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Job losses reported at Canada's Burnaby studio and publisherâ??s Australian arm

EA cuts Canadian dev jobs

MCV Staff 30th January 2009 Publishing

The EA rumour mill has continued to grind this morning with talk of further lay offs in both Canada and Australia – throwing fresh question marks over the Need for Speed series.

Overnight speculation on Kotaku claims that EA Canada’s Burnaby studio will be the next to suffer lay offs, with the site claiming that up to 55 people have lost their jobs.

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