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Computer game “Star Wars” will not be released due to layoffs at the development company

  • February 29, 2024
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The company Electronic Arts (EA) is laying off 670 people worldwide, so the development of a new computer game based on the movie saga of the same name

Computer game “Star Wars” will not be released due to layoffs at the development company

Computer game “Star Wars” will not be released due to layoffs at the development company

The company Electronic Arts (EA) is laying off 670 people worldwide, so the development of a new computer game based on the movie saga of the same name “Star Wars” will not be completed.

According to Ukrinform, BBC reported on this issue.

EA will lay off 5% of its workforce worldwide, roughly 670 employees, and will also cancel development of the Star Wars computer game, which is in the final stages of creation and is expected to be based on a first-person shooter. On the story of the famous film series.

The company described plans to lay off staff as “optimizations” and added that it would “give fans a deeper, more complete experience in games.”

EA president Andrew Wilson said in a letter to employees that the company had begun contacting laid-off employees. He also informed that the discounts will continue until the summer months.

“We are also shutting down games and abandoning the development of future licensed intellectual property that we believe will not be successful in our changing industry,” Wilson said.

As reported by Ukrinform, on February 5, Snap, the American company that owns the social network Snapchat, announced that it would reduce another 10% of its staff worldwide, that is, about 500 employees.

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Source: Ukrinform

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