More than 200 QA staffers who mostly worked on Apex Legends were laid off.
As reported by Kotaku, EA's Baton Rouge, Louisiana office has made its quality assurance team redundant.
Sources said the employment notice came from an unscheduled and mandatory meeting with their contract firm, Magnit Global.
source https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-ea-fires-200-apex-legends-qa-testers