EA closes PopCap studio in Dublin

Electronic Arts is closing its in-house developer PopCap’s Dublin office.

The shut down of the Dublin office results in 96 people losing their jobs. PopCap associate producer JP Vaughan confirmed the closure in a tweet this morning. According to Vaughan’s LinkedIn profile, PopCap Dublin was primarily responsible for working on the company’s mobile properties. His work experience lists includes working on iOS updates for Plants vs Zombies, Bejeweled and Peggle, the Android versions of Plants vs Zombies and Peggle, various Java games and an unreleased social title.

Last month, PopCap let

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