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FWIW I was part of the class in the resulting class action lawsuit, and got a settlement check for about $30K in 2005

I also got a ~$5K settlement check from Google around 2012 due to the illegal Steve Jobs - Eric Schmidt anti-poaching agreement, another class action lawsuit

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I was part of both as well.

I don't condone any of EA's behavior at the time, but the lawsuit benefited the lawyers way more than the artists and developers. I wish there was a resolution to the situation that allowed EALA to continue as a major studio. The talent there was amazing. Some of the blue sky projects that never made it to production were really interesting.

Unfortunately -- lawyers got paid. EA made some rule/structure changes. And EALA lost most of its square footage to a 24 hour fitness. Makes me sad everytime I drive by.

Hm interesting, I didn't know of the effect on EALA. I was at EARS, but I had already left by the time the lawsuit was settled. The people were great but the structure of the industry was still messed up IMO

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