Overview

• Microsoft announced a 4% global workforce reduction, cutting roughly 9,000 roles across its gaming divisions.
• Blizzard president Johanna Faries confirmed that Warcraft Rumble will only receive event updates and bug fixes, with no new content planned.
• Up to 100 developers from the Warcraft Rumble team have been laid off or reassigned within Blizzard.
• The workforce cuts coincide with Xbox Game Studios cancelling Rare’s Everwild, the Perfect Dark reboot, and an unannounced Elder Scrolls MMO.
• Warcraft Rumble struggled to meet engagement and retention targets after its 2023 launch despite nine years of development.