--- title: Mike Ybarra exits Blizzard Entertainment after Microsoft... description: Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has resulted in significant layoffs and leadership changes within the company, including a total of 1,900... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mike-ybarra-exits-blizzard-entertainment-after-microsoft-layoffs-licnqoz87 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mike Ybarra exits Blizzard Entertainment after Microsoft layoffs | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has resulted in significant layoffs and leadership changes within the company, including a total of 1,900... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mike-ybarra-exits-blizzard-entertainment-after-microsoft-layoffs-licnqoz87 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LicNqoz87.png og:image:alt: Mike Ybarra exits Blizzard Entertainment after Microsoft layoffs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Mike Ybarra exits Blizzard Entertainment after Microsoft layoffs **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard has resulted in significant layoffs and leadership changes within the company, including a total of 1,900 employees being laid off. The restructuring aims to implement a sustainable cost structure and reshape the future of Microsoft's gaming divisions. ## Content In the aftermath of Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the gaming giant has made significant layoffs and witnessed leadership changes within the company. A total of 1,900 employees have been laid off, including individuals from Xbox, Bethesda, and Activision Blizzard. This move is part of a larger wave of layoffs in the gaming industry as Microsoft aims to implement a sustainable cost structure. Alongside the layoffs, Mike Ybarra, the president of Blizzard Entertainment, has announced his departure from the studio. Ybarra's exit comes after a period of lawsuits, firings, and numerous leadership shifts within the company. The restructuring at Blizzard Entertainment also led to the cancellation of the studio's survival game. 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