Eleven months after laying off roughly 800 workers, EA is letting go of another 670, canceling in-development games, and shuttering at least one studio.
SAG-AFTRA now has the authority to call for a strike if this week’s negations with major studios don’t prove productive.
The layoffs are part of a larger restructuring happening at parent company EA, which is cutting 6% of its global workforce.
Voice actors are refusing to record any voices until game makers and entertainment companies agree to update a decades-old contract.
