Mass layoffs hit Blizzard

Feb 13 2019 by Diablo.IncGamers

 

Layoff rumours have been growing over the past week and today Activision Blizzard pulled the trigger and around 8% of the workforce across Activision, Blizzard, and King. This amounts to around 800 people. It’s not great news for Blizzard staff, especially those not working directly in game development.

Despite higher earnings over the same period last year, Activision Blizzard has a lower than expected forecast for the first quarter of 2019.

“While our financial results for 2018 were...

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