Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs

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Staff at the game publisher Activision-Blizzard are preparing for big layoffs next week, waiting to see who will be one of potentially hundreds of employees who could lose their jobs on Tuesday.

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Some context on the Activision-Blizzard layoffs, which may leave hundreds of people without jobs, are expected earl…
104 304 Jason Schreier(@jasonschreier) - 8d
Al parecer Activision Blizzard va a despedir a cientos de trabajadores. Semanas antes le pagaba una prima millonari…
9 25 Yuste(@inyustificado) - 8d
Activision gaat kapot en neemt zo'n mooie naam als Blizzard mee in de ellende. Doodzonde en om echt super pissig…
0 7 Karim(@KSKarim_) - 8d
Tak už by se mohl trhnout i Blizz ne? Podle mě je už na čase.
0 1 David Ryneš(@DavidRynes) - 8d
йоу @neel_ru, надеюсь, у тебя ничего не случится из-за этой чуши
0 1 русский со знаком качества(@calibrono) - 8d
I think at this point, Activision as a video game company needs to be in quotes. They are more like a management co…
1 0 Pirahna Plant, Ridley genus(@ShinobiPhoenix) - 8d
Heart breaking if true :(
0 1 Andrew Seyko(@AndrewSeyko) - 8d
Un poco más de info sobre el tema de Activision Blizzard de esta mañana.
0 1 Tali(@talicuali) - 8d
Cuando Bungie se separó de Activision, pensé que se había llevado todo el equipo de Destiny (En todos los departame…
0 0 Oscar Niño(@DarkoniacArcher) - 8d
Hundreds could lose jobs while Activision's CFO gets a $15 million bonus
0 0 Greg(@Greguisition) - 8d
The fact layoffs are in sight while CEOs and those in high-power positions are bringing home millions on their payc…
0 0 Hector II - Face Your Fears #KH👑💙(@Hector_RamII) - 8d
Sucks to hear folks losing their jobs, but it’s to be somewhat expected once Bungie split with Activision. Hope tho…
0 0 Derek(@otaku_derek) - 8d
Brrrrrrrrutal.
0 0 Joe Ortiz(@LeoJTravis10) - 8d
I wonder what the assholes yelling "LEARN TO CODE" have to say about this
0 0 William Antonelli(@DubsRewatcher) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard employees brace for massive layoffs
107 204 Kotaku(@Kotaku) - 8d
100 percent normal video game business to lob a 15 million dollar welcome package to the latest exec through the do…
36 89 James Whitbrook(@Jwhitbrook) - 8d
Puede que @FortniteGame no haya resentido mucho @PlayApex, pero a quién sí le dolió fue a @CallofDuty Blackout. Es…
4 48 Punished Snake(@PunisherIV) - 8d
La que se está liando entre Activision y Blizzard, madre mía
0 4 DaBit(@DabitYT) - 8d
Not a good look after you just gave your CFO a $15 million bonus.
0 3 George Fishback(@GeorgeThePunter) - 8d
Bobby Kotick demands blood!
1 0 Warruz(@Warruz) - 8d
"Diablo Immortal isn't doing well because it isn't what fans wanted" >Fires practically everyone
0 1 Dillon Sheil 🌐 (； ･`д･´)(@UnraveledKaneki) - 8d
You hate to see people lose their jobs. EA and Activision are struggling. They are releasing fewer games it feels l…
0 1 Tim Shelton(@TimShelton) - 8d
Xiiiiii
1 0 Blog Farofeiros(@BlogFarofeiros) - 8d
The worst thing @Blizzard_Ent ever did was to get into bed with Activision.
