Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 The layoffs, which could number in the hundreds, are part of a restructuring aimed at centralizing functions and boosting profit, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the changes haven’t been announced. Activision employed 9,800 people at the end of 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 WoW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Shit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Crappy, but Its expected considering some of the recent articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Where exactly have they dropped the ball? CoD keeps selling great. Crash games are doing great. Blizzard games continue to do great, other than HoTS perhaps. Even Destiny 2 must have been profitable, if not up to their wildest expectations. Maybe this is mismanagement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Just now, crispy4000 said: Where exactly have they dropped the ball? CoD keeps selling great. Crash games are doing great. Blizzard games continue to do great, other than HoTS perhaps. Even Destiny 2 must have been profitable, if not up to their wildest expectations. Maybe this is mismanagement. They sell well, but not up to the company’s projections. Destiny 2 in particular underperformed from Activision’s perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Activision is essentially down to one franchise. They’ve lost Destiny, Guitar Heroes and Skylanders and have been unable to create a new franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaynay1 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I was reading that Fortnight is killing everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaynay1 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 https://www.foxnews.com/tech/fortnite-is-killing-the-rest-of-the-video-game-industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paperclyp Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Snaynay1 said: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/fortnite-is-killing-the-rest-of-the-video-game-industry I think Fortnite is affecting a lot of things, but the poor numbers from these big companies are a result of them being run by dudes who want to milk what they think works until they kill it. And when they try to copy cat what is working, they’re very bad at it (Star Wars BF 2). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I wonder how Overwatch is still doing. I can imagine Fortnight taking a real chunk of their players. With Anthem, Destiny, and Division trying to etch out a different kind of games as service model, with the looter shooter, I’m surprised Blizzard hasn’t done thing similar. All 3 of those games are effectively using Diablo among their inspirations. Though maybe that’s the thing. Companies like Activision and EA really would prefer a PVP game with MTX, because they can get away with far less content than any PVE/co-op game. Sadly PVP is a sum zero business. There’s only so many players out there truely interested in PVP only titles. And once you lose your PVP audience you’re not likely to get it back. PVE content brings people back more than new PVP content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 PvP is very big right now. But mainly with Battle Royale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, crispy4000 said: PvP is very big right now. But mainly with Battle Royale. PVP has always been big. It’s the modes or styles that change. Before BR it was hero shooters like Overwatch. Before that mobas like League of Legends. Before that it was a long run of standard FPS death match games, from Quake, to Halo, and peaking with COD. they will eventually move on from BR to something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 4 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: Like I've said before, I wish western companies would take a page from Nintendo, and have the CEO and other executives take a pay cut, rather than laying people off. Won't happen though because greed in the west is too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 24 minutes ago, Brick said: Like I've said before, I wish western companies would take a page from Nintendo, and have the CEO and other executives take a pay cut, rather than laying people off. Won't happen though because greed in the west is too high. It’s also a lack of any real responsibility and consequences in the west. Many CEOs are guaranteed certain bonuses during company liquidation or “golden parachutes” if terminated. Even if they fail miserably they are rewarded with more money than the average worker will see in a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALIEN-gunner Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I wonder why that Diablo mobile game has not been mentioned about since it was announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, ALIEN-gunner said: I wonder why that Diablo mobile game has not been mentioned about since it was announced. Activision can’t afford the stock value hit. You want Blizzard to have to fire MORE people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: It’s also a lack of any real responsibility and consequences in the west. Many CEOs are guaranteed certain bonuses during company liquidation or “golden parachutes” if terminated. Even if they fail miserably they are rewarded with more money than the average worker will see in a lifetime. Yup. To them it's not about taking lead of a company to further it into a great, sustainable future, furthering the legacy, it is and getting in, making at much money as you can, and getting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Brick said: Yup. To them it's not about taking lead of a company to further it into a great, sustainable future, furthering the legacy, it is and getting in, making at much money as you can, and getting out. I mean, this is pretty much the case everywhere. The idea that it's "Westerners" is silly -- just because Nintendo did it that one time doesn't make it the norm anywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 WoW isn't about being an mmo anymore. It is about selling and buying WoW tokens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSoxFan9 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Looks like Blizzard's de-facto "independence" ends tomorrow. Its non-development staff is going to be gutted and folded into overall Activision operations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 That's what happens when you make a deal with the devil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Can't wait for Overwatch: Battle Royal and Diablo IV which instead of dropping loot will drop loot boxes that you need to buy keys to open. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massdriver Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Hopefully they will finish Warcraft 3 Reforged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, Massdriver said: Hopefully they will finish Warcraft 3 Reforged. The development side will be largely unimpacted...for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I wonder if this whole Activision-Blizzard thing is part of why Bungie wanted out from their deal. Perhaps they saw the writing on the real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Just now, Brick said: I wonder if this whole Activision-Blizzard thing is part of why Bungie wanted out from their deal. Perhaps they saw the writing on the real. Bungie is an independent developer that only had a contractual relationship with Activision-Blizzard. Their action in buying out the contract (and Activision-Blizzard's willingness to be bought out) is a completely separate situation to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Activision's revenue missed the mark by nearly $700 million - $2.38 billion actual vs $3.04 billion projected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 God damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 Sounds like they're aiming for an overall workforce reduction of 8%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 How Activision Blizzard plans to turn things around this year- pic.twitter.com/LUEVrOYJ0R — Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) February 12, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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