As rumours mount about where jobs cuts will come in the wake of
Activision's 'merger' with Vivendi, CFO of the newly formed company Thomas Tippl
has told MCV that Blizzard will remain untouched by the process.
After confirming to MCV that the company faced job cuts last week, Tippl
promised that the World Of
Warcraft developer would remain autonomous and would "operate just as they
have done in the past".
"Blizzard has established the most successful business in all of video
games," he told MCV. "It's not like we need to go there and fix something.
Blizzard will continue to operate as they have done in the past, fairly
independently.
"They have a top notch management and development team and we have a very
high degree of confidence that they know how to run the business and a track
record to prove it. In addition, they have an extraordinarily strong product
pipeline, with Starcraft, Wrath of the Litch King and Diablo 3.
"It would be a big mistake for us to distract them with new
ideas."
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