EA Games to cut 1500 Jobs and Sack some Games - Blu-ray Forum

X400 · 11-10-2009, 02:35 AM

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Local video-game industry hit by Electronic Arts cuts EA eliminating 1,500 jobs overall
Richard Dettman / CP Files BURNABY (NEWS1130) | Monday, November 9th, 2009 2:52 pm

BURNABY (NEWS1130) - Electronic Arts (EA) says it will eliminate 1,500 jobs--an unspecified number of them in Canada--and close several facilities after reporting its 11th straight quarterly loss. EA says most of the jobs will be gone by the end of March as part of a restructuring it expects to save at least $100 million US per year.

The company would only say the reductions are "significant'' at its Canadian operation in the Vancouver area. Its Burnaby studio employs 1,500, while locations in Montreal and Edmonton total about 1,200. CEO John Ricietello says "This year we have had success putting more resources behind fewer packaged-goods titles", adding "we have decided to narrow our slate further" for the coming fiscal year. He wouldn't name the games that might be scrapped.
EA sees growth in online games, which is why it has spent $275 million acquiring one of the top providers of games for Facebook. The top 10 games on Facebook have attracted more than 100 million users.

http://www.news1130.com/news/local/m...09_175903_2184

better article http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/ne...entid=22551028

I know a few ppl who work for EA but i dont think they've been affected

i wonder what games they'll decide to cut

MOONPHASE · 11-10-2009, 02:41 AM

I hope Madden

silversnake · 11-10-2009, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by X400

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I know a few ppl who work for EA but i dont think they've been affected

Same here. I do know of 3 people that left Vancouver before summer because it was going sour back then and felt like it was going to come to an end soon.

moothemagiccow · 11-10-2009, 03:38 AM

One guy I knew who worked for EA said it was horrible so hopefully these good folks can find better jobs.

SideEffect34 · 11-10-2009, 03:47 AM

I hope one of them isn't Dead Space 2!!

jamclaur · 11-10-2009, 03:53 AM

I wonder what facebook company they bought. Zanga or whatever only makes those little farmville games. (which might be cool on PSN) but I don't know if they're the biggest.

Navster · 11-10-2009, 03:59 AM

who cares about the games there gonna scrap... ppl are gonna lose their jobs here... thats the important issue at hand...

Wish you all well and hope you find jobs soon...

gino · 11-10-2009, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SideEffect34

I hope one of them isn't Dead Space 2!!

I agree.

TL OWNS U · 11-10-2009, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jamclaur

I wonder what facebook company they bought. Zanga or whatever only makes those little farmville games. (which might be cool on PSN) but I don't know if they're the biggest.

How do you figure out the biggest apps on Facebook

Euribo · 11-10-2009, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by NavsterKing

who cares about the games there gonna scrap... ppl are gonna lose their jobs here... thats the important issue at hand...

Wish you all well and hope you find jobs soon...

You know, I was concerned about the games they will scrap until I read your post. You are right, and I couldn't care less what games get scrapped now. I also wish the people who are being let go luck in finding more work.

jamclaur · 11-10-2009, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TL OWNS U

How do you figure out the biggest apps on Facebook

I just assumed it meant games on facebook. I have absolutely no data to support my guess that it could have been that company.

b0bby · 11-10-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

I hope Madden

you hope madden gets cut? just because some people don't like it doesn't mean that millions of others don't. thats gauranteed $$ for them every august.

Blu_Puma · 11-10-2009, 12:09 PM

Yeah i cant see them scraping madden...nba live...or fight night anytime soon.
Even tho people dont like them...Alot of people do like them...Madden 10 i think sold more copies than any madden...and got a higher score than the other maddens also...nba live 10 is pretty good this year too...Havent touched fight night but i hear its pretty decent...

EA was just making alot of off the wall games...They should scrap some and put more time into there money makers.

MaCruz · 11-10-2009, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

I hope Madden

I hope Madden what?? This is the only video game I play.

But yes the important part is people will lose their jobs. That's never good news to hear.

