After Microsoft's latest bloodbath, former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra offers "props to Xbox" for dismantling Halo Studios: "The best decision to reset Halo"
Following significant layoffs at Microsoft's Xbox division, former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra praised the company's decision to move the Halo intellectual property to Activision, calling it a positive reset for the franchise. The article notes that hundreds of Xbox employees were laid off, and Halo Studios has been reduced to a small support team as Activision takes over future Halo game development.
- Entities
- Company: Xbox Game Studios
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Blizzard Entertainment
- Company: Activision
- Game: Halo
- Topic: Layoffs
- Topic: Intellectual Property Management
- Person: Dave Stohl
- Topic: Game Development
- Person: Patrick Kelly
- Person: Rob Kostich
- Person: Mike Ybarra
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