EA CEO gets a big Battlefield 6 payday while devs were laid off

EA CEO Andrew Wilson received $38.6 million in the last fiscal year, driven mostly by stock and incentive awards after Battlefield 6 boosted results.

An SEC filing says Electronic Arts posted record performance, with the hit game helping lift revenue and executive pay.

At the same time, EA laid off an unspecified number of Battlefield developers in March across multiple studios, including Criterion, DICE, Ripple Effect, and Motive Studios.

The contrast has fueled criticism over executives benefiting from a blockbuster game while workers tied to it lost jobs.