Electronic Arts is laying off about 3% of its global workforce and shutting down the BioWare studio in its first major move since it was acquired by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, and taken private. Here's [@Variety](https://flipboard.com/@Variety ).
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