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Ahhh that is shitty to hear of more individuals out of work :/
It is very easy at the start of the day talk about how companies like EA are doing some goofy things, but it always sucks at the end of the day to have it come back to someone losing a job who is surely not even responsible for the goofy decisions being made.
It is very easy at the start of the day talk about how companies like EA are doing some goofy things, but it always sucks at the end of the day to have it come back to someone losing a job who is surely not even responsible for the goofy decisions being made.
I wish the people whom are let go at any gaming position, good luck. However EA, laying people off is the first step to your company going into the toilet. This will not help your business, you need to focus more on what gamers want.
@Onyx: from what I see, new Army of Two game and some Sims stuff. Sounds about right - we'll probably see the game at E3 and release by the end of the year.
Well, this was inevitable.
It's unfortunate that if you punish a company by not buying their games, you're inevitably going to make good people lose work because their bosses are a bunch of assholes.
In the end, the likes of their CEO are to blame for this, not the common worker.
It's unfortunate that if you punish a company by not buying their games, you're inevitably going to make good people lose work because their bosses are a bunch of assholes.
In the end, the likes of their CEO are to blame for this, not the common worker.
@Time Glitch: "because their bosses are a bunch of assholes" - how so? Their job is to turn profit and keep it in black if possible. If the company fails to do so, and there is no other way - which is hard to find in software development, not much costs to cut, except HR, you downsize or go under completely, which will downsize everyone. It's hard decision, but it have to be made.
It's easy to hate Activision, because you just focus on Bobby Kotick. EA doesn't have that easily accessible figurehead to dislike. Clever girl...
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Um...Riccitiello? The guy who wanted to charge you a dollar to reload your gun in BF3?
Um...Riccitiello? The guy who wanted to charge you a dollar to reload your gun in BF3?
@Time Glitch: And that is exactly my own personal dilemma with boycotting a publisher. How does one punish the publisher while not screwing over really good devs and studios? Especially when, at the end of the day, I'm not sure that the publishers ever really get the message about why a game may not have performed to expectations.
@jebussaves88, EA is just easier to hate as a whole unit!
While this is definitely an unfortunate circumstance, part of me is like "YAY! They don't have to work at EA anymore and maybe they'll get a job in gaming development that rewards them for creativity and puts them on GOOD projects." I know that that's insanely unrealistic, but why work for a company like EA or THQ who will sacrifice their employees for investors' bottom lines? What kind of job security is that?
While this is definitely an unfortunate circumstance, part of me is like "YAY! They don't have to work at EA anymore and maybe they'll get a job in gaming development that rewards them for creativity and puts them on GOOD projects." I know that that's insanely unrealistic, but why work for a company like EA or THQ who will sacrifice their employees for investors' bottom lines? What kind of job security is that?
Layoff the higher ups that get payed 10x more than they should so the people making a normal wage can still make ends meet. I hate these large companies that pay out millions in bonuses to upper management but fire the workers that actually work.....ahh the system.
EA, moving to more Free to Play Kiddie Casual Cheap Useless Gaming Experiences in the near future. Good Riddance.
Given that 80% of what EA puts out is shit (with the other 20% being overmarketed and overbudgeted), this doesn't surprise me. My hearts go out to all the people that trusted this clusterfuck of a corporation with their careers and a means to provide for themselves and their families. I hope you can find a job at Take Two or Activision, soon.
A shame that some people are losing their jobs, but they'd get more sympathy if the story didn't include that they made games like the Army of Two sequel.
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