Reuters: Videogame publisher Electronic Arts has begun laying off staff at its Montreal game studio in its latest round of jobs cuts, less than a month after former Chief Executive John Riccitiello abruptly resigned.
EA has come under fire from prominent cybersecurity experts for ignoring vulnerabilities in its systems prior to a data breach earlier this month.
Maximum PC: "Close on the heels of significant layoffs at its Montreal game studio, Electronic Arts once again wielded the axe on Thursday. Although EA was quick to confirm reports of the layoffs, their number remains a point of contention, with wildly different figures being thrown around in absence of an official announcement in this regard."
HotHardware: Electronic Arts beat out AT&T, Ticketmaster, and several other companies to advance to the semifinals in the Consumerist's annual "Worst Company in America" award, as voted by the people (an anti-popularity contest, if you will). If EA pulls out a victory, it will repeat as Grand Champion of the not-so-prestigious award, and if you think companies aren't paying attention to the results, think again.
EA could possibly be "The worst gaming company", but worst company overall? I think there's much worse.
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I wish EA would sell some of its IP rather than continue to cut jobs to raise cash. For example, give (sell) the rights to Ultima back to Richard Garriott (Lord British), to provide just one example. It's sad to see projects and companies gobbled up by EA and then fizzle out.