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Activision-Blizzard is laying off approximately 775 people.
— Ryan Brown ? (@Toadsanime) February 12, 2019
One of the largest layoffs the industry has seen. Shocking and deeply upsetting.https://t.co/gqW504Jw0m pic.twitter.com/hcrzYxcm49
In a press release to investors today, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick boasted that "our financial results for 2018 were the best in our history," announcing a net revenue for the year of $7.5 billion. https://t.co/0MDCU2wD38
— Christopher Ingraham (@_cingraham) February 12, 2019
It's so gross to listen to Activision Blizzard talk about how incredibly well it did this year while it lays off hundreds of the people who made that happen. It's all literally happening simultaneously; conference call happening now as people are tweeting about being out of work.
— Chris Kohler (@kobunheat) February 12, 2019
Roughly 800 people losing their jobs today despite bringing in record revenue for their employer. Unionize this industry now. https://t.co/1B2LIuQk6Z
— austin walker (@austin_walker) February 12, 2019
The CEO, Bobby Kotick, made $28.7M last year. https://t.co/TDVCD2FvY3
— Timothy J. Reynolds (@turnislefthome) February 12, 2019
It makes me physically sick to see game devs and employees get laid off by a massive company like Activision Blizzard the VERY SAME DAY as their CEO announces record breaking profits. It's egregious and shameful and it's why no one should ever trust suits and why devs need unions
— Sean Finnegan (@shotbyfinnegan) February 12, 2019
The 2nd most powerful and successful publisher in the games industry is laying people off. https://t.co/0T3YO0SeSP
— Gene Park (@GenePark) February 12, 2019
Activision-Blizzard has started the layoff process. In a letter to staff just now, Blizzard president J. Allen Brack informed the company of layoffs and promised "a comprehensive severance package" to those who are losing their jobs. https://t.co/BAcnS9hJOq
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) February 12, 2019
Activision Blizzard $ATVI
— Dom (@DomsPlaying) February 12, 2019
"This afternoon, the mega-publisher began notifying those who are being laid off across its various organizations, which include Activision, Blizzard, and King."
No word on amount. Very sad news.https://t.co/CRDRWjnvaD
When Blizzard ordered me to lay off 10% of my team after shipping WoW, I vehemently disagreed. They had just gotten done with a massive crunch. It wasn't fair. They told me "We're a real company now." That's when I decided I needed to leave. https://t.co/UZjzV06r4J
— Mark Kern (@Grummz) February 12, 2019
https://t.co/w80tlGLBgk here bro
— The Sebastorm (@TheSebastorm) February 12, 2019
Activision Blizzard is laying off hundreds of employees https://t.co/GOc9lwHy6A
— PC Gamer feed (@PC_Gamer) February 12, 2019
Activision Blizzard is laying off hundreds of employees https://t.co/RCtNYw2871 pic.twitter.com/JfrR3c3v8Q
— PC Gamer (@pcgamer) February 12, 2019
Blizzard is laying off 800 people.https://t.co/Fj853LfpZs
— Tone Bone (@El_Binario) February 13, 2019
And this is after a RECORD year. Net revenue of $7.5B
MOTS: Your job is NOT safe NO MATTER how good your company is doing.
You. Are. Insignificant.
Act accordingly.
