Blizzard's next president will be former NFL and Call of Duty exec Johanna Faries, the company reported today in a post on the Blizzard website.
After finding overlap post-acquisition, Microsoft Lays Off 1,900 mostly Activision Blizzard employees, and ends some Xbox and ZeniMax roles. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra announced today is his last day, leaving the company.
Blizzard President Mike Ybarra is sharing a look back at 2023, sharing milestones from a big year, and previewing what's ahead in 2024 for WoW, Overwatch 2, Diablo, and more.
BlizzCon hasn't taken place since the show went online during the pandemic, but after promising it would return, Blizzard's Mike Ybarra confirmed planning talks.
Reports on a Blizzard meeting and Q&A with Mike Ybarra say that the president's comments on lower than expected bonuses, and upcoming return to office mandate left them with lowered morale.
The news that Activision Blizzard King has been sold to Microsoft for nearly $70 billion dollars is still reverberating through the community. Blizzard's Mike Ybarra has released a statement about the deal and what it means for the company going forward.
Today during today's Activision Blizzard Q3 2021 Earnings Call, Blizzard Co-leader Jen Oneal will be stepping down by the end of the year. This would leave co-leader Mike Ybarra as the sole head of the MMORPG developer moving forward.