Tag: Blizzard

In an interview with PC Gamer, former Narrative Director Steve Danuser confirmed his quiet departure from Blizzard last November, concluding an eight year career with the World of Warcraft development team from Warlords of Draenor through Dragonflight….

Confirming Bloomberg’s report, Johanna Faries has officially been announced as the new president of Blizzard Entertainment alongside the email that was delivered to all Blizzard employees.Continue reading »

In a new article by Jason Schreier and Dina Bass, Bloomberg reports that the new Blizzard President is Johanna Faries. A Harvard graduate, Faries served the past five years with Activision Blizzard as the General Manager of Call of Duty, Senior Vice Pr…

Alongside the announcement of 1,900 layoffs and the departure of Blizzard President Mike Ybarra and Co-founder Allen Adham, Blizzard’s unannounced survival game has been cancelled.Continue reading »

Earlier this morning, the Verge reported that Microsoft is laying off 1,900 Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax, and Xbox employees, a reduction of around 8% of Microsoft Gaming’s total 22,000 member workforce. Phil Spencer Reducing Gaming WorkforcePhil Spenc…

In a new Inside Blizzard blog post, President of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Ybarra reflects on the past year of Blizzard games, celebrating the company’s cultural growth and community achievements throughout 2023, while looking ahead to 2024.Mike Ybar…

Upon the formal close of the merger between Activision and Microsoft this past October, Kotick shared his commitment to remain with his company as CEO during a transition period through the end of 2023. That day is now soon to come, as long time Activi…

Activision Blizzard has released a blog celebrating their achievements throughout the year of 2023, from new games, new milestones, to expanded development teams, and joining Team Xbox too, there’s something for everyone to commemorate and look forward…