While makers confirmed back in October that Online had accrued 750,000 subscribers, it seems that numbers may have fallen as part of the 'churn' since.

According to data released by during financial briefings yesterday, Warhammer Online subscriptions have fallen to 300,000 - less than half of their peek, if these statistics are correct.

Word of Warhammer's struggle to compete with (which boasts over 10 million users), comes as EA admit to losses in excess of 600 million USD for the third-quarter.

CEO tells us that EA will shed an additional 1% of its workforce in order to battle this down-turn.

By Luke Guttridge