Bright Light Studio, the team behind the recent string of Harry Potter titles from EA, has been shuttered.
Develop reports the UK-based developer has been closed with some of the employees being relocated to other EA internal studios, including Criterion and Playfish. The number of people affected is unknown, but it's believed the studio employed about 100 people total.
EA has declined to offer specifics on the matter. Reports of the studio's eventual closure began to surface last October. Game Informer has followed up with EA for additional details. "Were particularly proud of how many people from that studio are now working for other EA studios in UK, Europe and NorAm," EA told Game Informer.
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