Massive layoffs at Electronic Arts have impacted hundreds of employees.
As we work to determine the local impact, we’ve received one tip informing us that EA Sports and Respawn have been impacted. EA Sports has offices in Burnaby and Victoria (along with Toronto and Montreal).
Bloomberg also reported on the layoffs, suggesting that up to 400 employees might have been impacted.
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In recent weeks, Respawn Entertainment has become the subject of much discussion on gaming forums, as rumours suggest they were creating a sequel to Titanfall 2, a beloved game.
Some are now suggesting that these layoffs are due in part to that title being cancelled. Bloomberg reported that only around 100 of the terminated employees worked at Respawn, meaning that up to 300 employees have been laid off from other parts of Electronic Arts’ operation.
Respawn issued a statement on social media:
— Respawn (@Respawn) April 29, 2025
“These decisions aren’t easy,” Respawn said.
Respawn’s statement suggests that some employees who were let go could still find employment within Electronic Arts.
EA Sports is located in Metro Vancouver, with a location in Burnaby and one near Emily Carr University on Great Northern Way. The company develops games like EA FC, Need for Speed, NHL, and UFC from these locations.
According to the tip we received, EA Sports has been undergoing massive layoffs, and many people who were part of the North American team were let go last week and today.
We have contacted Electronic Arts in hopes of confirming the actual number of people impacted by these layoffs, including roughly how many Canadian employees were let go.
Despite the layoffs, Electronic Arts, including EA Sports, is hiring many employees in Vancouver to work on some of its biggest titles, such as Battlefield and its soccer franchise, EA FC.
Layoffs are nothing new for Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts has had multiple rounds of layoffs over the past couple of years.
In March 2023, EA laid off hundreds of employees, representing a six per cent reduction in its global workforce. At that point, Electronic Arts employed around 13,000 people, meaning that around 800 people were let go.
In February 2024, EA employees endured another round of layoffs, this time representing around five per cent of its workforce. Variety reported that those layoffs impacted around 600 employees.
At the time, CEO Andrew Wilson blamed sunsetting titles and moving away from developing some licensed IP titles that would not be successful “in our changing industry.”
BioWare, a once-famed Electronic Arts studio behind games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, also suffered layoffs in August 2023.
We’ve contacted Electronic Arts for more information and will update this story when we hear back.