cc: @BlackFreelance1
Activision Blizzard lays off nearly 800 employees after 'record' 2018 https://t.co/m2DFZw9SZ0
— Engadget Gaming (@engadgetgaming) February 12, 2019
Activision Blizzard lays off nearly 800 employees after 'record' 2018 https://t.co/q11oEDfwmP @engadgetさんから
— Poge (@pogelwerfer) February 12, 2019
Quite a few Blizzard employees are losing their jobs despite record revenues. https://t.co/nAmnl0Fcq8
— TechLinked (@TechLinkedYT) February 12, 2019
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 sales strong, but Activision expected more https://t.co/LyHakF6glv #Business pic.twitter.com/B6XcttyKm1
— Evan Kirstel at #HIMSS19 (@evankirstel) February 12, 2019
You know what’s also a “non-development” position? CEO. https://t.co/BuHtgPpzYn
— Crash Translation (@GTElephant) February 13, 2019
Dang. But don’t worry game dev hopefuls. The industry is still in a very strong place. https://t.co/WuzAglbnxO
— ryan woodward (@ryanwoodwardart) February 13, 2019
As many of you have heard, there were layoffs today at Blizzard. My team and myself are fine, but Blizzard lost some really good people today. The response from the gaming community of job postings and condolences has been so supportive. Keep it coming! https://t.co/tZ3Z3HSeuf
— Kim H (@fakegiraffe) February 13, 2019
Did J Allen Brack not bother to look at the response to the last time he wrote the Blizzard community a message back in December, cancelling the HGC and moving people off of HotS?
— Critic Kitten (@CriticKitten) February 13, 2019
THIS IS NOT HELPING. YOU ARE MAKING IT WORSE AND MAKING US ANGRIER.https://t.co/6evPHuMReO
"Esports and the Overwatch League are also important priorities, and we will continue to produce great competitive content."
— Krosby - LFGame (@Krosby_hots) February 13, 2019
- Cancels HGC
- Lays off esports team members
- Lays off OWL team membershttps://t.co/KyOlevUxfh
https://t.co/EzdbtPf6oW such PR junk it's disgusting.
— Lauber (@JohanLauber) February 13, 2019
On the heels of a record-breaking quarter that somehow missed estimates, 8% of ATVI got let go today. J. Allen Brack just posted a message: https://t.co/ygRV2dKDdF
— Wowpedia (@Wowpedia) February 12, 2019
A message from J. Allen Brack. https://t.co/pjbnqYT0yA
— Bay (@FinalBossTV) February 12, 2019
Warm, hopeful yet calculated words overall. Making "more content" is great and all - the jobs for development positions being added on - but it still seems funky to me. Merely making *more* of things isn't the answer.
Activision Blizzard has begun laying off employees ahead of today's earnings call. https://t.co/h4li1GEK0q pic.twitter.com/C4zEGd82JI
— IGN (@IGN) February 12, 2019
My heart goes out to ALL the Blizzard/Activision employees but mostly to the contractors. Contractors do not (usually) get severance packages and aren’t even paid for the time they are cleaning out their desks. ? https://t.co/N6HJDeTjBW
— Jen Vaughn ⚔️ (@TheJenya) February 13, 2019
CALL OF DUTY CAMPAIGN BABY https://t.co/Y79vKfkPof
— Jamie Moran (@JamieMoranUK) February 13, 2019
ソースは色々ですが、これが一番簡潔にまとまっていて良さそう。https://t.co/3eH5mhcc4t …
— ahirun (@ahirunHS) February 13, 2019
余談の余談ですが、kotakuには近年のブリザードがユーザーから離れているように感じられる原因がActividsionにありそうな記事もあります。（英語）
興味があれば。https://t.co/VDUYfed731
액티비전 블리자드가 오늘 약 800명 가량의 직원을 정리해고하기 시작했다.https://t.co/EbsTtYrZc4
— 이주형 (쿠도군) (@KudoKun_) February 12, 2019
Activision Blizzard:
— Stargrove (@FauxOperative) February 13, 2019
