Electronic Arts gutted its Battlefield studios, cutting 300 people across DICE, Criterion, Ripple Effect, and Motive. The Battlefield franchise, once EA's crown jewel for first-person shooters, has struggled since the disastrous launch of Battlefield 2042 in 2021.
The gaming industry's 2026 layoffs have been brutal. Combined with Epic Games' 1,000+ cuts and ongoing reductions across mid-size studios, the sector is shedding talent at a pace not seen since the early 2000s. For game developers, the job market has shifted from chronic talent shortage to oversupply in under two years.