“Painful decision.”
In an internal email seen byThe Verge, Microsoft’s gaming headPhil Spencercalled this a “painful decision”.
The Gaming Leadership Team and I are committed to navigating this process as thoughtfully as possible.
My heart is with each one of you," he wrote.
The execs' departures mark the end ofBlizzard’s previously announced survival game, which has now been cancelled.
This project was being helmed by ex-Far Cry boss Dan Hay.
“Blizzard is embarking on our next quest,” the company wrote at the time.
“A vast realm of possibility, waiting to be explored.”
This reorganisation followed the retirement ofBethesda exec Pete Hines.
Just last week, GDC published its 2024 State of the Game Industry report.
Here, it said 35 percent of game developers had been impacted by layoffs in the last 12 months.
Additionally, half of those surveyed said they areconcerned more job cuts are on the way.
This year has already seen multiple companies announce layoffs, includingLeague of Legendsdeveloper Riot Games.
Others affected this year includeBlack Forest Games,Unity,Behaviour InteractiveandLords of the Fallen publisher CI Games.
