This is a pretty straight out denial:
That or they're hiring 501-1001 people at the same time.
Source: http://www.ripten.com/2012/04/16/ea-says-employment-will-be-up-at-the-end-of-this-year/Ripten said:EA responded to our inquiry with the following statement,
“EA is growing and looking to hire hundreds of people for our digital, console, mobile and social games. Like all game companies, we make occasional adjustments to resize teams as projects are completed and new priorities are established. Overall, we expect that headcount will be up at the end of this year.”
That or they're hiring 501-1001 people at the same time.