Mike Ybarra

Top Video Game Trends for 2024, Starting With Microsoft-Activision Changes

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Top Video Game Trends for 2024, Starting With Microsoft-Activision Changes

Listen to The Big Take podcast on iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the Bloomberg TerminalBloomberg Terminal. Microsoft recently cut 1,900 jobs from its gaming division and among the layoffs were many at the recently acquired video game developer Activision Blizzard. Blizzard Entertainment’s President Mike Ybarra and co-founder Allen Adham are both departing. The tech giant … Read more

Microsoft cuts 1,900 Activision Blizzard staff, cancels new game Odyssey after six years of development

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Microsoft cuts 1,900 Activision Blizzard staff, cancels new game Odyssey after six years of development

As part of the reorganisation, Blizzard also parted ways with president Mike Ybarra and chief design officer Allen Adham, one of the company’s co-founders. Blizzard said its new president will be announced next week. The Blizzard Entertainment campus in Irvine, California. Photo: Getty Images/TNS The maker of many hit games, including World of Warcraft and … Read more