Electronic Arts confirms more layoffs on the way

Electronic Arts sent out an "organizational update" today notifying the public of another round of layoffs made by the game publisher. No specifics were mentioned, but it certainly seems that Electronic Arts is having some tough times, and a lot of re-organization is going on for the Redwood City-based company.

In the update on the company's website, Electronic Arts notes that "in recent weeks, EA has aligned all elements of its organizational structure behind priorities in new technologies and mobile. This has led to some difficult decisions to reduce the workforce in some locations." Again, no specifics, but we should hear come May 7 when the company announces fiscal year earnings.

According to Kotaku, it's said that Electronic Arts has let go of as much as 10% of its workforce. The video game publisher didn't comment on the headcount, but we're guessing that 10% is about 1,000 employees, give or take a hundred or so. That's certainly a lot of people, and that's less people working on great games like The Sims and the Madden NFL series.

Electronic Arts has had a rough few months, however. The SimCity launch went exactly the opposite of what the company was expecting, and along with the SimCity fiasco mixed in with the DRM controversy, the publisher landed itself the "Worst Company in America" award for the second year in a row. Luckily, CEO John Riccitiello got out of there when he could.