Activision Blizzard confirms mass layoffs of staff

Within a major internal reorganization, aimed above all at saving, Activision Blizzard he sent the feared away mass layoffs which had been talked about for some time. The information comes from the financial meeting that took place recently: the dismissal will involve 8% of the staff. Activision Blizzard has around 9600 employees, which means around 770 will be left at home.

The company's goal is to reduce the staff not active in the development and production of video games and at the same time expand the staff responsible for franchises such as Call of Duty e Diablo, with the aim of streamlining the production processes for the games of the two series in question. In the report, the new CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, wrote that:

Even though the company's financial results in 2018 were the best in our history, we hadn't realized our full potential. As a result, it will increase the size of development teams for key franchises by approximately 20% in order to accelerate the pace and quality of content for communities and to support a range of new initiatives.

As reported by Kotaku, the layoffs will affect the staff of Activision, Blizzard, King and studios such as High Moon. Interested parties are promised a "full" treatment package, health benefits, career coaching, job placement assistance and profit sharing bonuses for the previous year. A "soft" transition is therefore being attempted, however soft it may be to lose your job.