Oh, the fate of Bioware and Blizzard. Out not with a bang, but with a weird smushy face and a smattering of awful PR decisions.
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Sources:
[Kotaku] With Activision's Influence Growing, Blizzard Is Cutting Costs https://tinyurl.com/y742mw6o
[Kotaku] Blizzard Abruptly Kills Heroes of the Storm Esports, Leaving Players And Casters Fuming https://tinyurl.com/vbgbmxr
[Variety] Blizzard Hit With 209 Layoffs as Part of Activision Blizzard Restructuring https://tinyurl.com/y6qhc2sm
[Ars Technica] Amid layoffs, Blizzard won’t release a “major” new game in 2019 https://tinyurl.com/y3tzn4h3
[The Verge] Hearthstone player banned for supporting Hong Kong protesters during live stream https://tinyurl.com/y22dft8w
[Business Insider] Some Blizzard employees reportedly walked out to protest the punishment of a 'Hearthstone' competitor who spoke up in support of the Hong Kong protests https://tinyurl.com/y3dv8v4b
[Polygon] Blizzard won’t reverse blitzchung ban, despite on-stage apology https://tinyurl.com/y5hhflkm
[Forbes] Mass Effect: Andromeda's Facial Animations Are Flat Out Terrible https://tinyurl.com/wv96myh
[US Gamer] Mass Effect Andromeda Studio Merged with EA Motive https://tinyurl.com/w48v29w
[Kotaku] BioWare Doubles Down On Anthem As Pressure Mounts https://tinyurl.com/y8py8boa
[Game Informer] Anthem Lead Ben Irving Leaves Bioware https://tinyurl.com/rq9ub69
[Polygon] Anthem’s live services producer leaves BioWare https://tinyurl.com/sspj7ud
[PC Gamer] BioWare hints at imminent Dragon Age 4 activity https://tinyurl.com/t3n9wac
[Kotaku] Sources: BioWare Plans A Complete Overhaul For Anthem https://tinyurl.com/wgf6xpo
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