{"id":66231,"date":"2024-01-26T14:11:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T14:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/26\/ftc-urged-to-unwind-activision-blizzard-merger-after-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2024-01-28T05:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T05:43:51","slug":"ftc-urged-to-unwind-activision-blizzard-merger-after-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/26\/ftc-urged-to-unwind-activision-blizzard-merger-after-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC Urged to &#8216;Unwind&#8217; Activision Blizzard Merger After Layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged the Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) to \u201cunwind\u201d <strong>Microsoft\u2018s buy of Activision Blizzard<\/strong> after the Xbox maker introduced mass layoffs throughout its gaming division yesterday. Activision Blizzard confronted a lot of the brunt, with Blizzard\u2019s survival recreation canceled and whole groups worn out throughout the writer.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-activision-blizzard-layoffs-described-as-a-bloodbath-by-affected-employees\">Activision Blizzard layoffs described as a \u201cmassacre\u201d by affected workers<\/h2>\n<p>Senator Warren took to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1750654129666396482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a> to criticize the downsizing, reminding followers of her earlier warnings towards the merger. \u201cI warned that this deal would harm employees,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThese layoffs are a stark reminder that company mergers are dangerous for employees. The FTC ought to sustain the struggle to unwind this merger.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Simply 3 months after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Microsoft?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Microsoft<\/a>&#8216;s merger with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Activision?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Activision<\/a>, 1,900 employees have misplaced their jobs.<br \/>I warned that this deal would harm employees. These layoffs are a stark reminder that company mergers are dangerous for employees.<br \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FTC<\/a> ought to sustain the struggle to unwind this merger. https:\/\/t.co\/Nh6vpAXeYd<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenWarren\/status\/1750654129666396482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Activision Blizzard workers have described the layoffs as a \u201cmassacre\u201d on social media. Reviews have emerged that Name of Obligation developer Sledgehammer Video games has misplaced greater than 1 \/ 4 of its workers. CharlieINTEL places the proportion of Sledgehammer layoffs at 25% whereas Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming has heard it\u2019s considerably near 30%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Though the merger has closed, the FTC is continuous its investigation into the deal, and hopes to persuade courts that Microsoft\u2019s buy of Activision Blizzard is dangerous for competitors and shopper selection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.playstationlifestyle.net\/2024\/01\/26\/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs-merger-scrutinized\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged the Federal Commerce Fee (FTC) to \u201cunwind\u201d Microsoft\u2018s buy of Activision Blizzard after the Xbox maker introduced mass layoffs throughout its gaming division yesterday. Activision Blizzard confronted a lot of the brunt, with Blizzard\u2019s survival recreation canceled and whole groups worn out throughout the writer. 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