After the significant acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $70 billion, Microsoft have announced mass layoffs, impacting several developers involved in the Call of Duty franchise.
In recent times, the entertainment industry – including video games – has suffered a massive number of layoffs leaving many developers and professionals out of work. Among these companies are Amazon, Twitch, Google, and most recently Activision Blizzard King.
Despite the multi-billion dollar acquisition from Microsoft, Activision Blizzard was massively hit by layoffs, affecting its gaming teams, and mainly, employees within Activision Blizzard.
Developers across all of Activision’s Call of Duty studios were affected, including but not limited to Infinity Ward, High Moon Studios, Raven Software, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games.