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Cuts to follow missed targets for Tomb Raider publisher
Read More »Report: EA closes PopCap Vancouver and Quicklime
Publisher continues wave of cutbacks as part of reorganisation
Read More »Job losses hit Harmonix
Source claims around ten employees let go as studio shifts priorities for future projects
Read More »Significant layoffs at Indian studio EA Hyderabad
Several employees at EA’s Hyderabad studio have been laid off following yesterday’s news that the publisher was pulling the plug on some of its social games. The EA layoffs come just a couple of months afterGameloft shut downits development operations in Hyderabad, laying off all 200 employees in the process. …
Read More »Up to 50 layoffs at EA Hyderabad
Job losses at India studio a direct result of social game closures
Read More »Redundancies hit EA Playfish
Studio CEO and PlayStation Jobs tweets also suggest layoffs at London studio
Read More »UPDATED: Layoffs at EA Hyderabad following social game closures; EA responds
Update: EA has declined to provide specific details on the layoffs at EA Hyderabad. Tiffany Steckler from EA’s corporate communications team responded to our report with the following statement. EA is sharpening its focus to provide games for new platforms and mobile. In some cases, this involves reducing team sizes …
Read More »EA lays off more staff at Ireland office
Layoffs follow previous announcement it would create 300 new positions in the country
Read More »More EA layoffs reported at Galway office
EA has cut a number of staff at its customer service branch in Galway. Ireland-based trade outlet The Journal reports on the redundancies, adding that they take place just seven months after the firm announced it would create 300 new positions in the country. When asked for a statement, EA …
Read More »EA Mobile suffers heavy layoffs, publisher refutes studio’s closure
Significant layoffs have hit EA, specifically affecting hundreds of employees at EA Mobile Montreal. Gamasutra first reported the redundancies, with a Montreal-based source telling the site that around 200 to 250 jobs were lost. EA has since swooped in to refute that claim, stating that the number is too high …
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