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Activision's Call of Duty general manager takes over as president of Blizzard

Johanna Faries will take the reins at Blizzard next week, following the surprise departure of Mike Ybarra and Microsoft's mass layoffs.

PC Gamer

Blizzard's new president is an Activision executive who oversaw Call of Duty

Johanna Faries will lead Blizzard while acknowledging "different gameplay experiences" from Activision's games

GamesRadar

Former Call of Duty executive Johanna Faries is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment

Johanna Faries, a former Call of Duty executive at Activision Blizzard, is the new president of Blizzard Entertainment.

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Microsoft News Roundup: Palworld breaks the internet, Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees, and Apple clears the way for better Xbox Cloud Gaming on iPhone

This week we saw Palworld burst onto the scene and break gaming records, details emerge about the Xbox Series X refresh, and Apple make an announcement that will help Xbox Cloud Gaming improve on iPhone and iPad.

Windows Central

Blizzard's canceled survival game had been in development for over 6 years, was highly praised by employees

"Many" of the survival game's devs have now been laid off with no shipped game for their resumes, and very little public information about the project.

PC Gamer

Microsoft's gaming division undergoes layoffs after Activision Blizzard acquisition

Microsoft Gaming announces layoffs of approximately 1,900 roles, representing 8.6% of its workforce, as part of integrating Activision Blizzard.

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Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 Staff After Activision Gaming Buyout

Microsoft is laying off 1,900 people, or eight percent of staff, from its gaming division as it consolidates the blockbuster buyout of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard.

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Blizzard Entertainment president Mike Ybarra is departing the company today, says it’s time to ‘become Blizzard’s biggest fan from the outside’

Mike Ybarra has confirmed that he's leaving Blizzard Entertainment today (January 25).

TechRadar

Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox staff

Tech giant acquired video-game publisher Activision Blizzard three months ago for $69bn

The Guardian - US

Microsoft cuts 1,900 jobs at Activision Blizzard and Xbox, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves the company, and the studio's survival game has been cancelled

Layoffs continue to tear through the video game industry, after an already difficult year in 2023.

PC Gamer

Microsoft cancels Blizzard's survival game amid layoffs, shifts developers to "one of several promising new projects" [UPDATED]

Microsoft has reportedly cancelled Blizzard's upcoming survival game, moving some of its developers to other projects.

Windows Central

Just 3 months after the Xbox deal closed, Blizzard's canceling its "new universe" survival game, losing its president and co-founder, and moving devs to "new projects"

1,900 employees also face redundancy across Xbox, ZeniMax, and Activision Blizzard

GamesRadar

Phil Spencer announces Microsoft is laying off nearly 2,000 people from its gaming division

Microsoft sheds 1,900 staff in pursuit of a "sustainable cost structure"

GamesRadar

Microsoft announces layoffs at gaming division with 1900 jobs cut across Activision Blizzard, Xbox Game Studios, and ZeniMax Media

More layoffs are hitting across the gaming industry, with Microsoft cutting 1900 jobs out of the greater Xbox organization.

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3 months after Blizzard's president sank WoW players' hopes of a swashbuckling adventure with the words 'No pirates', roadmap suggests: Yes, yes pirates

Or: what's up with that ominous black flag?

PC Gamer

Samwise Didier, who 'helped build Blizzard's signature art style,' is retiring after more than 30 years at the company

Today was Didier's last day at the studio he joined way back in 1991.

GamesRadar

With Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, and World of Warcraft, Blizzard wants to "pay more attention to what players want, and deliver on that more consistently"

Blizzard has outlined its 2024 schedule and it's all about giving players more of what they want, faster than ever before.

TechRadar

Blizzard President wants a 'new era of possibilities' with some big changes

Blizzard President welcomes 'a new era of possibilities' to serve players with.

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Blizzard's job is to satisfy impatient players who want 'new stuff every day, every hour,' says studio head

Mike Ybarra says that Blizzard is trying to keep the quality up while keeping the content flowing to players who always want more.

GamesRadar

Blizzard president says players have "no patience" and "want new stuff every hour"

Players are a demanding bunch according to Mike Ybarra

PC Gamer

StarCraft could return, according to Blizzard president, but not necessarily as an RTS

It's been 13 years since StarCraft 2 launched.

GamesRadar

StarCraft might return, but maybe not as a strategy game

Blizzard's president has hinted at the possibility of a StarCraft revival, but a new game may not stick to the series' RTS roots

GamesRadar

Blizzard president says he's "really proud" of Overwatch 2, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo 4

"I think those games have been very big moments for us"

GamesRadar

Diablo 5 won't spend a decade in development, as Blizzard president commits to shorter waits between titles

Diablo 4 reportedly suffered multiple internal delays and setbacks

TechRadar

Diablo 4's newest bug won't be fixed 'for a few days,' leaving some players stuck

Diablo 4 players have spotted a new progression bug that won't be fixed for some time as Blizzard is taking its sweet time.

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