We all know about the Madden Curse and how it turns a once healthy player into someone as brittle as a toothpick structure. Look at Shaun Alexander. He hurts his foot and seemingly forgets how to move more than two steps without falling down.But once a running joke and eerie string of coincidences has started affecting real people. EA Sports is taking all sorts of financial hits.
Electronic Arts said Monday that it lost $391 million in its fiscal second quarter and will lay off 1,500 people.People losing jobs is not funny. Real ****, man.
EA's loss widened from last year's $310 million in red ink. But on an adjusted basis, EA earned $19 million compared with a loss of $20 million last year. Revenue was down 12% to $788 million.
What is funny: Michael Vick, Ray Lewis, Donovan McNabb, Vince Young, Brett Favre and Troy Polamalu. You get the drift.
[The Hollywood Reporter via Ben Maller]
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