EA Partners, Other Divisions Facing Closure

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Game Informer has received word from multiple anonymous sources close to the matter that the EA Partners label will soon be shut down. This program was EA's mechanism for providing contract-based publishing services for independent developers.

EA Partners isn't the only division affected by this latest round of layoffs and restructuring. The company has also reportedly closed PopCap Vancouver and Quicklime Games, a studio comprised of former EA Black Box employees that developed the PC title Need For Speed: World.

A memo sent by interim CEO and Executive Chairman Larry Probst to the EA staff. The memo details the streamlining taking place, including a consolidation of marketing functions underneath chief operating officer Peter Moore. This also sees the collapse of all label marketing teams and other like functions underneath group vice president of global marketing, Todd Sitrin. Origin moves to Frank Gibeau's Labels organization (EA Games, Maxis, BioWare, and EA Sports). Andrew Wilson, former executive vice president of EA Sports, is taking over leadership of Origin.
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[Updated] EA Partners, Other Divisions Facing Closure - News - www.GameInformer.com
 
Let's pray they unfuck themselves. New leadership at Origin could be a step in the right direction.
 
Why? If EA goes bankrupt someday (I can only dream), they'll probably end up selling the franchises they p?wn to other publishers/developers. Almost any other publisher (except maybe CODtivision) would be a vast improvement for the BF franchise IMO.
 
cplmac said:
Let's pray they unfuck themselves. New leadership at Origin could be a step in the right direction.
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What is Origin? I didnt think anyone worked in cyberspace :p

Oh dear they really are making cuts just so they can continue on the same path they are on... eeek
 
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