# Warren Spector sounds even angrier about BioWare’s closure as he recounts the massive salaries of EA execs: ‘Is there ANY accountability left in this world?’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/warren-spector-sounds-even-angrier-about-biowares-closure-as-he-recounts-the-massive-salaries-of-ea-execs-is-there-any-accountability-left-in-this-world/
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:20:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:56:55+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/warren-spector-sounds-even-angrier-about-biowares-closure-as-he-recounts-the-massive-salaries-of-ea-execs-is-there-any-accountability-left-in-this-world/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Warren Spector says EA executives should be accountable for industry job losses.
- EA CEO Andrew Wilson received $30.5 million in 2025.
- Shareholder rejection of executive pay proposals is rare.

## Summary

Veteran game designer Warren Spector has renewed his criticism of Electronic Arts after the closure of BioWare, arguing that senior executives rarely face consequences for decisions that harm studios and their workers. He says the debate should focus less on whether closing a studio makes business sense and more on who is held responsible when leadership decisions contribute to job losses and troubled games.

Spector pointed to EA executives’ 2026 compensation, which rose from the previous year, and questioned whether the sums were justified while thousands of workers have lost their jobs. CEO Andrew Wilson received $30.5 million in 2025 and was awarded an $8 million raise, partly for meeting milestones for Battlefield 6; layoffs at several Battlefield studios and the closure of Ridgeline Games followed. Shareholders rarely reject executive pay proposals: rejection rates were 2.7% in 2019 and 2.6% in 2018.

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