EA has confirmed the closure of PopCap Dublin.
96 people have been affected by the closure, but “PopCap has provided outplacement support and many employees have offers in other parts of PopCap, at EA or new opportunities with technology partners in Ireland,” according to an official statement from PopCap.
PopCap’s senior director for worldwide PR Gareth Chouteau added: “Europe remains a critical market for PopCap and we will continue to grow our presence through centralized services operated from our North American offices and through the extensive European EA network.”
“In Ireland, EA announced last week the addition of 300 jobs for its European Customer Experience Center in Galway, almost doubling the number of staff. The Galway facility currently employs close to 400 people.”
EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau had recently said that lay-offs affecting PopCap’s Seattle and Dublin studios were because of ‘duplicative’ roles, in addition to focusing shifting toward the mobile market.