Activision Blizzard Preparing for More Layoffs in European and Latin American Offices

Blizzard Posted 2021/03/19 at 10:55 PM by Archimtiros

layoffs in Esports and live events divisionsGamesIndustry.biz
"Players are increasingly choosing to connect with our games digitally," an Activision Blizzard representative said when asked about closures.

"We have shared plans with our teams in Europe for how we would evolve as an organization, adapting to this change to serve our players and best positioning the region for future growth. We will be taking extensive steps to support all employees and ease the transition for those of our colleagues who might be impacted by these proposed changes."The Enemy

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The changes are not limited to Brazil and the Latin market: all small Blizzard teams are being shut down, explained one of the sources. All non-game development teams now report to Activision .

Sought by The Enemy, Activision Blizzard sent the following statement:
“Players are increasingly choosing to connect to our games digitally. Everything we do is from the perspective of our players, and in the past year we have explored how we can best meet your needs. Our Latin American teams had to evolve, adapting to this change to better serve our players and prepare the region for the next stages of growth. We are taking a number of steps to support those affected.”

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Comment by VarusEUTwo things - 1) Really bad timing on this. And it's a shame people are going to lose their jobs. 2) Finally. Consolidating support ops and non-dev resources into the main team in US is something that they've needed to do for many years. I hope this means they'll also start consolidating the forums and maintenance for WoW. This is a good move.Comment by WepstarGood Job.
I think we should give another 200 m to Boby!Comment by MordaneMaybe they could move some of those people into support,..or use some of the "saved funds" to improve a few things. For many years now the Oceanic servers have day/night around the wrong way,..and the calendar is off for our time zones. And though it's been bought up for many many years on the forums,.nothing has been done about it, and there is little to no comment at all on the numerous posts about it. I know we're a small fish and we get forgotten about down here (What,..where's Australia and New Zealand,..who are they?),....but for those of us who have played for many many year,...the lack of support for us is quite poor really.
I get they need to "improve" business and no company will just pay to things going that aren't improving the bottom line. But surely customer satisfaction has to have SOME affect on how well the company does overall? A little bit more "goodwill" goes a long way.....

Just my 5cents worth and my personal opinion :)

Sorry to all the people losing jobs,...that's never a nice thing to happen. Hopefully they can move into other fields quickly.Comment by nik666They are not "consolidating" operations, they are REFORGING them.Comment by WalkActually you are the one who is completely ignorant. Executives do make decisions to increase profits by cutting expenses. Cutting expenses (aka layoffs/employees) is routinely done as revenues do not always outpace growth. The largest component of expenses is employee pay. Executives make these decisions to elp achieve profit targets (revenue - expenses = profits).

You, sir, are the one who is completely ignorant to real world business of a public company who needs to demonstrate shareholder value.Comment by BelatherixSo the fat cat gets $200,000,000.00 and the cleaner loses their job. Well done Blizzard great job all round.Comment by darkage2Actually you are the one who is completely ignorant. Executives do make decisions to increase profits by cutting expenses. Cutting expenses (aka layoffs/employees) is routinely done as revenues do not always outpace growth. The largest component of expenses is employee pay. Executives make these decisions to elp achieve profit targets (revenue - expenses = profits).

You, sir, are the one who is completely ignorant to real world business of a public company who needs to demonstrate shareholder value.Comment by johnnybgood89Hope that your game will die out already.Comment by Momoiso this is allready happening again and alot companys layoff even faster thanks to the virusComment by elderwolfDisgusting all these layoffs with the money they are making. People need the income more than ever during the current hard times. I'm out won't be coming back wow can go to the $%^&ter.Comment by LochtonAlas, this smells like they are trying to merge offices with the rest of Activision Blizzard staff, to cut down where they know they can. It makes sense when looked at it like that but it EXTREMELY SUCKS that they are doing it in a time like this, as well as in general butchering the spirit of their companies meanwhile trying to keep a smile on their face while trying to have people support a cause that is very good. More people, as I've seen before in comments, are just going to opt-out of supporting the charity event due to Blizzard and their higher up's handling.Comment by husoofcosmosso this is allready happening again and alot companys layoff even faster thanks to the virusComment by WalkActually you are the one who is completely ignorant. Executives do make decisions to increase profits by cutting expenses. Cutting expenses (aka layoffs/employees) is routinely done as revenues do not always outpace growth. The largest component of expenses is employee pay. Executives make these decisions to elp achieve profit targets (revenue - expenses = profits).

You, sir, are the one who is completely ignorant to real world business of a public company who needs to demonstrate shareholder value.Comment by AdmThrawnIs this real? Is this a joke? WTH is going on? Why?Comment by laboitedechocoActually you are the one who is completely ignorant. Executives do make decisions to increase profits by cutting expenses. Cutting expenses (aka layoffs/employees) is routinely done as revenues do not always outpace growth. The largest component of expenses is employee pay. Executives make these decisions to elp achieve profit targets (revenue - expenses = profits).

You, sir, are the one who is completely ignorant to real world business of a public company who needs to demonstrate shareholder value.Comment by VSozonovYou gotta do what you gotta do. Kotick's pay and people being fired are not related. I don't know what are people expecting, for him to personally finance their stay? They are running a company not a charity.Comment by lovelywazHow to "achieve" a target that rewards bonuses equal to THOUSANDS of employees yearly salary? Lay off hundreds of workers! Check my post in previous article for details and this time it seems like that fat CEO is aiming for THREE HUNDRED MILLION dollars worth of bonuses.Comment by husoofcosmosThey are running a company not a charity.https://www.cuckhead.com/wotlk/news/support-doctors-without-borders-for-bananas-and-daisy-the-sloth-charity-battle-321448Comment by RancidRageBobby Kotick makes the devil look like a saint, I do wish the worst for him.Comment by BrelsharSad, but another victory at least for the UK over the EU.

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