Mark Gordon, studio head at Treyarch (Call of Duty developer), has retired after 22 years. Kevin Hendrickson and Yale Miller will take over as co-studio heads. The news comes amid broader turbulence for Activision and Xbox, including the shutdown of Warzone Mobile, uncertainty over the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger's value, and reports of multiple Xbox studio heads negotiating to avoid closure. Treyarch itself has faced crunch and culture issues in recent years, and the Call of Duty franchise has shifted strategy away from back-to-back annual releases.
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