Publisher EA has laid off an unknown number of developers from across Battlefield 6 development studios, including Criterion, DICE, and Motive Studios, according to a new report from IGN . …
… Between 2004 and 2007, EA also acquired Burnout developer Criterion Games , Battlefield developer DICE , and RPG developer BioWare . …
… The uncomfortable backdrop here is that EA laid off staff across DICE, Criterion Games, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studio , the very teams responsible for Battlefield 6's development, on March 9, 2026 , just months after the game became the best-selling title in the US for 2025 . …
… With Carrier Strike combining land, sea, and air combat into a single reimagined mode, EA and DICE appear to be leaning heavily into large-scale, vehicle-driven warfare as Season 4 continues. …