Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by RandallBrown 5230 days ago
Those 10% are related to game development, but that doesn't mean they're developers. I would guess that it's more likely to be slightly more "disposable" roles like testers.

It still sucks though. It seemed like Blizzard was just printing money.

2 comments

They're presumably winding down some parts of Diablo 3 development and maybe even Heart of the Swarm, so it could just be that they don't expect to be doing as much in the near future rather than simple cost-cutting.
They still have the upcoming Titan game and another unannounced game that they are hiring for.
They were, and are likely still are, however, I have a feeling this hinges on something from the Activision HQ.