EA Reportedly Lays Off More Than 200 Apex Legends QA Testers Over Zoom

Electronic Arts reportedly has laid off over 200 quality assurance testers at Baton Rouge in Lousiana. 

The following news is from KotakuAccording to a report by, EA fired these employees, who were primarily involved in the battle royale Apex Legends. This was done during an unexpected Zoom call yesterday. According to the publication, the three sources confirmed the news. The story began spreading on Twitter after former and current QA testers from Lousiana began sharing their findings. 

Kotaku According to reports, QA testing staff were invited for an unexpected but obligatory Zoom call with Magnit Global at 8:30 a.m. CT. Magnit Global manages workers and is not scheduled. According to reports, the whole Lousiana office’s QA team was disbanded during the meeting. Kotaku. 

EA was contacted by the publication to address the issue of mass layoffs. However, the publisher chose not to direct the matter. Instead, it stated that “as part of its ongoing global strategy” they were expanding distribution of their Apex Legends testing teams and ending execution in Baton Rouge, Lousiana. This would have an impact on services offered by third-party providers. Make sure you check out Kotaku’s This is a write-up that provides additional context about the statement of EA as well the Lousiana Office layoffs. 

[Source: Kotaku]