Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced a reduction of workers, according to a Received a press release. Work lost 600 employees.
Blizzard president Mike Morhaime (Mike Morhaime) said that 90% of people got laid off were not directly involved in game development. He also assured that the team World of Warcraft remained intact.
"Ongoing evaluation of staff performance is essential for a successful business - explained this decision Morhaym. - Over time, Blizzard, as the industry itself, have evolved, so we had to take this difficult decision to meet the changing needs of the company." As of February 2012, the company employs 4,700 employees.
Blizzard is currently working on a five-game: Diablo 3 , StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm , World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, secret project Titan and DOTA-modfor StarCraft II. As it became known from the published in early February 2012 financial report of the company, the third part of the role-playing game Diablo will be available in the second quarter of 2012. Also, the game director Jay Wilson February 24, 2012 stated that "very soon" players waiting for an important announcement about Diablo III.