0 1 Rob(@discarded_aces) - 8d
I mean, if they didn't want this to happen, maybe don't raise two fingers in the air to your fanbase with Diablo et…
0 0 IHM(@GospelOfIHM) - 8d
The new CEO just got a huge paycheck smh
0 0 My birthday on the lemth(@TheInfamousHero) - 8d
Jesus
0 0 Danny Berbara(@hyperdude53) - 8d
Incredible. One of the biggest companies in the world. Their CEO apparently earns $25 million a year. Capitalism re…
0 0 crappy new Marc(@DeadpanMarc) - 8d
I wonder if this will affect either/or @PlayOverwatch or the @overwatchleague?? #OWL2019
0 0 Jeff Weisinger(@J_Weisinger) - 8d
Sad to see a company which had such an influence in my life and many of my friends just..... Be totally destroyed f…
0 0 Conte(@ccmasta) - 8d
I have a lot of thoughts on this, and the gaming industry in general, but the most obvious one applies to all major…
0 0 Kevin Francis 🌹(@KFrancisKearns) - 7d
This whole thing is just bad. What the hell is happening here?
0 0 Duke Mirage(@Tam_Narmund) - 8d
This breaks my heart. It's a great company full of dedicated, passionate people.
0 0 Beau Yarbrough ⌚🐕(@LBY3) - 8d
ojalá se arruinen pronto
0 0 ً(@repodz) - 8d
Kind of expected due to the amount of games life cycles coming to an end. Plus a horrific business model leading to…
0 0 Greasy Wedge(@GreasyWedge) - 8d
Oh no..... what is happening to one of my favourite game company???
0 0 Arielnyanko(@Lov3N3ko) - 8d
I wanna feel bad for them as they are people doing their 9-5 jobs, but these gaming companies have helped facilitat…
0 0 Mustafa Aziz(@Noctiskt) - 8d
But dont you guys have jobs?
0 0 Hector Oliver(@Cubanoman) - 8d
I’ve always been convinced Activision purchased Blizzard because Blizzard was printing money at the time with World…
0 0 David M(@ZenMobius) - 8d
😞💔 Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
7 45 Alicia Marie(@AliciaMarieBODY) - 8d
Die kommende Woche scheint hart für Activision Blizzard und seine Mitarbeiter zu werden. Nach der für mich relativ…
1 25 ヨ叔父さん 🦖 Onkel J😱(@JoachimHesse) - 7d
Hey Activision maybe instead of focusing on stock prices and C level salaries you could appreciate all the artists…
6 15 Brendon I Bengtson(@Mrbbengtson) - 8d
I’m not opposed to the idea of people making millions, but that can never be at the expense of the wellbeing of fam…
1 7 Adolfo Aguirre 🎮(@AdolfoAguirreC) - 8d
They should learn from Iwata, who cut his own income to precisely avoid doing this. Rest in peace, Iwata. 💔
0 2 Yesenia Áticum 🦉 @ Art Raffle! 🎨(@YeseniaAticum) - 8d
Blizzard to fire lots of people so CEO can add another 1 to his bank account
2 4 🅼🅰🅲🅷🅸🅽🅴Ⓠⓤⓔⓔⓝ🇲🇽(@JoannaBlackhart) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs And yet their executives are still being paid millions.
3 1 mrbrown(@mrbrown) - 7d
Oh boy.
0 3 Derek Smart(@dsmart) - 8d
Activision loves to run their horses until they are fucking broken down and lame and then bleed em out as they see…
2 1 CJ “Perfectris” Bigley(@burger_punk) - 8d
I feel for the workers, I really do, but if this delays classic.... 😢
1 1 K-Hack(@KHack77) - 8d
#CE0 #boardmembers @Activision @Blizzard_Ent we heard the news, we can help cut cost and improve cash flow, while…
1 1 OTTS Inc(@OTTSCorp) - 8d
Mildly alarming 😔 Blizzard laying people off. I hate when bad things happen to good people.
0 2 Twizz(@TwizzBP) - 8d
:( . ***
0 2 Malin Wong(@MalinMkay) - 7d
$28.6m divided by $60k is 476 and a half jobs. Just saying.
0 1 Chad(@DesignedByChad) - 7d
@clarkkaren Yeah there was a big leak yesterday.
0 1 Bryanna Lindsey(@glittervelocity) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 1 Clive Gorman(@CliveGorman) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs #gaming
0 1 Tech Junkie(@techjunkiejh) - 7d
1 0 KEEPING THE CORE 👶💜💛🏀 #Tangibles2020 ♠☠️🇳🇬(@MeruemACE562) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 1 PressStartWP(@PressStartWP) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 1 Kristi(@Krisdwill) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 1 Sar-RAH(@SarahLovesHam) - 8d
1 mês atrás: Activision Blizzard's new CFO is getting awards worth $15 million for taking the job…
0 1 André Monsev(@andremonsev) - 8d
Oh man.
