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This type of activity had been reined in by 2019, with alcohol in the offices severely reduced and employees limited to two drinks at public events. [20] Activision Blizzard employees speaking to Schreier said some complaints about the company's hostile environment went unreported because some senior management was known to disregard such ...
The Classic Games team at Blizzard, behind the development of the remaster, was never given the necessary budget to complete their scope. Further, with the February 2019 layoffs across Activision Blizzard, many of the staff on the Classic Games team were affected, and the change of management within the team greatly impacted the production rates.
Activision Blizzard will begin layoffs at its Irvine and Santa Monica locations next month. Layoffs at its Playa Vista facility will start in November.
The game publisher behind game franchises like “Call of Duty” and “Overwatch” will report fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday after the markets close.
With the layoffs, Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra said he is leaving the company. “It’s an incredibly hard day and my energy and support will be focused on all those amazing ...
ABK Workers Alliance (ABK standing for "Activision-Blizzard-King") is a group of organized workers from video game company Activision Blizzard.Formed in response to a July 2021 state lawsuit against the company for harassment and discriminatory work practices, the worker advocacy group A Better ABK organized walkouts and demonstrations against the company's policy and practices.
Microsoft will lay off roughly 1,900 people in its gaming division, according to a company memo seen by CNBC.The cuts come in conjunction with Blizzard president Mike Ybarra announcing he would ...
The video game industry layoffs are a part of the broader tech industry layoffs that began in 2023; [17] many such layoffs have been attributed to artificial intelligence, [18] although increased interest rates, reduced demand from consumers and excessive hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic have also been cited as causes. [17]