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by keneda7 1123 days ago
>>In this article, they state openly that Blizzard is managing a crisis to ship multiple products. The cost of a failed product release outstrips their lease cost by orders of magnitude. I don't get the play here. What's the outlook on the next release cycle without talent?

One employee (who does not want to work in the office) claims return to work is the cause without providing any evidence. I would be very wary of drawing the conclusions you are. For all we know they are in crisis because their employees are producing 10x less when working from home versus when they are in the office.

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>>In this article, they state openly that Blizzard is managing a crisis to ship multiple products.

Blizzard's chief operating officer, the person whose job is to avoid such crises, quit/was fired when Microsoft acquired Blizzard. He went to Yuga Labs, the Bored Ape Yacht Club people. That may be part of why Blizzard is in trouble.

MSFT does not own ATVI yet, the transaction has not closed. Perhaps you meant when Activision acquired Blizzard.
Oh, right. The EU antitrust authorities didn't approve. Probably a good move.