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'Modern Warfare' retains all-format top spot

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:08:06 +0000

Modern Warfare 2 fends off multiple new entries to remain top of the all-format chart.

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Pandemic Studios Says Goodbye... Geek Gangsta Style [Clips]

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:15:00 +0000

Last week Electronic Arts put a bullet in the head of Pandemic Studios, putting many of their 200 staff out of work a week before Thanksgiving. Today Pandemic ex-staffers let EA know how they feel....

Joystiq found this 28 hours ago on kotaku.com

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Video: Changing Gears With Need For Speed Nitro

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:34:47 +0000

The game company EA pulls a full 180 to provide a stylish arcade racing experience that will appeal to a more casual audience.

MediaMan posted 3 days ago from booknewsblog.blogspot.com

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Adobe layoffs strike home, 680 to lose jobs

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:58:00 +0000

TechCrunch, among other news outlets, reports that Adobe is cutting 680 employees as part of a restructuring plan. This is roughly 9 percent of the company's workforce. The news comes on the heels of Electronic Arts' decision to layoff 1,500 workers and a reduction of 600 from Adobe back in ...

Switched found this 13 days ago on tuaw.com

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Confirmed: EA Closes Pandemic Studios, Says Brand Will Live On [Disturbance In The Work Force]

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:53:41 +0000

Early this morning we broke the news that Electronic Arts planned to close down Pandemic Studios. Now we have confirmation. An internal Electronic Arts memo confirms that Pandemic Studios was shut...

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Rumor: RIP Pandemic Studios, 1998-2009 [Rumor]

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Pandemic Studios - the developers behind Star Wars: Battlefront and Mercenaries - will today be closed down by owners Electronic Arts, according to several sources close to the situation. It's not...

Joystiq found this 7 days ago on kotaku.com

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Does Silicon Valley's Spending Spree Signal a Recovery?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:58:26 +0000

Big technology companies are spending $1.5 billion to buy three high-profile start-ups, after a long drought in acquisitions and initial public offerings.

Inc.com found this 13 days ago on bits.blogs.nytimes.com

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Rumor: EA's Cuts Include C&C Team, Pandemic, Maxis & More [Rumor]

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:56:08 +0000

Electronic Arts announced yesterday it would be eliminating 1,500 jobs, cutting a dozen in-development games and closing "several facilities." According to multiple sources, those cutbacks include...

Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today found this 13 days ago on kotaku.com

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Activision Announces Sledgehammer Games, New Home To Ex-Dead Space Leads [Activision]

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:15:00 +0000

Publisher Activision officially announced today the formation of Sledgehammer Games, the Foster City-based, Activision wholly-owned game development studio lead by ex-Visceral Games leaders Glen...

Joystiq found this 7 days ago on kotaku.com

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Package: Crysis® Maximum Edition

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:00 +0000

Items included: Buy Crysis Crysis Released Sep 17, 2008 91$29.99$14.99 Buy Crysis Warhead® Crysis Warhead Released Sep 17, 2008 84$29.99$14.99$29.98$39.99 -$10.01 Individual price Package price Weekend Deal $29.98 Cost to you$29.98 Buy Crysis Maximum Edition Add to Cart ...

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Electronic Arts Buys Playfish, a Social Games Start-Up

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:25:19 +0000

Electronic Arts's acquisition of Playfish is a vote of confidence for the social gaming industry, which has been involved in a controversy recently.

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Electronic Arts to Sack 1,500

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:21 +0000

Reporting a second-quarter loss that widened thanks to a week video game market, Electronic Arts (ERTS) today said it will cut 1,500 jobs by early next year, as part of a restructuring effort aimed at trimming at least $100 million in costs. This after announcing plans this morning to acquire ...

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AOL Layoffs Tomorrow To Kick Off Depressing Holiday Season?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:00:21 +0000

'Tis the season to rush up layoffs so they don't fall in the sacrosanct Thanksgiving-to-Christmas period: An AOL insider tells us the company is slated to let go around 100 people tomorrow, following 1,500 firings Electronic Arts announced today. AOL is expected to complete mass layoffs after ...

BoomTown found this 14 days ago on valleywag.gawker.com

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AOL: Small Layoff Today, a Voluntary Buyout and, Then…the Big One

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:15:22 +0000

Essentially–although AOL is located in New York and not California, it’s going to be like tremors before the Big One at the online company today, as about 100 employees are laid off. Sources said the cuts, first reported by Valleywag’s Ryan Tate , will be widespread ...

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Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Large-scale layoffs have been hitting everywhere in the past year, and Electronic Arts is now no different: according to Gamasutra , the game publisher announced today that it will lay off 1,500 workers by April 2010, after posting a year-to-year decrease in revenue and a net loss of ...

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EA Announces Increased Net Loss, Confirms 1,500 Layoffs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Electronic Arts said it would lay off 1,500 workers by April 2010, alongside second fiscal quarter results that saw the publisher post a decrease in year-over-year revenues and a widening net loss of $391 million. About 1,300 of those layoffs are part of a wide-reaching restructuring plan that ...

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) found this 14 days ago on gamasutra.com

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Rumor: 80 more layoffs hit Mythic

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Gamasutra is reporting that another 80 layoffs have hit Mythic Entertainment as well as several other Electronic Arts studios, although Mythic was the only MMO group to feel the sting of sudden unemployment. That would equate to 40% of the team, which would make for a brutal staff blow. ...

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