Halo Co-Creator Doesn't Have 'Anything Positive To Say' About EA After It Shuttered His Studio

Marcus Lehto, who until recently was the studio head of Ridgeline Games working on a new single-player focused entry in the Battlefield franchise, isn't happy about how EA treated his former studio.

Lehto, one of the co-creators of Halo, parted ways with Ridgeline and EA back in February just days ahead of mass layoffs at the publisher. Those layoffs saw the studio he helped build in 2022, Ridgeline Games, shuttered. It is estimated around 670 employees lost their jobs as part of EA's 5% workforce reduction. Many of the developers working at Ridgeline on a new Battlefield game were let go, though some were allowed to transfer to another Battlefield studio, Ripple Effect, according to IGN.

Not been saying much here since I don’t have anything positive to say about EA, my recent departure, and how so many, including my team, are suffering due to the industry sweeping layoffs. — Marcus Lehto 🇺🇦 (@game_fabricator) March 15, 2024

The former Ridgeline studio head has largely been quiet following his departure back in February, and stated he would be stepping away from game development to see "what, if anything" he wants to do next and that he was "gut-punched" by EA laying off his former team. Lehto, however, recently broke his silence in the wake of EA's layoffs in a post on X.Continue Reading at GameSpot


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