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Respawn Entertainment has filed a trademark for something called ‘Titan’ just two months out from E3. VG247 reports the filing was registered last week, and pertains to video and computer game programs, video game discs, video game software.” Since EA has yet to officially announce anything regarding what Vince Zampella …
Read More »Up to 50 layoffs at EA Hyderabad
Job losses at India studio a direct result of social game closures
Read More »Redundancies hit EA Playfish
Studio CEO and PlayStation Jobs tweets also suggest layoffs at London studio
Read More »Investors spooked over EA’s Facebook withdrawal
Facebook, Zynga, and EA stock dives following three-game shutdown
Read More »EA terminates Sims Social, Pet Society and SimCity Social
Publisher not offering refunds for in-game currency in soon-to-be closed Facebook games
Read More »EA shutting The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society
Three of EA’s Facebook titles are facing the chop. The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society – all of which were developed by Playfish – will be switched off on June 14th. SimCity Social has been in operation for less than a year, having gone live in June 2012. …
Read More »EA lays off more staff at Ireland office
Layoffs follow previous announcement it would create 300 new positions in the country
Read More »More EA layoffs reported at Galway office
EA has cut a number of staff at its customer service branch in Galway. Ireland-based trade outlet The Journal reports on the redundancies, adding that they take place just seven months after the firm announced it would create 300 new positions in the country. When asked for a statement, EA …
Read More »EA Mobile suffers heavy layoffs, publisher refutes studio’s closure
Significant layoffs have hit EA, specifically affecting hundreds of employees at EA Mobile Montreal. Gamasutra first reported the redundancies, with a Montreal-based source telling the site that around 200 to 250 jobs were lost. EA has since swooped in to refute that claim, stating that the number is too high …
Read More »Major layoffs hit EA Mobile Montreal
Publisher 'streamlining operations' as it sharpens focus on next-gen and mobile
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