Episode 80

Jarrett and Jurge sit down with the youngest member of Irrational Passions, Quinten Hoffman, to break down what led to Activision-Blizzard laying off a good chunk of its workforce.

Works Mentioned:

Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving in March By Dean Takashi

Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime stepping down after 27 years By Ryan Gilliam and Samit Sarkar

Message From Mike Morhaime And J. Allen Brack  By Mike Morhaime

Activision Says It's Not Happy With Destiny's Sales By Jason Schreier

With Activision's Influence Growing, Blizzard Is Cutting Costs By Jason Schreier

Blizzard Abruptly Kills Heroes of the Storm Esports, Leaving Players And Casters Fuming By Jason Schreier

Reactions From Pro Players By Reddit User u/filsnwow

Heroes of the Storm is getting some overdue economy changes By Chris Carter

Activision Blizzard says it plans to fire its CFO for an unspecified cause By Jordan Novet

Exclusive: Netflix poaches CFO from Activision Blizzard - source By Kenneth Li

Square Gets a New CFO, Activision Loses Another Top Exec By David Marino-Nachison

2K opens new studio led by Sledgehammer Games co-founder By Micheal McWhertor

Tim Kilpin retires from Activision Blizzard Consumer Products role as firm names new president and CEO By Robert Hutchins

Activision's Plan to Cut Hundreds of Jobs Caps Tumultuous Week By Christoper Palmeri

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