EA shuts down Ridgeline Games (www.gamesindustry.biz)
from Goronmon@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 29 Feb 2024 14:41
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etchinghillside@reddthat.com on 29 Feb 2024 14:50 next collapse

Electronic Arts has announced the closure of Ridgeline Games, the studio working on a new single-player Battlefield campaign.

Obviously unfortunate that people lost their jobs – but this wasn’t an established studio with known titles(?)

ABCDE@lemmy.world on 29 Feb 2024 15:11 next collapse

And?

etchinghillside@reddthat.com on 29 Feb 2024 17:46 collapse

I hadn’t heard of the studio before and wasn’t sure if we were losing some series or something.

TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world on 29 Feb 2024 15:38 collapse

Weird that people just advertise their callousness so freely.

caut_R@lemmy.world on 29 Feb 2024 15:10 next collapse

Apparently opened in 2022 in response to how much BF2042 sucked, now closed…

dinckelman@lemmy.world on 29 Feb 2024 15:31 next collapse

I feel really bad for the talent that’s getting laid off, however

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i ain’t opening this website

edgemaster72@lemmy.world on 29 Feb 2024 19:39 collapse

I don’t wanna kink shame them but 701 partners might be a few too many… just a few.

tb_@lemmy.world on 01 Mar 2024 09:11 collapse

Capitalism bukake

Renacles@lemmy.world on 29 Feb 2024 17:43 next collapse

Another studio killed by EA

blahsay@lemmy.world on 01 Mar 2024 05:14 collapse

How many is that…dozens at least right?

Edit: Apparently only about 15 though I’m sure they got the knife into a few others quietly. Great people 👍

Computerchairgeneral@kbin.social on 01 Mar 2024 02:26 next collapse

EA saw how many studios Embracer has been shutting down and got worried about losing their record for killing off the most game studios.

User79185@discuss.tchncs.de on 02 Mar 2024 12:13 next collapse

Electronic Arts has announced the closure of Ridgeline Games, the studio working on a new single-player Battlefield campaign.

As reported by IGN, the project is reportedly set to continue with “some” employees from Ridgeline set to join Ripple Effect – another Battlefield studio working on a different experience within the franchise.

This is according to an internal note seen by IGN, which suggested Criterion producer Danny Isaac and studio head of creative Darren White will take over the project following the departure of Ridgeline’s former head and founder Marcus Lehto yesterday.

GamesIndustry.biz has reached out to EA for further clarification.

The news followed mass layoffs at EA, which will see 5% of its workforce cut as part of its restructuring plan which involves closing offices and sunsetting some of its live service games.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson said in a note to staff that the company is planning to “move away from development of future licensed IP that we do not believe will be successful in our changing industry.”

KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml on 04 Mar 2024 19:49 collapse

Is this the same one that Marcus Lehto was at? It was