EA Confirms EA Chicago is Closing
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EA Chicago has closed! Shacknews.com has confirmation from EA that they are indeed closing their
“Within the EA Games Label, we are committed to running each franchise and facility as a city/state, teams with unique creative identities as well as responsibility for product quality, ship dates and profitability….Unfortunately, EA Chicago hasn’t been able to meet that standard….Closing EA Chicago is the toughest decision I’ve made in my career - one that in no way reflects on the talent and dedication of the people who work there.”
EA Chicago was responsible for titles like Def Jam, Fight Night, and the Marvel fighting game. No big loss when it comes to game titles, but wow EA should really look at its CEO bonus structure to cut before slashing the people that can make the games.
Tags: Chicago, def jam, ea, fight night, Marvel