0 1 🕸️🎃 Farty Buttspoop 🎃🕸️(@fartybuttspoop) - 8d
Good. Next time, create games people actually want...like...listen to your fucking fans...the people who already pa…
0 2 LitterBox(@LitterboxToast) - 8d
Cool... Run the business into the ground and start the lay-offs. 😑 "CEO Bobby Kotick (whose salary in 2017 was rou…
0 1 Alex(@Alziko) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
1 0 Tom Leonard(@tomeleonard) - 8d
It's depressing to read something like this right after watching the segment of @textfiles's documentary GET LAMP a…
0 1 Kevin Riggle(@kevinriggle) - 7d
Empires crumble from the inside - just doesn’t feel like the companies I grew up with - Activision-Blizzard Employe…
0 1 Bori 🇵🇷(@spacecpm) - 8d
Activision puts themselves there with there with their poor strategy. People are seeing what EA is going to do abou…
0 1 Ted(@eminencerain) - 8d
Shit like this pisses me off. Enormous companies with CEOs making millions... instead of cutting their salary, just…
0 1 Lauren Mooney(@LAJust1ce) - 8d
$ATVI - Earnings on Feb 12. Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 1 GoodForAll(@GoodForAll6) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
1 0 Johnson Hor(@johnsonhor) - 8d
So is @Blizzard_Ent and @Activision having some conflicts going on Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive…
0 0 William Reid(@XxWilliamReidxX) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 psizan(@psizan) - 7d
"Other than expansions and remasters, Blizzard has not released a new game since Overwatch in May 2016." I don't th…
0 0 Sean Samocki(@SeanSamocki) - 8d
😢 Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 BIGgamestory(@BIGgamestory) - 7d
😑
0 0 ~Syl(@MMOsyl) - 7d
0 0 OmidSV(@omidl10n) - 8d
@BlizzHeroes Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Stefan Eekenulv(@EekenulvStefan) - 7d
The video game industry is very lucrative. But when a company has had no new games since 2016 and CEO makes over…
0 0 Dragon Hunt(@DragonHunt68) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace for Massive Layoffs
0 0 The Site: Art Online(@fantasysite) - 8d
0 0 altheguy(@AAltheguy) - 8d
Winning Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 agree to disagree(@Florida3002) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 BIGLIFEMMV(@biglifemmv) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Jack Frost(@WrathMagik) - 8d
0 0 Hixon Hammer(@CrypticEscapes) - 8d
Get your resumes and portfolios ready. I hope everyone lands on their feet. I've been there. It's not fun.
0 0 C. Alex Johnson(@Azozel) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Alan Hang(@HangAlan) - 7d
Seriously? 😐
0 0 Arky Heartless|HEARTLESSN8TION(@ArkyHeartless) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Geotherma(@_Geotherma) - 8d
Staff at the game publisher Activision-Blizzard are preparing for big layoffs next week, waiting to see who will be…
0 0 Roxxs Fisher(@RoxxsFisher) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 CnJPlayTV [GMRM](@CnJPlayTV) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Skipai Otter(@skipai) - 8d
Sameul Martin Jerry Marsh Bryan Chiacchiarini Sue Wilson Seth Stevison
0 0 Zabwow(@Zabwow1) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Thomas(@Thomas54885354) - 7d
Not again. 😑
0 0 Francis X Martins(@Polyjunky) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Greg Erickson(@Awgoner) - 8d
Oof.
0 0 null(@ach3ron) - 8d
0 0 (((myndkrime)))(@myndkrime) - 7d
This really is some shit. I hope people land on their feet and someday Blizz can be an independent entity again.
