EA Cuts Staff at Battlefield 6 Studios Months After Massive Launch Success

Electronic Arts has laid off an undisclosed number of employees from its Battlefield development teams. The reductions affect workers at four studios involved in creating and supporting Battlefield 6, which released in late 2025.

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The studios hit by the layoffs include Criterion Games based in Guildford, United Kingdom; DICE located in Stockholm, Sweden; Ripple Effect Studios in Los Angeles, California; and Motive Studio in Montreal, Canada.

Each studio contributed to different aspects of Battlefield 6, from core gameplay development at DICE to additional content and features from the others.

Criterion Games handled vehicle mechanics and destruction systems for the title. DICE led the overall project as the primary developer of the Battlefield series since its inception in 2002.

Ripple Effect focused on portal modes and community-driven experiences. Motive Studio supported narrative elements and single-player components.

All four studios continue to operate following the layoffs, with the cuts spanning multiple teams and office locations.

The layoffs form part of a broader realignment within the Battlefield organization at Electronic Arts. Company representatives described the moves as targeted adjustments to team structures.

An EA spokesperson stated:

"We’ve made select changes within our Battlefield organization to better align our teams around what matters most to our community. Battlefield remains one of our biggest priorities, and we’re continuing to invest in the franchise, guided by player feedback and insights from Battlefield Labs."

The changes come as Electronic Arts maintains live service operations for Battlefield 6, including planned updates outlined in a recent three-month roadmap.

Battlefield 6 achieved record-breaking sales upon its release, moving seven million copies worldwide in its first three days. The game topped charts as the best-selling title in the United States for 2025 and marked the strongest launch in the franchise's history.

Peak concurrent players on Steam reached 747,440 shortly after launch. As of March 9, 2026, the peak concurrent count stood at 67,000 players on the platform.

Battlefield 6 remains available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

The layoffs occur amid other developments at Electronic Arts, including preparations for an acquisition by a group led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners valued at $55 billion.

The deal awaits closure in the coming months.

Electronic Arts has not disclosed the exact number of affected employees or the specific roles eliminated in this round of cuts.