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Electronic Arts Shuts Down Origin Systems?

Posted by simoniker on from the passing-to-the-other-side dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Waterthread.org has picked up the following on the studio that brought us the popular Ultima and Wing Commander series: 'Game company Electronic Arts is expected to tell its Austin employees this week that the company will be shutting down Origin Systems, its Austin operations, according to sources. Employees will be offered an opportunity to relocate to California or accept a severance package. Company officials could not be reached for comment. Austin is the #3 location in the U.S. for game development with more than 50 companies making major contributions to the game industry, including game development, publishing, tools and middleware and chips and hardware." The Wing Commander CIC has also posted a epitaph for Origin."

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  1. OFFSHORING? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Will we have dotheads who can't speak English doing the tech support for these games now?

  2. Develop your language skills, fool! by Safety+Cap · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Although it still sucks that some people will be losing there job.
    t-h-e-i-r- -j-o-b-s, you ignorant GIT!
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    Yeah, right.
  3. Re:Why relocate to California? by tealover · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    No offense, but Austin is in Texas. And I would never live in Texas. Nothing but a bunch of backwards, rednecks down there that like to run niggers down and drive them attached to their trucks.

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    -- You see, there would be these conclusions that you could jump to
  4. Re:Just what Austin needs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Austin is a hell hole in the arm pit of America. While it is unfortunate that they are closing Origin, the employees who decide to move should be thankful for the opportunity to move to CA