EA Games is No More; Electronic Arts Undergoes Reorganization
Electronic Arts has announced that two different organizations will be created as a result of internal restructuring within the company: EA Sports and EA Entertainment.
Although summer is fast approaching, spring cleaning is still underway at Electronic Arts. The company's CEO, Andrew Wilson, informed that all studios that are part of the corporation will undergo a restructuring. The restructuring will affect, among others, EA Games, which will change its name to EA Entertainment.
From Wilson's announcement, we learn that the move was intended to enable EA studios to be "more creative and financially responsible" and support the long-term growth of the corporation.
"Today we are announcing the next step in our strategy to transform the studios into two organizations under our umbrella - EA Entertainment and EA Sports. This evolution further empowers our studio leaders, giving them greater creativity and financial responsibility to make faster and more insightful decisions on development and launch strategies. These steps will accelerate our business, drive growth and provide long-term benefits for our employees and the gaming community," the announcement reads.
It should be noted that the changes will also affect employee and management structures. As a result, Laura Miele (who previously served as Head of Operations) will become Head of Entertainment and Technology and helmsman of EA Entertainment, where she will work with Vince Zampella, among others.
Aside from the new name, not much will change at EA Games. EA Entertainment will include teams such as Respawn, DICE, Ripple Effect, Ridgeline Games, Full Circle, Motive Studio, EA Seattle, BioWare and EA Originals. EA Sports, on the other hand, will continue to handle sports games, namely the F1, PGA Tour, Madden NFL, NHL or EA Sports FC series (previously known as FIFA).
Recall that the reorganization of Electronic Arts has been going on for some time. In March, the company announced that as part of the new deal, the corporation will lay off about 6% of its employees.
