Sure am glad I didn't take THAT job! Sucks for the devs at PopCap that are losing their jobs, but this is EA's typical MO; they should've seen this coming when they sold out.

They're only following Zynga down the tubes.

But with first console and then PC tanking, now casual, there's still mobile, I guess.

Or else we need a new form of fun.

Their real problem is that when three of their employees in matching-colored shirts stand near eachother, they all mysteriously vanish.

@2 Tanking is a strong word.

Games aren't doing as good as they were when the latest generation of consoles was released, but they aren't dying.

Casual games is going through an adjustment period, in my opinion. Just like every new and exciting thing that blows up huge, everyone jumps in head-first without knowing exactly what they're doing and eventually the "bubble" bursts so-to-speak.

Video games certainly aren't going away any time soon.

That took longer than expected.

Hmm. I have a friend who works there and she just posted to facebook this morning that they have a bunch of new openings.

@6 at half the pay scale.

@4 how's your mario cart going for you?

PopCap?

Never heard of 'em

@7 Actually, I just realized she works for Big Fish, not PopCap. My bad.

The zombies finally got into their house. Sigh.

@8: Thats because your a fuckin' sleestak for gods sake.

The concept of outplacement hits a new low:

...PopCap's head of social media Jeff Green confirmed the layoffs in a tweet, asking the gaming community to "hire my PopCap friends!"

if it ain't broke, lay people off until it is broke.

http://blog.popcap.com/2012/08/21/popcap…

O RLY? Software industry is volatile? Please tell us more!

Oh wow, they actually pay people to make those games?

@3 FTW

@7 Uh, okay? Did I make an incorrect statement or was that your subtle way of proclaiming "NEEEEEEEEEEEEEERD"?