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Old 03-26-2019, 07:40 PM   #13294
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EA recently laid off around 4% of its workforce according to a report from Kotaku.

Around 350 people were laid off and the official reason given was their past fiscal quarter "did not perform to [its] expectations." Also shut down several offices and put a freeze on new hirings.

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Originally Posted by Destructoid
Electronic Arts has laid off a substantial number of employees, reducing its total workforce by four percent. For the 9,000-employee publishing giant, this amounts to approximately 350 people who are left without jobs. This follows a particularly "difficult quarter" where EA says it "did not perform to [its] expectations."

According to Kotaku, it's mostly the marketing, publishing, operations, and analytics departments that are affected. People in marketing have reportedly expected something along these lines for a while now, as EA had placed a freeze on hiring and travel months ago. Additionally, EA has closed offices in Japan and Russia as it "focus[es] on different ways to serve players in those markets."
https://kotaku.com/ea-lays-off-350-p...lyt-1833575289
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