EA makes 'essential' layoffs, refuses comment on specifics
Electronic Arts has announced layoffs, although has refused to detail specifics on how many people were affected and where.
Electronic Arts has announced layoffs, although has refused to detail specifics on how many people were affected and where. "In recent weeks, EA has aligned all elements of its organizational structure behind priorities in new technologies and mobile," a statement on the company's official site reads. "This has led to some difficult decisions to reduce the workforce in some locations."
According to EA, "these are hard but essential changes as we focus on delivering great games and showing players around the world why to spend their time with us."
In a statement to Shacknews, a representative for the publisher said that "we're not commenting on specific teams or number of employees." However, Kotaku claims that up to 10 percent of the company's workforce could be affected. These reductions come after earlier layoffs at the company, and the resignation of former CEO John Riccitiello, who admitted that the company would be facing yet another financial loss.
Earlier rumors suggested that the EA Partners program would be shuttered as well.
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replyAndrew Yoon posted a new article, EA makes 'essential' layoffs, refuses comment on specifics.
Electronic Arts has announced layoffs, although has refused to detail specifics on how many people were affected and where.-
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i still remember where i was the day that EA announced essential layoffs...
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probably won;t happen until their next earnings call.
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EA's next earnings call is May 7, 2013. While I don't imagine they'll detail a lot of stuff, there's probably going to be some sort of a turnaround plan announced by then, because investors really want to know how EA's going to hit the numbers next quarter.
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Haha, I get it, entitled gamers! That's so funny. It's so funny, because unlike all other media, gamers should just tolerate whatever treatment they get from companies and not expect quality from the products offered them.
Yer a funny guy.-
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No, I was just pointing out the absurdity of this sentiment that seems to be overtaking some people.
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I don't get it. You need to know their sick days usage? That's kinda personal dude.
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I need transcripts of every transaction they've ever made at the 7-11 if they are to be held fully accountable.
In all seriousness though, apparently I was missing some in-reference. I just generally thought he was making fun of 'Entitled Gamers', which is becoming a prevalent trend in gaming journalism, so while I admit it's a mistake, I'd say it's an easy mistake to make for someone not in on the joke.-
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I get what you're saying, but you have to admit that entitled gamers are infinitely worse than fans of most other forms of art.
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I will not admit that as long as Star Wars, Star Trek, and comic-book fans still exist.
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9000 people got laid off today! That's a lot of people looking for jobs... Forget about new graduates looking for jobs... What a mess EA's going to be a THQ soon enough
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EA only employs 9000 people and it is supposed to be about 10% of the company so that would be 900 people.
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so the new SimCity will never get fixed?
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This story as reported on other sites is a case study in why video game "journalism" is anything but. A youtube personality says he knows that 2000 people got cut, Kotaku posts that 10% of our workforce was let go, and the games media echo chamber takes the assertions as fact with at best a "rumor" qualification. Sigh... I hope at least all my ex-colleagues land on their feet.
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