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Activision Blizzard: Layoffs

Activision Blizzard, under Xbox parent company, is cutting jobs across the board, including elimination of a small number of roles in China.

Source: Game Developer

The leadership read

Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of the sector hiring conditions.

Market context: Backdrop: a 107.8 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 2.4 on the month) with Asia activity steady (+1.2pts).

Activision Blizzard: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow.

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