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1,500 Jobs Cut at Electronic Arts [28094]

 
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ggrobot
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:43 am    Post subject: 1,500 Jobs Cut at Electronic Arts [28094] Reply with quote
In a move to \'cut costs\' EA has laid off 1,500 employees from a number of locations:

The company behind games such as \uot;Madden NFL 10\uot; also said Monday it is laying off 1,500 employees, or about 17 percent, to focus on games that have higher profit margins.

The fiscal second quarter\'s net loss was $

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
poor artists, this is partly why I never even considered working for EA. Bunch of low lifes who don't give a crap about their employees
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Saw layoffs there coming for sometime actually. EA has ruined too many games and haven't cared about the gamer much either. Crap releases come back to haunt you eventually.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Goodbye independents hello globalisation not to worry at least the bankers are keeping the economy buoyant, i jest.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
They would better save some money from stopping their spam all over the world, and invest that money in game-developers who still know how to make good games.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah I think they have just been cannibalising themselves.
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