EA laying off 1500 people and closing offices
Author: Matt Gaines
After Electronic Arts announced financial results for the quarter ended, announcing losses of $ 391 million, has information on mass layoffs. By April 2010 one of the largest game publishers dismiss 1500.
Approximately 1300 employees will leave the walls of the company simultaneously with the closing of offices in which they worked. This measure would save EA a year about $ 100 million, according to CEO John Risitiello (John Riccitiello), the reduction is carried out in order to concentrate efforts on large and profitable gaming projects.
In recent months, EA is active in-store applications for iPhone and iPod touch App Store. Were released mobile versions of The Sims 3, Rock Band, Command & Conquer. Doubt that EA will not depart from the iPhone OS, no. To strengthen the market position of casual and small games EA swallowed Playfish, Developer Facebook-toys.