There's a nasty rumor flooding the news channel claiming that Electronic Arts is planning to lay off 500 to 1,000 workers as soon as this week. The layoffs were supposedly due to take place last Monday (4x9), but have been delayed for unspecified reasons. If they do in fact take place, EA will be letting go between 5 to 11-percent of its entire workforce, based on March 31 public numbers. Fiscal 2011 wasn't exactly a good year for the games publisher on several fronts. Not only was EA named the worst company in America, but its CFO hit the road.
2DayBlog.com, Rumor: Electronic Arts Letting Go of 500 to 1,000 Workers
