Today, EA announced that an undisclosed amount of employees were let go from PopCap studios, rumors state that up to 30 employees were released. PopCap’s General Manager John Vechey released this statement to address the news:
“The changes we made today at PopCap were painful and we’re sorry to lose some of our friends and colleagues. But it was also necessary in order to stay on course with our future plans for mobile games, live services, and new IP. PopCap is a studio that made its name building great games that the world can fall in love with, and that’s what we’ll continue to do.”
This was an unfortunate event especially after the successful launch of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. Good luck to all those that lost their jobs.