Where Did Blizzard Go?

Video Description

In the past 10 years, Blizzard has been in decline, and the people who once made it great left one by one. What drove them away from the company they loved, and where did they end up? 🟥 Help fund the future of gaming https://www.patreon.com/GoingIndie 🔵 Join our Discord to vote for the next indie game shoutout https://discord.gg/MBZRYGVKpS 🐦 Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/GoingIndieYT Huge thanks to Rob for helping out with this video https://twitter.com/primehylian?lang=en 📃 Research Links Mike Ybarra leaves Blizzard https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050402/microsoft-will-name-a-new-blizzard-president-next-week Mike Morhaime leaves Blizzard https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-ceo-mike-morhaime-is-leaving-a-very-lucra/1100-6462261/ https://www.dreamhaven.com/ Frank Pearce leaves Blizzard https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/after-28-years-cofounder-frank-pearce-is-leaving-blizzard Brian Birmingham leaves Blizzard https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/brian-birmingham-leaves-blizzard-rip-classic/1496859 https://www.unleashedgames.io/ Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard https://www.polygon.com/22394111/overwatch-jeff-kaplan-quits-blizzard-aaron-keller Ben Brode leaves Blizzard https://venturebeat.com/pc-gaming/hearthstone-boss-ben-brode-leaves-blizzard/ https://seconddinner.com/ Rob Pardo leaves Blizzard https://www.polygon.com/2014/7/3/5868499/blizzard-rob-pardo-leaves-blizzard-entertainment https://tracxn.com/d/companies/bonfire-studios/__6SwjV5zl1s2-nUdBHwAKzy5PCPAbrl3tN3pkKM3EJ5E Wei Wang leaves Blizzard https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/5owo8q/wei_wang_is_leaving_blizzard_his_work_was_really/ Scott Mercer leaves Blizzard https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/06/19/scott-mercer-leaves-blizzard-26-years-wow-overwatch Tim Morten and Tim Campbell leave Blizzard https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2021/03/24/ex-blizzard-leaders-raise-97-million-to-create-new-real-time-strategy-game/ https://frostgiant.com/#about Stormgate game https://playstormgate.com/ Senior Blizzard staff celebrate 25 years at the company https://blizzpro.com/2016/11/05/25-years-blizzard/ Activision-Blizzard subsidiaries https://www.investopedia.com/5-companies-owned-by-atvi-5093046 Activision-Blizzard earnings call transcript https://seekingalpha.com/article/104341-activision-blizzard-f2q09-qtr-end-9-30-08-earnings-call-transcript Bobby Kotick strategy https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2008/11/activision-if-we-cant-run-a-game-into-the-ground-we-dont-want-it/ Activision-Blizzard as 5th largest company in gaming https://www.alltopeverything.com/top-10-biggest-video-game-companies/ Bobby Kotick Wants to Take the Fun Out of Making Games https://www.escapistmagazine.com/bobby-kotick-wants-to-take-the-fun-out-of-making-games/ Bobby Kotick leaves Blizzard https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/13/23915559/activision-blizzard-ceo-steps-down-kotick-microsoft Steve Jobs 1995 interview https://youtu.be/P4VBqTViEx4?si=0Q2p5Q_uJhAo_K19 Ben Brode video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p45znaiYfhs Jeff Kaplan meme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4aeV-29Hd8&t=13s&ab_channel=dinoflask Microsoft Layoffs @YongYea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io4TPL4g_T8&t=55s&ab_channel=YongYea Ben Brode leaves Blizzard @wowhobbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_pyZWsfSmg&t=6s&pp=ygUdd293IGJlbiBicm9kZSBsZWF2ZXMgYmxpenphcmQ%3D