Gaming giant's Cork job cuts cost €9m in severance expenses
Microsoft took over Activision Blizzard in October 2023 in a deal worth $75.4bn, marking the largest ever sale in the gaming industry.
A move by tech giant Microsoft to cut costs last year at the Irish arm of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, which produces Call of Duty, Candy Crush and World of Warcraft resulted in the loss of 128 jobs in Cork, new accounts show.
Blizzard Entertainment Ltd operates a support centre in Cork for other companies in the gaming division and new accounts for Blizzard Entertainment Ireland Ltd show the job cuts cost €9m in "employee severance expenses" last year.
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