EA reportedly lays off customer service, recruitment & safety staff ahead of $55 billion Saudi sale

An unknown number of staff in remote roles and EA's Hyderabad, India office are said to be affected.

As Electronic Arts continues to close in on its planned $55 billion sale to the Saudi Arabia Public Invetment Fund (PIF), layoffs have reportedly taken place, affecting an unknown number of staff at the company in remote positions and in its Hyderabad, India office.

These layoffs were said to have been taken place by Kotaku, which acquired a copy of an EA internal email, as well as spotting posts from supposed laid off individuals across various social networks. While the headcount on layoffs is unknown, the cuts are said to have extended to customer service, recruitment, trust and safety, and IT teams. Reportedly, the email that went to EA’s affected Fan Care team stated that the group needed to “adapt how [EA] works to better meet fans' changing needs." It goes on to say that “as part of this evolution, we are making or proposing to make changes to some roles, creating new roles, and moving certain work to different teams, locations, or service partners.”

Electronic Arts has been making a number of cuts and moves to prepare for the proposed $55 billion leveraged buyout by the Saudi Arabia PIF, Silver Lake & Affinity Partners, the last of which is an investment firm founded by President Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. Earlier this year, EA hit several studios, including skate. studio Full Circle and even Battlefield Studios, with layoffs.

EA and its buyers have yet to close the deal for its acquisition, but as it continues towards a conclusion, we may see more cuts and strategic moves by EA such as the recent launch of its EA Advertising team for in-game marketing. As we watch for updates, stay tuned to the EA topic for updates.

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