Joystiq: "In one way, Electronic Arts has always sort of been the New York Yankees of videogames -- it simply buys what it wants. Many of the studios in EA's stable -- such as PopCap and BioWare -- weren't home-grown, but rather bought through expensive acquisitions. Company CFO Blake Jorgensen's looking to change that."
EA just hosted its quarterly financial conference call, and its executives have been asked to comment about the recent price hikes for games.
Today, Electronic Arts announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2025, alongside the full year.
Split Fiction has sold nearly 4 million copies, and the next battlefield is confirmed for a release by March 2026 with a reveal this Summer.
In addition to the roughly 100 job cuts IGN reported earlier today at Respawn Entertainment, EA has made wider cuts across its organization today, impacting around 300 individuals total including those already reported at Respawn.
Absolutely insane. Man I'm hope they land on their feet EA needs to get the shit together badly....
This is why this industry has slow releases and none compelling games.
Why would anyone willingly work in the VG industry or specifically for one of these globocorp organizations that put you in constant fear of losing your livelihood based on terrible choices made by idiotic management, not the people with talent making the actual games?
Thing is their problem has always been when they find something that works, not allowing their studios to do a proper job because release days next to sales/market quarters was more important.
They have 2 studios I have been a fan of for many years: Bioware and Popcap. They should have stayed independent, but I guess the business end is very financially risky. Hope they are kept separate and just given more support to do what they do on a larger scale.
Here's an idea, build Bullfrog back.
Profit.
Rather theyve fucked all the remaining great development houses into the ground
Sorry for my language but they FUBARd Maxis, Criterion, DICE, Westwood Studios and the closed Bullfrog Productions.
God Dammit Bobbeh!!!
Vaht Are U Talkin' Abooouuut???