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Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Cuts Nearly 400 Jobs As Corporate Reshuffling Continues 6ez8

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Microsoft’s gaming division, specifically Activision Blizzard, is once again in the layoff spotlight, with around 400 employees facing the axe. Following a memo from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, it was confirmed that the cuts would hit Blizzard Entertainment hard, with roles across California locations—such as Irvine, Santa Monica, and Playa Vista—being targeted. These layoffs are primarily hitting “corporate and ing [...]

Blizzard And NetEase Have Partnered Once Again To Revive Blizzard Games In China 1v4ka

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Blizzard Entertainment and NetEase have mended their fences after a particularly nasty falling out last year. For context, both parties cut ties with each other in January 2023 after failing to negotiate new , which Blizzard chalked up to a difference in principles while NetEase accused them of negotiating in bad faith. The end of the partnership led to mass [...]

Blizzard Entertainment Is Looking To Fill High-Level Positions For Unannounced Game 5h129

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Blizzard Entertainment is ramping up to start work on an unannounced game hot on the heels of the mass layoffs at Activision Blizzard. The studio is looking to fill several positions to work on the mystery game, including high-level positions like creative director, narrative director, senior art director, combat AI design director, among others. Details on the game itself are [...]

Blizzard Employee Redeemed A Decade Of Free WoW Sub Time Before Being Laid Off 315x2r

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Blizzard Entertainment was one of the companies that were hit hard by the mass layoffs at Microsoft’s gaming divisions last week. While Microsoft promised severance packages for all affected employees, former product lead Adam Holisky decided to sweeten the deal by cashing in his World of Warcraft subscription codes for 10 years’ worth of free game time. “Once I realized [...]

Former Call Of Duty General Manager Johanna Faries Named The New President Of Blizzard h4q2j

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Microsoft has named Call of Duty general manager Johanna Faries as the new head honcho of Blizzard Entertainment after former president Mike Ybarra was booted out of the company as part of the mass layoffs at Microsoft’s gaming divisions last week. Faries will officially assume the mantle of president on February 5 and shared a brief statement on her new [...]

Make The Switch To Blizzard’s New Battle.Net Mobile App Or Suffer The Consequences 6x436t

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Earlier this year, Blizzard Entertainment revealed plans to move its Battle.net two-factor authentication tools to the Battle.net Mobile app. Back then, Battle.net s either had the choice to use the new app or stick to the old Battle.net Authenticator app. That’s going to change at the top of the year when the studio phases out the old authenticator in favor [...]

Blizzard’s Senior Art Director Samwise Didier Retires After 30 Years With The Company 1y5n3o

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Blizzard Entertainment’s senior art director Samwise Didier has announced his retirement after 30 years with the iconic video game company. He ed Blizzard back in 1991 and has been instrumental in shaping the art style and look of several big-name titles, including the Warcraft and Diablo franchises. “Today is a huge day for me and I wanted to share the [...]

Blizzard Lays Off Several Hearthstone Team Developers As Chris Metzen Gets Promoted 1rp6x

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Blizzard Entertainment has laid off several of its Hearthstone team as the company continues its restructuring efforts amid the financial challenges in the tech industry. While the layoffs themselves are understandable, the employees were apparently let go without prior notice, which doesn’t bode well for a company that already has a reputation for being a toxic workplace. “Organizational changes [...]

NetEase’s Lawsuit Against Blizzard Was Apparently Just A Clerical Error 5c3m4v

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In a bizarre turn of events, a story about a $43 million lawsuit filed by NetEase against Blizzard in a Shanghai court was recently found to have been a filing error all along. It all started when a legitimate Chinese financial website reported on the case, but it turns out that the information provided by financial website Sina Technology was [...]

NetEase Sues Blizzard Entertainment In China Over Failed Licensing Agreement 3x6i6

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NetEase and Blizzard’s feud has gone beyond destroying statues and personal attacks between its executives as the former takes the latter to court in China, suing Blizzard Entertainment for violating their licensing agreements. In a Shanghai court, NetEase is seeking a whopping $43 million in compensation for prepayments, unsold inventory, and consumer refunds related to Blizzard's now-defunct MMOs. They're also [...]

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