EA and Firaxis Studios Hit by Significant Layoffs.

TL;DR
EA's Australian studio Firemonkeys has been hit with significant layoffs, with up to two-thirds of the developers' staff affected. The Melbourne-based studio currently provides live services for three games: Real Racing 3, The Sims FreePlay, and Need for Speed: No Limits. Service for the two racing titles will reportedly be moved to Slingshot, another EA-owned studio located in India. These layoffs also resulted in several canceled projects, including Real Racing 4.
- EA Racing Studio Hit With Significant Layoffs GameSpot
- EA reportedly lays off two thirds of Firemonkeys Studio GamesIndustry.biz
- Report: Multiple projects axed at Firemonkeys as EA confirms layoffs Game Developer
- Marvel's Midnight Suns developer Firaxis hit by layoffs in 'sharpening of focus' Destructoid
- EA guts mobile games studio Firemonkeys Eurogamer.net
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