EA Salt Lake Focusing on Mobile Following Layoffs

It’s always upsetting to hear when someone is laid off. IGN have sadly reported that approximately 40 (former) employees at EA Salt Lake have been laid off today. These layoffs affect the EA All Play and Maxis divisions.

According to an IGN source close to EA, “all of Maxis is gone” in Utah, with approximately 40 former employees migrating to Maxis in California. Around 35 other Salt Lake employees have been laid off, including an estimated 20 at EA All Play.

EA Salt Lake was working on The Sims on mobile, which it will continue to do, and assisting on The Sims 4.

EA declined to verify the specific number of affected employees.

The Maxis division at EA Salt Lake created several expansion packs for The Sims 3 (Showtime, Supernatural, University Life and Into The Future).

We wish all those affected the very best for the future.

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