“While our financial results for 2018 were the BEST IN OUR HISTORY, we didn’t realize our full potential. To help us reach our full potential, [We have to fire a bunch of people]"https://t.co/dic0M7yLTD#BoycottActivision #gaming#games #boycottblizzard
Guess it's time to boycott #ActivisionBlizzard https://t.co/dic0M7yLTD#indiedev #indiegames #games
— Stargrove (@FauxOperative) February 13, 2019
12 years ago, Activision and Blizzard merged. Now, in a page from EA's playbook, we can watch them suck the last of the life from Blizzard's once vibrant husk.https://t.co/yBPCZQ4MZY
— Fenoxo Fenfen (@FenoxoFenfen) February 13, 2019
Eh.... #Activision #Blizzard doing its thang https://t.co/ZjGiEkOTs7
— Brandon & Larry (@BLUchamps) February 13, 2019
액티비전 블리자드가 작년의 최고 매출 기록 실적에도 불구하고 소문처럼 전체 인원의 8%인 800명을 정리해고. 비 개발 직군을 대상으로 한 것으로 리테일 판매가 부진한 것이 이유. 올해는 어떠한 메이저 타이틀 발표도 없다고 공개. 작년 4분기 매출은 72.6억불을 기록. https://t.co/lMjUGqj7oK pic.twitter.com/npx8VJ1qDg
— 박수민 / Soomin Park (@minist) February 13, 2019
アクティビジョン・ブリザード、
— ayaka⭕ (@citacitayaka) February 13, 2019
2019年にCoD新作を展開。キャンペーン復活。
Blizzardは年内の大規模な新作の予定無し
スタッフ全体の8％、800人をレイオフ。ただし、CoD、キャンディークラッシュ、Overwatch等の開発スタッフは20％増員予定。https://t.co/EM5TuWjh3uhttps://t.co/YRmoaVYc7c
＞RT
— Veeshop (@VeeshopVS) February 13, 2019
IGNは昨日人員削減の対象はBlizzardと予測されると書いていたけど、PolygonのインタビューによるとActivisionが対象なのか。https://t.co/vKX51pOng7https://t.co/sHLcGePg4i
My heart goes out to the hundreds of people who lost their jobs at Activision, and their family and friends.https://t.co/4jaI7taCQ5
— Owen K.C. Stephens (@Owen_Stephens) February 13, 2019
Activision Blizzard cuts hundreds of jobs despite ‘record revenue’ year https://t.co/ILeURSY7vR @Polygonさんから
— らふぃっとさん＠?きゃんぽおじさん? (@Le_Montrachet) February 13, 2019
It's up to us as consumers and as fans of video games and media to hold these companies responsible for how horrible they treat the people who work so hard to make these rich dirt-bags infinitely richer. https://t.co/SPHFnG75Wi via @Polygon
— Dave Scheidt (@DaveScheidt) February 13, 2019
Activision Blizzard cuts 8% of jobs amid ‘best’ financial results https://t.co/xMIBfpQL1r #Business pic.twitter.com/hKvAQzx3CZ
— Evan Kirstel at #HIMSS19 (@evankirstel) February 12, 2019
Activision Blizzard cuts jobs amid 'best' financial results https://t.co/5SOTWcATU4 by @jeffgrubb
— GamesBeat (@GamesBeat) February 12, 2019
For those wondering, here’s what happened. They shut my studio down as part of a massive layoff of employees across activision.https://t.co/6W399WLaIp
— Reenie (@ReenieOnIce) February 12, 2019
Yikes, this is hard to hear. Z2/King was a great experience and helped get me where I am today. I know a ton of talented people who were impacted. Here to help if I can, message me! We have openings @PsyonixStudios (https://t.co/VQUy0qHsQx). #GameDevJobs https://t.co/pyisiWcW6Y
— Joe Glonek (@joeglonek) February 12, 2019
King shuts down former Z2Live mobile game studio in Seattle, cuts 78 jobs https://t.co/i9mI4d6Ks8 #Business pic.twitter.com/Gqa8ZZKfMD
— Evan Kirstel at #HIMSS19 (@evankirstel) February 12, 2019
Well, my time with Z2 has come to an end. Truly a great group of people to work and grow with and I'll miss every one of them! I'll be hunting for Lead QA, Associate Producer or UX/UR opportunities.https://t.co/GCqp4Gew9h
— Jel (@jellbel) February 12, 2019
King shuts down former Z2Live mobile game studio in Seattle, cuts 78 jobs https://t.co/AZJvsAOKHF by @deantak
— GamesBeat (@GamesBeat) February 12, 2019
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