Mark Turmell, the creator of the NBA Jam series that saw a revival last year on modern consoles, has left EA Sports for the social games developer Zynga, Kotaku has learned.
In an internal memo obtained by IGN, a senior EA Sports executive says the label will soon open a third studio in Texas, and addresses the departures of key developers from its flagship Madden NFL product.
EA are cutting 1000 jobs, and they’re cutting them from everywhere. We’ve already seen, or heard of job losses at Blackbox and Mythic, but are now hearing of more at Tiburon Studios.