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Activision Blizzard Fires World of Warcraft Game Designer for Making Fun of Corporate Greed
Activision Blizzard leaders didn’t appreciate jokes that poked fun at greedy corporate execs via a conniving, scampering, and loot-obsessed character in World of Warcraft, so much so they fired the game designer who wrote the little goblin’s voice lines.
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Meta Layoffs Begin and Even the Game Developers Aren’t Safe
Meta has once again taken up the scythe and struck a wide swathe of staff from its field of developers. The first in what’s expected to be a total of 10,000 job cuts at the company is expected to impact teams for Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and in the company’s Reality Labs division working on its…
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Zoom Cuts 1,300 ‘Zoomies’ After Pandemic Growth Spurt
Silicon Valley layoffs have become commonplace in the last several months as one after another announced they were letting staff go. This time, the latest round of layoffs will affect Zoom employees, as CEO Eric Yuan cited an unpredictable economy and the possibility of a recession.
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U.S. FTC Sues to Prevent Microsoft’s Activision Deal From Going Through
The U.S.’s Federal Trade Commission has sued to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard on the grounds that the deal would threaten to suppress competition within the gaming industry.