EA shuts down PopCap Dublin, displaces 96 workers

[Comatose]

This isn't surprising in the least.

Here's a quick recap:

• Last year, PopCap was bought out in a one billion dollar deal by EA (sounds incredibly familiar, doesn't it?).
• Only a year later, in August, 50 workers were laid off at PopCap's Seattle office. This was, according to John Vechey, co-founder of PopCap, "The decision to reorganise was 100 per cent made by us, with no pressure from EA." An evaluation period followed for PopCap Dublin.

And today, it lead to this. EA has now left 146 people out of jobs, some of which undoubtedly are now working at EA's European Customer Experience Center.

This makes me sick to my stomach.

EDIT: PopCap has not closed entirely. Their Seattle office is still up and running.

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[Kalphiter]

EA forgets stuff here then EA forgets stuff there

Nothing new

[e-maxx]

i sure hope they don't buy out criterion :C

[Comatose]

i sure hope they don't buy out criterion :C

Too late. Criterion has been an in-house developer for EA since 2004.

[plad101]

they did it wrong it should have been 69 workers.

[xxxxkill]

Oh god damn it EA.

[VincentTheGuy]

"Hey Valve i swear we won't do this to you"

[e-maxx]

"Hey Valve i swear we won't do this to you"

valve is too smart for EA

hey guys you know how to tell if a EA game is any good?
if the intro has the full "eletronic arts" in it

[Ayxrion]

they did it wrong it should have been 69 workers.

Get the forget out.


anyways,
nooo :(
i loving loved some of popcap games :((

[Chrono]

valve is too smart for EA

hey guys you know how to tell if a EA game is any good?
if the intro has the full "eletronic arts" in it

EA fired lectronic rts.
put them out of work

[Kalphiter]

EA fired lectronic rts.
put them out of work

lol

[blockguy123]

I'm still surprised at EA making an attempt to buy Valve.

[comr4de]

EA fired lectronic rts.
put them out of work

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[Cybertails1998]

love how ea is only good at killing companies

[Moppy]

WHAT.
WHAT.
WAAAAAT.
But I'm still waiting for Insanaquarium 2!
T_T
WHY.