Electronic Arts is closing its computer-game studio in Bellevue and moving half the jobs to a larger development operation in Vancouver, B.C.
The closure is a blow to the Seattle gaming industry. Electronic Arts has developed such racing titles as "Need for Speed" for the past six years.
About 20 employees will be transferred to Vancouver. The rest -- another 20 -- will lose their jobs. At its peak, Electronic Arts employed about 70 people in Bellevue.
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