EA pulls plug on unproductive Japanese studio
EA Japan's muddling existence has come to an end, according to information received by 1UP. The studio has produced just one title, a port of Theme Park for DS (not yet released), in three years of operation, having failed at attempts to develop projects for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
The closure will apparently affect only about 20 employees -- many of whom will be relocated to other positions throughout the company -- as EA has been scaling back the studio's size for months. Despite EA Japan's collapse, studios in other parts of Asia, namely China and Singapore, continue to grow. "I think this closure is also as a result of the Japanese market not being as exciting compared to the possibilities for growth in China and other parts of Asia," a source told 1UP.
EA has yet to comment on the shutdown.
