Jarrett and Jurge sit down with the youngest member of Irrational Passions, Quinten Hoffman, to break down what led to Activision-Blizzard laying off 800 workers.
Works Mentioned:
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving in March By Dean Takashi
Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime stepping down after 27 years By
Message From Mike Morhaime And J. Allen Brack By Mike Morhaime
Activision Says It’s Not Happy With Destiny’s Sales By Jason Schreier
With Activision’s Influence Growing, Blizzard Is Cutting Costs By Jason Schreier
Blizzard Abruptly Kills Heroes of the Storm Esports, Leaving Players And Casters Fuming By Jason Schreier
Reactions From Pro Players By Reddit User u/filsnwow
Heroes of the Storm is getting some overdue economy changes By Chris Carter
Activision Blizzard says it plans to fire its CFO for an unspecified cause By Jordan Novet
Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard – source By Kenneth Li
Square Gets a New CFO, Activision Loses Another Top Exec By David Marino-Nachison
2K opens new studio led by Sledgehammer Games co-founder By Micheal McWhertor
Tim Kilpin retires from Activision Blizzard Consumer Products role as firm names new president and CEO By Robert Hutchins
Activision’s Plan to Cut Hundreds of Jobs Caps Tumultuous Week By Christoper Palmeri
Theme Song:
“Ancient Heavy Tech Donjon” by Komiko
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