Electronic Arts, the US video game publisher behind FIFA, Star Wars Battlefront and current battle royale hit Apex Legends, has cut 350 jobs amid 'organisational changes'.

In a public statement, EA's CEO Andrew Wilson said that the restructure will hit the company's marketing, publishing and operations teams, rather than game development roles, and that EA will be ramping down its presence in Russia and Japan, closing its Operations office in the latter.

"As we look across a changing world around us, it’s clear that we must change with it," said Wilson "We’re making deliberate moves to better deliver on our commitments, refine our organization and meet the needs of our players. In addition to organizational changes, we are deeply focused on increasing quality in our games and services.

"This is a difficult day. The changes we’re making today will impact about 350 roles in our 9,000-person company. These are important but very hard decisions, and we do not take them lightly."

In an email to employees obtained by Kotaku, Wilson also said: "We have a vision to be the World’s Greatest Games Company. If we’re honest with ourselves, we’re not there right now. We have work to do with our games, our player relationships, and our business.”