nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoEA’s BioWare will lay off 50 and cut ties with unionized Keywords playtesting groupventurebeat.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1149arrow-down12
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minus-squareEnglish Mobster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoEA’s been doing layoffs all year. They announced back in May that they’re cutting 6% of all positions across the company. This is likely part of that, since the layoffs will continue through September.
minus-squareRegularGoose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 year agoAre we really pretending EA doesn’t do this to every studio that shows a hint of profit decrease? It’s been a major part of their business model for a decade or more.
minus-squareShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down12·1 year agoShhhh, they are telling a story. They took a lot of time imagining that up.
EA’s been doing layoffs all year. They announced back in May that they’re cutting 6% of all positions across the company. This is likely part of that, since the layoffs will continue through September.
Are we really pretending EA doesn’t do this to every studio that shows a hint of profit decrease? It’s been a major part of their business model for a decade or more.
Shhhh, they are telling a story. They took a lot of time imagining that up.