Electronic Arts har her til aften bekræftet, at der skæres ned hos EA Canada, der blandt andet stod bag FIFA 12 og Need For Speed: The Run.

De vil ikke ud med, hvor mange det kommer til at påvirke, men det kommer som et resultat af omstruktueringen i Vancouver, som ser studiet nær Burnaby - som EA Black Box; skaberne af NFS: The Run er en del af - skifte fokus til digitale formater.

"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," udtalte en talsmand til Eurogamer.

"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."

EA ønskede ikke at kommentere på, om Black Box som brand stadig eksisterer.