Blizzard lays off 600 staff
World Of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment has confirmed that it is to lay off 600 staff. The cuts, which affect Blizzard's worldwide operations and mean a reduction in headcount of around 12 per cent - the company has 5,000 employees, according to VentureBeat - are largely in administration and sales, with Blizzard saying only 10 per cent of the planned layoffs affect its game development teams. More >