Electronic Arts’ Restructuring Efforts Will Lead To The Loss Of Hundreds Of Jobs

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Electronic Arts has announced its plans to lay off 6% of its workforce as the company restructures itself to better align with its new focus on bolstering existing game communities. According to its CEO Andrew Wilson, the restructuring required management to cut out personnel and project that didn’t align with the company’s new vision. “This is the most difficult part, [...]

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Ubisoft Paris Acused Of Crunch Culture And Mishandling Just Dance 2023

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Ubisoft Paris has come under fire several times over the past few years following complaints of “institutional” sexual harassment within its walls. Now, the studio is once again in the limelight after the French game worker union Solidaire Informatique accused its top brass of crunch culture and mismanagement during the time that the studio was working on Just Dance 2023. [...]

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Gamer Group’s Antitrust Lawsuit To Block Microsoft-ABK Merger Has Been Dismissed

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Back in December, a group of gamers filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft to block it’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, alleging that the merger violated the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914. The said lawsuit has summarily been dismissed by US District Judge Jacqueline Corley due to insufficient details on exactly how the merger will stifle competition. “Plaintiffs’ general allegation that [...]

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EA Is Pulling Several Legacy Battlefield Games From Digital Storefronts In April

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Electronic Arts is once again purging its portfolio of older online games by the end of the year, all of which are legacy Battlefield titles. These include Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company 1, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Online support for the aforementioned games won’t end until December but they’ll be taken off the storefront as early as next month. [...]

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