0 0 🌘 Collin 🚀(@coll_wade) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Random Pacheco(@VitaeCaecus) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 🥴(@MarkRenja) - 8d
@BlizzHeroes Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs HotS is a dead parrot
0 0 Stefan Eekenulv(@EekenulvStefan) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Ryan Tamares (@ryanzhelp) - 8d
😰 
0 0 Emily 🌞(@EmilyGameDev) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Sherol Chen(@ffpaladin) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Chris Byrne(@chrisbyrne) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Moonstone Dancer(@MoonstoneDancer) - 8d
More on the reported cuts
0 0 Marguerite 🥩✨ Dibble(@MLDibbs) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Cherokee Snail(@CherokeeSnail) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Rafael Salazar(@RafaelSalazar20) - 7d
Something to keep an eye on... // Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Laine Nooney @🗽🌇(@Sierra_OffLine) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 Daniel Verna(@danielverna) - 8d
😕
0 0 Ravdoss(@ravdoss) - 8d
Sounds like some down-sizing may be happening over at Activision-Blizzard. Their games haven't made much of an impa…
0 0 BodysnatchersPodcast(@BodySnatchersPC) - 7d
Are these the first signs of mis-management from Activision's purchase of Blizzard? Massive Layoffs this month!…
0 0 Dragon's Tear Tavern(@DTTGames) - 8d
Sad days for Blizzard man really hoping the worries are worse than what actually happens a…
0 0 A.C. Medina(@A_C_Medina) - 8d
I don’t know why but I had a feeling this was happening soon. #gamers #gamingnews #gaming #news Activision-Blizzar…
0 0 Steven Mills(@thatkidmills) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Ashqui Ventures(@Ashqui_Ventures) - 8d
ow boo hoo, we missed the target
0 0 Tuany Muonteana(@hyperOff) - 8d
this sucks and the entire industry is a nightmare rn
0 0 cody(@D20Cody) - 8d
ByeActivision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Somoca🐾(@Somoca) - 7d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 AltMindz(@AltMindz) - 8d
Perfect example of corporate stupidity. Big Bob there is pulling almost 29 mil in underserved pay so instead of ta…
0 0 Captain WhiteKat(@TimeAgent69) - 8d
I remember in the 90s this was supposed to be a growing industry. Then most games moved to just consoles... in my o…
0 0 Save SciFi Channel(@SaveSciFiChanne) - 8d
This is horrible.
0 0 Signas(@Rofl_Biscuit) - 8d
If you have teenagers, #Blizzard is a regular on the billing statements.
0 0 Michele W. Miller(@MicheleWMiller_) - 7d
It's hard not to cringe at stories like these, even if you know how common practice it is in this industry. Hope yo…
0 0 Some Awesome(@smawsme) - 8d
How many jobs could Kotick save if he gave up a couple million of the eight figures he makes a year? Fucking disgus…
0 0 The Patience of a Chopping Block(@MartinNLS) - 8d
Dun dun dun....
0 0 cut(@portalguild) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs via @kotaku
0 0 Jace Williams(@JaceWi11iams) - 8d
I can chart some of the most happy times in my life by @Blizzard_Ent games. But as time has gone on I have watched…
0 0 Taylor Larson(@Rumblepuff) - 8d
It's so sad to hear this news. I hope Activision-Blizzard can turn things around. Blizzard makes some of my favorit…
0 0 ProperLofi(@properlofi) - 7d
It's sad to hear that hundreds of people are going to lose their jobs. Especially sad when one executive could redu…
0 0 InspiredAnomaly(@InspiredAnomaly) - 8d
kotick should be the first out.
0 0 Minimum New Year Choc(@noreasonspec) - 8d
Activision-Blizzard Employees Brace For Massive Layoffs
0 0 A host in Gentrification World.(@RalphyMartz) - 8d
hmm,watch.
0 0 richard g maier IV(@ricmai28) - 8d
trumpland
0 0 Mary Chaney(@MaryChaney66) - 8d
🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
0 0 Prototypez Studios(@ProtoStudios) - 8d
So, @Activision is going to have layoffs supposedly. A company that makes MILLIONS churning out redundant shit year…
0 0 Chris Maddox(@CDubM84) - 8d
That SEC filing for compensation :|
0 0 Brian Montana(@brianmontanaweb) - 7d

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