In the face of rumors that Pandemicās Brisbane, Australia studio has been let go, Electronic Arts said today that their upcoming cuts will affect studios, but declined to be more specific.
āIn December, EA announced a cost reduction initiative that will impact facilities and headcount,ā said Mariam Sughayer, Electronic Arts spokeswoman. āWe do not expect to make any more public announcements until our earnings call in early February.
āOutside of our scheduled earnings call, we arenāt providing any new information on the status of individual facilities.ā
Last night we reported that Electronics Arts has released Pandemic Studiosā Brisbane office, the Australian developer best known for Destroy All Humans! and its rumored development of an ill-fated Batman game.
https://lastchance.cc/rumor-ea-shuts-down-pandemic-studios-down-under-5130836%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
āIt was more of a āFind a new publisher. Good luck.ā kind of thing,ā according to the source. And you can keep the tea kettle, apparently. No mention was made of the fate of the other Pandemic Studios office, which is based in Los Angeles.
More to come as rumors around Electronic Artsā planned massive cuts continue to leak out.
https://lastchance.cc/ea-reducing-work-force-by-1-000-closing-9-locations-5114113%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
