GamesIndustry.biz has word that Arkane Studios (Dark Messiah of Might & Magic and Arx Fatalis) is one of the developers impacted by recently announced cuts at EA. They quote CEO Raph Colantonio looking at the bright side of this situation: "The positive side is that we have the capacity to work on other projects now. To some degree, although it sounds like a bit of a paradox, all these publishers cutting things right now - I think it will eventually benefit the independent developers. Those companies will be looking for projects, and if they're looking, rightly, to lower their costs it makes sense to work with independent companies - they're always cheaper than anything they can produce internally."