EA ‘Plans to Continue the Battlefield Franchise’ Amid Layoffs and Studio Closure

The news recently broke that Electronic Arts, the iconic and tenured publisher and developer, is making layoffs that impact around three percent of the company’s entire employee base, equaling some 400 people. This wave has also brought to an end more than thirty years of BioWare, with the studio confirming that it will shut down . In a report, it was stated what’s safe from Electronic Arts’ house-clearing activities, and one important franchise that will go untouched is Battlefield . Recently, Insider Gaming reported that the next Battlefield game is in early development.