EA saw how many studios Embracer has been shutting down and got worried about losing their record for killing off the most game studios.

Is this the same one that Marcus Lehto was at? It was

Another studio killed by EA

Electronic Arts has announced the closure of Ridgeline Games, the studio working on a new single-player Battlefield campaign.

Obviously unfortunate that people lost their jobs – but this wasn’t an established studio with known titles(?)