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More EA Cuts Go Live Today [Disturbance In The Workforce]
kotaku.com - 1/15/2009
More EA Cuts Go Live Today [Disturbance In The Workforce]
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As the year progresses so do Electronic Arts' planned and massive cuts. Today we hear that Mariam Sughayer, senior manager of corporate communications for Electronic Arts, and the person often quoted in official responses to rumors about cuts was herself laid-off today. Her position ...

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EA goes through more cuts
GoNintendo — EA has decided to go through with a few more job cuts as of today. The official numbers aren’t known, but there are select personnel jobs that have been squashed as of today. One of the ex-employees is Mariam Sughayer, senior manager of corporate communications for Electronic Arts. We wish Ms. Sughayer the best in all of her future endeavors. I also hope to see this rash of firings come to a close very soon. Link This entry was posted on Thursday, January 15th, 2009 at 5:45 pm and is filed under ...

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #2
www.GamesAreEvil.com — Download audio file (evilcastnews2.mp3) DOWNLOAD IT! The Evil News Team is back again for the second installment in a series of regular podcasts where the GamesAreEvil.com editors casually discuss today’s biggest gaming news. Links to topics Discussed: Magic Ball (PSN) YouTube TV Beta Hits the Wii Wii Remote Killed dog More EA Cuts Go Live Today Blakes Magical GameStop Source Follows up on the SFIV FightStick (No ...

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