Activision Blizzard is set to lay off hundreds of workers from its mobile gaming divisions in California to eliminate redundancies among its workforce.
The development follows the company’s $75.4 billion merger with software giant Microsoft Corp. The latest round of layoffs comes after the more than 1,000 employees who were laid off over the past year by the studio.
Activision Blizzard’s Layoffs
These ranged from operations in Novato and Foster City in the Bay Area to Southern California offices.
Activision Blizzard informed the Employment Development Department (EDD) that 140 jobs will be eliminated starting Oct. 11, 2024, at Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine…