Overview
- Microsoft laid off around 1,900 employees from its gaming teams following the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, including developers at Blizzard Entertainment.
- Adam Holisky, a former Blizzard developer, used his employee perks to secure 10 years' worth of World of Warcraft subscription time before being laid off.
- Holisky, who was the product lead at Core Technology, claimed ten 1-year subscription codes from his account, extending his subscription to October 14th, 2033.
- Blizzard employees can get 1-year subscription codes as a perk of working at the company, allowing them to bypass the monthly fees.
- Blizzard has also cancelled a new untitled survival game they were working on, following the layoffs.