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Activision Blizzard cuts nearly 800 jobs amid ‘record results in 2018’
The Verge ^
| February 12, 2019
| Chaim Gartenberg
Posted on 02/12/2019 7:47:04 PM PST by Ciaphas Cain
Activision Blizzard has announced that its laying off 8 percent of its employees roughly 770 people as part of the company de-prioritizing initiatives that are not meeting expectations.
The news came on the heels of announcement of Activision Blizzards Q4 and 2018 earnings, where CEO Bobby Kotick gave the companys record results in 2018. Kotick went on to comment that, While our financial results for 2018 were the best in our history, we didnt realize our full potential.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: activision; blizzard; omg; videogames
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To: dp0622
My son bought me an old Sega Genesis for my birthday a couple of years ago so I could play Mortal Kombat and Jungle Strike.
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posted on
02/13/2019 6:07:16 AM PST
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
To: mewzilla
To: dp0622
I don’t have a laptop, I don’t like them. Poor heat management and the keyboard feels flimsy and weak. I don’t game on my phone either.
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posted on
02/13/2019 7:30:19 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
To: wastedyears
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posted on
02/13/2019 7:50:06 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: CaliforniaCraftBeer
AND Activision/Blizzard is a very desirable 'take over' target as well. who'll win that bidding war? Microsoft? Sony Interactive? Apple? Amazon? I think this is what's happening...they had a good year and now they're making the company look even better by cutting out some of the fluff...trying to make it more attractive to buyers.
To: AnotherUnixGeek
“Blizzard is saying they will be hiring more developers.”
Check the H1B visa thread elsewhere. They may not actually be hiring American kids for these jobs...
To: Ciaphas Cain
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posted on
02/13/2019 8:05:28 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dp0622
Check out “Pandora’s Box” or “Pandora’s key”
I think box is the original and key is the knockoff. It is a table top console containing the vast majority of the arcade games from the 80’s etc. One version I saw had about 2000 games on it.
Ran across these at the mall this Christmas. Original graphics and connects to a TV.
It’s on my shopping list once I can find the version I want. and I believe both missile command and space invaders was on it.
I don’t remember if it had a track ball though.
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posted on
02/13/2019 10:45:25 AM PST
by
John O
(God Save America (Please))
To: John O
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posted on
02/13/2019 10:59:08 AM PST
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: wastedyears
Best investment to compliment any gaming laptop, however, desktops are still king though.
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posted on
02/13/2019 11:12:50 AM PST
by
rollo tomasi
(Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
To: rollo tomasi
There aren’t any vent ports on the bottom of laptops I’ve seen.
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posted on
02/13/2019 11:21:37 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
To: BushCountry
“All we want is a re-mastered Diablo 2.”
My kids were hooked on Diablo a few years back.
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posted on
02/13/2019 11:30:03 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(If Trump walked on water the press headline would read, "TRUMP CAN'T SWIM".)
To: Ciaphas Cain
Someone say developers?
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posted on
02/13/2019 11:33:06 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(If Trump walked on water the press headline would read, "TRUMP CAN'T SWIM".)
To: Rebelbase
OMG... Benny Hinn has a brother and he’s in charge of Windows!!!
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posted on
02/13/2019 11:35:15 AM PST
by
Ciaphas Cain
(FreeRepublic.com is the most-used app on my iPhone.)
To: wastedyears
Played Warframe for several hours last night.. mouse is hypersensitive.. but is interesting so far ;^)
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posted on
02/13/2019 11:25:09 PM PST
by
Bikkuri
To: AnotherUnixGeek
So you are suggesting journalism instead of learning to code?
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posted on
02/13/2019 11:37:58 PM PST
by
Sgt_Schultze
(When your business model depends on slave labor, you're always going to need more slaves.)
To: Bikkuri
Warframe is a great game, loved by the players and devs alike. I’ve been playing for years and still enjoy it.
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posted on
02/14/2019 12:29:59 AM PST
by
wastedyears
(The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
To: wastedyears
It’s been out (from what I remember readin) since around 2012-2014... but while I was downloading and installing, it said something about it still being in Beta?
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posted on
02/14/2019 1:27:27 AM PST
by
Bikkuri
To: AF_Blue; MrEdd; 11Bush; EQAndyBuzz; AppyPappy; Political Junkie Too; GreenLanternCorps; ...
F&G Ping
I’ve been playing WoW since 2007.
Gave notice last week that I won’t be renewing. Expires in a little less than 3 months.
The game has become dull. There are other games I find more interesting and challenging.
I would hang around and visit occasionally if it were free to play. I’d even buy the expansions as well.
But for the close to $60 CDN every 3 months I pay, I could be buying 3-4 Triple-A games a year.
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posted on
02/14/2019 3:05:22 AM PST
by
kanawa
(Trump Loves a Great Deal)
To: kanawa
I've been playing AD&D Pool of Radiance (1988) by Strategic Simulations, Inc on DOSBox. There are three more after this one.
-PJ
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posted on
02/14/2019 4:04:27 AM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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