EA confirms "small number" of layoffs in Vancouver offices

EA has confirmed a "small" round of layoffs in its Vancouver offices due to the location undergoing a "transformation" of EA Canada and Black Box studios' home.

Here's the full quote, as given to IndustryGamers:

"EA in Vancouver is transforming its studio to align with EA’s transformation to high-growth digital formats, including online, social gaming and free-to-play. Employees in our BC studio are learning new skills and working on digital games and services, and there are many examples. Developed at the EA SPORTS studio in Burnaby, the FIFA Soccer franchise represents the cutting edge of AAA gaming integrated with multiplatform extensions and online features. The Need for Speed World team in Burnaby is leading the digital transformation with 11 million registered players. As the BC studio makes this transformation, a small number of employees are being impacted while most others are being retrained, redeployed and rolling-on to new projects.”

An exact number of layoffs and exactly which divisions in which they occurred wasn't available at press time.