EA employees are describing the recent layoffs (BioWare, Respawn, Motive Studio, Ripple Effect...) as "wildly disruptive," while complaining of "terrible morale" and "generative AI push."
In a new report based on anonymous interviews with current and former EA employees, Vertical Slice claims EA workers decry mismanagement and corporate greed after the company was taken private by a Saudi-led investor consortium in a $55 billion deal.
"A cold dead place that's slowly decaying as leadership pilfers every last cent."
https://t.co/LNLyHyXiFo
▪️ EA does not clearly disclose who has been cut - even at the studio level or to some managers. This is creating confusion for days or weeks, leaving in-progress work in limbo, and forcing staff to rely on informal "whisper networks" to find out who is gone. The emotional impact is prolonged because people learn about colleagues being laid off gradually over time.
▪️ Affected workers were invited to "zoom calls" with chat disabled and other participants hidden. They had no chance to ask questions or say goodbye to coworkers. Sources called it "very impersonal": "You're getting laid off because you're just numbers on a list."
▪️ Some laid-off employees were given a grace period to apply for open internal positions, but many of those roles require working in-office three days a week. This is not viable for remote workers or those unwilling to relocate. One source called it "a joke" and said: "I didn't even bother looking because I don't want to work at this place anymore."
▪️ Morale has "nosedived." Management's slogan of "do less, better" has meant doing the same amount of work with fewer people. Upper management is enthusiastically pushing generative AI, which is not yet mandated but is being made very difficult to work without. Employees see this as an attempt to keep making games with as few people as possible.
▪️ Sources describe the "C-suite" as out of touch with both game production realities and what players actually want. There is a feeling that "EA executives cannot fail, only be failed." The overriding priority is seen as funneling cash to the new private owners.
The Frontier is worth every part of this fight.
Today marks 10-years since Titanfall 2 was released into the world; A shooter that marks a crucial foundation between the movement shooter genre, and the arena shooter genre, merging Call of Duty's likeness to a smooth, seamless experience.
Happy 10-year Anniversary Titanfall 2! And thank you for all of the amazing moments you've brought to the community. Here's hoping we'll make it another decade pilots...
#Titanfall2 #Titanfall
@Bleentastic@PlayStation Buying what? Context?
- i dont have a ps5 to buy for and never will
- i do actually buy physical copies of games, i plan to get several in the near future
🚨 EA EMPLOYEES EXPOSE CORPORATE GREED AND MISMANAGEMENT
> EA reportedly doesn't tell employees exactly who has been laid off, leaving teams confused for weeks
> Some workers were fired through Zoom calls with chat disabled and no opportunity to ask questions
> Employee morale is reportedly at rock bottom, with developers expected to do the same amount of work with fewer people
> Executives are heavily pushing generative AI tools like Claude, despite resistance from developers
> EA reportedly opened an expensive new office for studios that were shut down shortly before or after its opening
> Employees accuse management of wasting money on bad decisions while cutting jobs to reduce costs
> One employee described the company's culture as "EA executives cannot fail, only be failed"
Late TLoS mug for Legend’s 20th anniversary! Some things I would done different but I think it turned out cute
Also hand reveal
#TheLegendofSpyro#TLoS#TLoS20thanniversary
It's too easy to listen to Spyro music and want to bawl my eyes out. lmao
💜💜GUYS! FREAKING SPYRO A REALM BEYOND IS COMING TO US! WE ARE EATING NEXT YEAR!!!😭
THANK YOU @ToysForBob AND @XBOX FOR MAKING THIS REAL!!!!
doing it because i should finish the entire trilogy, TWICE over for
@bioware
Will be my very first time doing this series, any advice is greatly appreciated #SaveMassEffect
When the Celestial Moons align together and form a great lunar eclipse, it brings about the Night of Eternal Darkness. This temporarily shrouds the world in darkness and allow evil spirits to stir from their eternal rest and roam the Well of Souls.
https://t.co/gyMbcwNdhH
Big shout-out to the Monster Hunter community helping us in our fight to save Mass Effect.
Your support means a lot to us.
Please keep signing https://t.co/BmyoDhVgCI
250k is around the corner
#SaveMassEffect#MonsterHunter#MonsterHunterWilds
Mass Effect fans have bought a #SaveMassEffect billboard in Times Square after EA shut down BioWare last week, but the fight to save the sci-fi RPG franchise isn't stopping there. https://t.co/zoUZ7pYwH8
This dark mountain is shaped in the form of a creature screaming up at the sky. Surrounding its peak is a Mountain Fortress built long ago by the Dark Master Malefor and his legion of Apes. It is called the Mountain of Malefor, or the Well of Souls.
https://t.co/E7DFwyW0UK
🚨 WE'RE IN TIMES SQUARE!
Together with @kalaelizabeth, we've managed to get a #SaveMassEffect billboard up in Times Square, NYC, all day today!
📍 1560 Broadway, above the Pelé store (Duffy Square)
⏰ 15 seconds every hour at :35
HOLD THE LINE! ❤️
In #TheLegendofSpyro, the Chronicler is an ancient dragon; a myth and legend amongst his kind who is said to hold immeasurable wisdom and knowledge. He reaches out to Spyro, guiding him during the approaching days leading to the Night of Eternal Darkness.
https://t.co/3ESq6kC9g3