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commonsensegamer.com - 1/21/2009
EA: A bit more on the baby…
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Just saw this were Mark Jacobs chims in: Folks, Two things to keep in mind: 1) Our CEO JR has publicly stated the need to cut costs across all of EA. This statement is old news and applies all throughout EA. 2) As part of EA, all studios are expected to do their fair share to meet the ...
Rumor: Mythic layoffs affect QA, customer support
joystiq.com - 1/19/2009
Rumor: Mythic layoffs affect QA, customer support
— joystiq.com — On Friday, January 16th, we heard through the tubes that layoffs had struck at EA 's Mythic... Entertainment , currently riding high acceptably with Warhammer Online . Here's what we were told: 21 customer service employees, half of QA and all of the ... (more) Rumor: Mythic layoffs affect QA, customer support

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gamespot.com - 1/21/2009
Mythic staff facing Reckoning? - GameSpot Rumor Control
— gamespot.com — Source: See below. What we heard: Electronic Arts may be one of the biggest third-party publishers in... the gaming industry, but that fact hasn't saved it from the worsening global economic crisis. Reporting on its financial performance during the ... (more) Mythic staff facing Reckoning? - GameSpot Rumor Control

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red-eagle-entertainment.com - 1/15/2009
Red Eagle Entertainment, LLC
— red-eagle-entertainment.com — RED EAGLE GAMES SIGNS WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH EA PARTNERS EA Partners Signs on as Distribution Partner... for Games Based on Robert Jordan s Fantasy Series The Wheel of Time Malibu, Calif. January 15, 2009 Red Eagle Games today announced they ... (more) Red Eagle Entertainment, LLC

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NecroRogIcon — ... I think Mark Jacobs was just playing the marketing game, it was a defensive 'WotLK won't hurt us' much like his recent 'layoffs won't hurt us'. He was just trying to put out fires. ...

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