Following 2024's massive wave of layoffs across the video game industry, one in three game developers say they were impacted ...
At the same time, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra and co-founder Allen Adham are leaving the company. Microsoft is expected to name a new president next week. These layoffs are the latest in what ...
Blizzard announced Monday that replacing Ybarra is Johanna Faries who previously was the general manager of the Call of Duty franchise. The acquisition-to-layoffs pipeline is an unfortunate, but ...
and Future of Blizzard Entertainment. It’s a topic that is endlessly relevant as of late, first through the Microsoft acquisition, then recent mass layoffs and project cancelations, and even ...
Details: The job cuts came after Microsoft closed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in October 2023. The layoffs affected Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax and Xbox teams. Rad Power ...
Microsoft could be laying off even more employees within Xbox's gaming division following a year of similar cuts to its many ...
2024 saw more layoffs, especially in gaming divisions Mere months after completing its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft dismissed nearly 2,000 employees of the gaming division in ...
Though Overwatch 2 is focusing on its PvP experience, there's still potential to expand on the lore by borrowing a feature ...
A Microsoft spokesperson said that the layoffs would affect a small number of employees without specifying exact numbers, ...
As a years-long Overwatch fan, I feel the same way. Overwatch 2 entered its 14th season in December, and I have barely ...
Microsoft confirms more layoffs from its games and other divisions, but won't say how many are impacted, check out the details for yourself here.