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Blizzard entertainment eliminates 600 jobs
Posted on 3/1/12 at 9:54 am
Posted on 3/1/12 at 9:54 am
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holy shite
holy shite
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The jobs represent 8.2% of the total workforce at Santa Monica-based Activision, which reported having 7,300 workers at the end of 2011.
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Blizzard, which publishes the popular World of Warcraft title, said in a brief statement that 90% of the jobs being affected are not related to game development. As a result, the company said its game release schedule for upcoming titles Diablo III, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Blizzard DOTA and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm remain intact.
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Posted on 3/1/12 at 10:12 am to jefforize
I have a feeling everyone who left for SWTOR will be going back to their blizzard games soon. Star wars was to easy to beat/ not as fun imo.
Posted on 3/1/12 at 10:14 am to B1rdman15
freakin still over 10 million subs on wow, versus 2 for Star Wars 
and yeah i agree, people will flock back to WoW over the next 6 months, further skewing the market share/imbalance toward blizz's favor.
will we ever see Diablo III is what i am wondering...
and yeah i agree, people will flock back to WoW over the next 6 months, further skewing the market share/imbalance toward blizz's favor.
will we ever see Diablo III is what i am wondering...
Posted on 3/1/12 at 10:17 am to jefforize
quote:Of course brah...as they said, its release schedule is unaffected.
will we ever see Diablo III is what i am wondering...
Posted on 3/1/12 at 10:19 am to jefforize
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will we ever see Diablo III is what i am wondering...
They made an announce over a week ago about having an actual release date soon.
Posted on 3/1/12 at 10:27 am to RolandDeschain
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As a result, the company said its game release schedule for upcoming titles Diablo III, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Blizzard DOTA and StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm remain intact.
Well shite, easy to do when your release date is "when it's ready!"
Posted on 3/1/12 at 11:41 am to jefforize
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Blizzard, which publishes the popular World of Warcraft title, said in a brief statement that 90% of the jobs being affected are not related to game development.
Translation: they fired a chunk of customer service reps, gms, etc.
Posted on 3/1/12 at 11:42 am to Eternalmajin
Diablo 3 is in beta so I say summer release at the latest.
Posted on 3/1/12 at 12:27 pm to jefforize
Jefforize...
I <3 U and I'm sorry
I <3 U and I'm sorry
Posted on 3/1/12 at 12:32 pm to hg
All good 
Posted on 3/1/12 at 12:37 pm to Bard
I'd like to think they are just trimming the fat, but , 600 is a big number
But less than 9% of total workforce though
Perhaps a possible reallocation of capital resources to help hit projected internal deadlines
But less than 9% of total workforce though
Perhaps a possible reallocation of capital resources to help hit projected internal deadlines
Posted on 3/1/12 at 3:05 pm to jefforize
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Blizzard entertainment eliminates 600 jobs
Talk about cost cutting.
Posted on 3/1/12 at 3:08 pm to finchmeister08
surprising, for a company whose Cash Cow generates $15 a month (roughly) on 10.2 million subs 
Posted on 3/1/12 at 3:13 pm to jefforize
Holy shite...maybe it's time to evaluate business practices.
Posted on 3/1/12 at 3:15 pm to jefforize
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$15 a month (roughly) on 10.2 million subs
Not quite true, I don't think some of the asian players pay a montly fee like the west does, but they still make an shite ton of money.
Posted on 3/1/12 at 3:15 pm to Devious
$15 per sub.. sorry
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