mike ybarra
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The Xbox Fallout: Breaking Down Microsoft’s Worst Gaming Week In Years
Xbox has had one of its worst weeks in a very long time. Let’s pick through the wreckage.
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Microsoft Cuts Nearly 2,000 Video Game Workers’ Jobs
Microsoft has cut almost 2,000 jobs, mainly from its Activision Blizzard and Xbox divisions, in the bloodiest layoff of 2024 so far.
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Fantasy Battle Royale Spellbreak Shutting Down, Studio Absorbed By Blizzard
Spellbreak, the magic-based battle royale, is spellbroken, shutting down early next year, developer Proletariat announced in a blog post. Also, the whole studio is getting absorbed by Blizzard, the result of a recent acquisition intended to beef up development on World of Warcraft.
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Call Of Duty Maker Announces Raises For QA Workers Amid Unionization Fight
Activision Blizzard announced a big win for its part-time developers today as it battles an ongoing union push at one of the big studios behind Call of Duty: Warzone. Contract QA staff across the company will be converted to full-time, and also see their minimum hourly rate raised to $US20 ($28). That’s a big deal…