Electronic Arts will close its offices in Russia and Japan and lay off 350 people

Electronic Arts has announced its withdrawal from Russia and Japan. However, the company will lay off 350 people.

In an employee email received by Kotaku, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said the company's goal is to streamline marketing and publishing solutions following a consolidation that began last year, improve customer support, and change some international strategies, including closing offices in Russia and Japan. “We have a vision to be the world's greatest gaming company,” he wrote. — To be honest, now we are not like that. We have something to do with our games, our relationship with the players and our business. […]

Teams across the company are already taking action to ensure the creation of high-quality games and services by reaching more platforms for our content and subscriptions, improving Frostbite's toolkit, focusing on network and cloud gaming priorities, and closing the gap between us and our gamer community."

In an official statement, Electronic Arts said that 350 laid-off employees will receive severance pay. “Yes, we are working with employees to try and find other roles within the company,” a spokesman said. “For those leaving the company, we will also provide severance pay and other resources. I can't provide details about the severance pay, but we're working hard to help in every way we can."

A person who works in one of the affected departments told Kotaku that these layoffs were expected. Electronic Arts suspended the process of hiring new employees a few months ago. People from the marketing and publishing departments have been waiting for the reorganization since at least October. “I think some will be glad that they are no longer in limbo,” he said.

Source: 3dnews.ru