EA Conducts New Layoffs Across 4 Teams as $55 Billion Take-Private Deal Nears
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Updated · Kotaku · Jun 22
EA Conducts New Layoffs Across 4 Teams as $55 Billion Take-Private Deal Nears
1 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Jun 22
Summary
Electronic Arts has carried out another layoff round affecting recruitment, fan care, trust and safety, and IT staff, with the total number cut still unclear.
12 public posts from affected workers and sources cited by Kotaku indicate losses in remote U.S. roles and at EA’s Hyderabad office, where several laid-off employees had worked more than 10 years.
An internal email sent last Wednesday to the Fan Care team said EA was changing roles, creating new ones, and shifting work across teams, locations, or service partners to meet “fans’ changing needs.”
The cuts extend years of rolling reductions: EA laid off about 670 workers in 2024 and around 300 in 2025, after nearly 800 job cuts in 2023.
The latest move comes as EA, which reported $7.5 billion in fiscal 2026 net revenue, works to close a $55 billion take-private sale before a July 22 EU antitrust deadline.