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Video game maker Activision Blizzard laying off 400 workers in Irvine, LA (www.dailynews.com)
submitted 1 month ago by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

70 billion dollars and they can't afford to pay the employees.

Fuck Activision for killing Blizzard, fuck Microsoft for trying to milk it's corpse till dust.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hardly Microsoft alone. Sony sunk billions into Bungie. Around 20%+ OF THE TOTAL WORKFORCE have been laid off at bungie just in 2024.

[–] Mercuri@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Only 400? Those are rookie numbers!

[–] Fish@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They just haven't announced their RTO policy yet

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

RTO just means "layoffs" under a different branding. These gross companies know how to be extra gross. When they really want to actually do a big layoff, that's when they'll roll out the "RTO" policy.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

They had to stay under the amount that requires them to pay severance, I think it's 500?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 1 month ago

"leadership"

[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

We're watching a sinking ship in realtime.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

I'm sure Overwatch story mode will come out any day now...

[–] alessandro@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

To people talking about "sinking ship". I don't think that's it.

This is regular "I bought the IPs and customers perception of your history, not the actual human value of actual creators" from Microsoft.

Microsoft need the "CoD concepts" that force their platform (whatever Xbox/Windows may be) in the industry; anything else, doesn't matter.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That makes sense, the company is dying.

Enjoy your Chinese government cock, losers.

(The company, not the people who got fired, I hope they find great jobs fast!)

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Enjoy your Chinese government cock, losers.

What?

OW2 saw terrible reviews because Blizzard pulled out of China.

And now it’s owner by Microsoft