Today, EA announced that it has shuttered Mythic Entertainment. The studio originally created the MMObefore being acquired by EA during development of. Most recently, it developed the controversialreboot for smartphones.EA provided this statement to Gamasutra regarding the studio's closure:"We are closing the EA Mythic location in Fairfax, Virginia, as we concentrate mobile development in our other studio locations. We are working with all impacted employees to provide assistance in finding new opportunities, either within EA or with other companies via an upcoming job fair."It is unclear how many staffers were affected. EA's spokesperson said it is company policy not to disclose headcount for studios or teams.Mythic Entertainment released the early 2000s MMO hit EA acquired the studio in 2006, as it worked on. That game shut down late last year.Most recently, the studio had developed mobile titles for EA, includingand-- the latter of which was highly controversial As well as, Mythic had also shepherdedafter EA shuttered its original developer, Origin. Those games' maintenance was passed on to Mythic co-founder Rob Denton's Broadsword Online Games this February. Service forwill be transitioning to another team, EA's spokesperson confirmed.