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Electronic Arts warns on profits

Lt-DavidW   on 12 December 2008 - 08:01 · 3 comments & 2694 views

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Video game giant Electronic Arts (EA) has issued another profit warning saying that holiday sales had been worse than expected. At the end of October, EA warned on profits and announced plans to cut between 500 and 600 jobs. Now it has said that its performance will fall short of already low forecasts, although it will not make an updated forecast until February.

The company said it had been hit by the growing market share of Nintendo's Wii console, because Nintendo also makes most of the top-selling games for the console. EA said it would now try to make additional cuts to its costs on top of those announced in October. It did not say how many more jobs would be cut.

News source: BBC News

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#1 Islander on 12 Dec 2008 - 09:19
One hint for you amazingly stupid people at EA in order to make better: has to do with SecuROM and Online Activation.

Oh I forgot, you just lost another 50€ income, I was going to buy The Sims 3. Not anymore.
#2 Andrew-DB on 12 Dec 2008 - 10:35
Here here.

Listening to your consumers is a good way how to make money.
#3 bb10 on 13 Dec 2008 - 11:20
I bet they will blame piracy and use even more restrictive DRM.

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