Maximus · 11-10-2009, 12:41 PM

I feel sad for the people losing their jobs, but it's quite obvious that EA are massively over-staffed for the number of games they put out in the year. around 7000 developers and coders should mean around 30-40 games a year, good quality games at that, while EA actually make around 10-15 good games and 10-15 crap ones every year.

Dexter Morgan · 11-10-2009, 02:16 PM

I saw this listed in IGN's Feature Articles on their main page.

Also listed about 3-4 articles beneath it was EA's $400M acquisition of Playfish Games.

Jellybeans · 11-10-2009, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NavsterKing

who cares about the games there gonna scrap... ppl are gonna lose their jobs here... thats the important issue at hand...

Wish you all well and hope you find jobs soon...

Couldn't agree more!

Lord_Stewie · 11-10-2009, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

I hope Madden

You could wish it. But its the Cash Cow for EA so I doubt it will be sacked.

Its been bad for EA the past few years.

You could almost foretell the outcome.

PH3AR · 11-10-2009, 05:13 PM

You never want to hear about ppl losing jobs, who really cares about the games that are getting scrapped

Septimus Prime · 11-10-2009, 05:49 PM

I'm sure those who were laid off will bounce back. The video game industry is very small and incestuous (it's like everyone knows everyone), and I don't think most of these people will have too much trouble finding work elsewhere or even starting up their own independent game studios.

Don't get me wrong, though; I still sympathize with them. I'm just optimistic they'll be fine in the long run.

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11-10-2009, 02:41 AM	#2
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	I hope Madden

11-10-2009, 03:38 AM	#4
moothemagiccow Member Member since:Oct 2009	One guy I knew who worked for EA said it was horrible so hopefully these good folks can find better jobs.

11-10-2009, 03:47 AM	#5
SideEffect34 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois 4K collection:112 Blu-ray collection:695 Trading Score:57	I hope one of them isn't Dead Space 2!!

11-10-2009, 03:53 AM	#6
jamclaur Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:75 Blu-ray collection:849 Trading Score:34	I wonder what facebook company they bought. Zanga or whatever only makes those little farmville games. (which might be cool on PSN) but I don't know if they're the biggest.

11-10-2009, 03:59 AM	#7
Navster Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Bay Area 510!!! Blu-ray collection:9 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:74	who cares about the games there gonna scrap... ppl are gonna lose their jobs here... thats the important issue at hand... Wish you all well and hope you find jobs soon...

11-10-2009, 12:09 PM	#13
Blu_Puma Member Member since:Feb 2009 Blu-ray reviews:1	Yeah i cant see them scraping madden...nba live...or fight night anytime soon. Even tho people dont like them...Alot of people do like them...Madden 10 i think sold more copies than any madden...and got a higher score than the other maddens also...nba live 10 is pretty good this year too...Havent touched fight night but i hear its pretty decent... EA was just making alot of off the wall games...They should scrap some and put more time into there money makers.

11-10-2009, 12:41 PM	#15
Maximus Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2006	I feel sad for the people losing their jobs, but it's quite obvious that EA are massively over-staffed for the number of games they put out in the year. around 7000 developers and coders should mean around 30-40 games a year, good quality games at that, while EA actually make around 10-15 good games and 10-15 crap ones every year.

11-10-2009, 02:16 PM	#16
Dexter Morgan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Charleston, SC Blu-ray collection:87 Trading Score:15	I saw this listed in IGN's Feature Articles on their main page. Also listed about 3-4 articles beneath it was EA's $400M acquisition of Playfish Games.

11-10-2009, 05:13 PM	#19
PH3AR Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Dover, Pennsylvania PSN:WORKINtheCORNER Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:325 Blu-ray reviews:2	You never want to hear about ppl losing jobs, who really cares about the games that are getting scrapped

11-10-2009, 05:49 PM	#20
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	I'm sure those who were laid off will bounce back. The video game industry is very small and incestuous (it's like everyone knows everyone), and I don't think most of these people will have too much trouble finding work elsewhere or even starting up their own independent game studios. Don't get me wrong, though; I still sympathize with them. I'm just optimistic they'll be fine in the long run.

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