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Electronic Arts: Layoffs
EA is reportedly initiating another round of layoffs, primarily impacting recruitment, customer support, trust and safety, and IT teams.
Source: GamesIndustry.biz
The leadership read
Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of gaming hiring conditions.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 113.7 (Hot), up 13.7 month-on-month — shows Oceania signal flow steady (+0.6pts).
Electronic Arts: 4 signals in the last 90 days — above the Gaming median of 1 across 4 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's EMEA signal flow; 4 tracked across 17 days.
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