to Mixed, a delayed Season 2, a new roadmap, and RedSec drawing poor sentiment.
- EA told reporters the cuts are unrelated to the pending $55 billion take‑private deal led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund with Silver Lake and Affinity Partners.