"Halo Co-Creator's Blunt Critique of EA After Studio Closure"

Marcus Lehto, co-creator of Halo and former studio head of Ridgeline Games, expressed dissatisfaction with EA after the publisher shut down his studio, resulting in around 670 job losses. Lehto, who recently departed from Ridgeline, criticized EA for the industry-wide layoffs and the impact on his former team. He had been working on a narrative-driven single-player Battlefield game, part of EA's effort to expand the Battlefield universe, with support from DICE. Despite ongoing support for Battlefield 2042, EA's handling of the situation has left Lehto and others questioning the future of the industry.