EA reportedly lays off over 100 Apex Legends quality assurance testers in surprise Zoom call

Electronic Arts has reportedly laid off the entire testing staff of over 100 quality assurance testers who were predominantly working on Apex Legends at EA’s Baton Rouge office—and did so via an unscheduled Zoom call in the early morning today.

As first reported by Kotaku, the staff of over 100 contracted testers was brought into a surprise Zoom call this morning and let go. The sources that reportedly spoke to Kotaku said that the full-time supervisors at the studio “were not told in advance or given time to prepare.” They also said the workers would be provided two months’ severance but were forced to empty their desks under security supervision.