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Electronics Arts CEO Ousted In Wake of SimCity Launch Disaster

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the onward-to-ruin-the-next-company dept.

mozumder writes "The disastrous launch of SimCity took its first major toll, with EA CEO John Riccitiello being fired from his position and removed from the Board of Directors. It is unknown what effect this may have on the SimCity franchise or any future DRM of EA games, but clearly someone didn't think their cunning plan all the way through when they decided to implement always-on connections for single-player gaming."

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  1. Re:Let me be the first (maybe) to say: by jhoegl · · Score: 1, Troll

    Also, he wasnt "ousted", and "fired" must mean something else to them, because March 30th is when he leaves.
    Sure, it might have been because of the Sim City issue, but one can only speculate. Slashdot is not the place for speculation.