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Blizzard Says Warcraft Rumble Won't Get Any New Content as Microsoft Layoffs Hit Development Team
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 67786" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2024/11/13/warcraftrumblepcannouncementtrailer-ign-blogroll-1731523144992.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>As the full effect of <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff" target="_blank">Microsoft’s devastating round of layoffs</a> becomes clearer, Blizzard has announced that mobile game <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/warcraft-rumble" target="_blank">Warcraft Rumble</a> won’t get any new content, with its developers reporting they have been laid off.</p><p></p><p>Warcraft Rumble was a high-profile attempt by Blizzard to bring the Warcraft universe into the lucrative mobile space. Development began in 2016, with the game itself releasing in 2023 as a free-to-play tower defense RTS inspired by the likes of Clash of Clans. The PC version launched late last year.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In a <a href="https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24215864/announcing-changes-to-warcraft-rumble-support" target="_blank">blog post</a>, Blizzard admitted Warcraft Rumble “struggled to find its footing relative to our ambition for its long-term success,” and that recent attempts to improve the popularity of the game weren’t enough to sustain development.</p><p></p><p>The news comes as part of a bloodbath at Microsoft that saw 4%, or just over 9,000 staff, cut from the company. While the majority of those layoffs were outside the gaming business, Xbox studios were hit hard. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/rares-everwild-reportedly-canceled-as-microsoft-layoffs-sweep-across-xbox" target="_blank"><u>Rare’s Everwild, for example, was canceled</u></a>, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/perfect-dark-reboot-canceled-and-xbox-developer-the-initiative-closed-as-part-of-devastating-microsoft-layoffs" target="_blank"><u>as was the Perfect Dark reboot</u></a>. The Initiative was closed.</p><p></p><p>Elsewhere, Candy Crush maker King suffered significant layoffs, as did Bethesda’s European operations. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/unannounced-mmo-from-the-elder-scrolls-online-dev-canceled-veteran-studio-head-steps-down-amid-microsoft-layoffs" target="_blank"><u>An unannounced MMO from The Elder Scrolls Online developer, ZeniMax Online Studios, was canceled</u></a> and its development team cut. Reports indicate Forza developer Turn 10 and various Call of Duty development studios suffered layoffs, too. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-insists-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-isnt-retiring-anytime-soon-in-response-to-rumors-following-mass-layoffs" target="_blank">Microsoft was forced to deny rumors that under fire Xbox boss Phil Spencer is set to retire after the release of the next-gen Xbox</a>.</p><p></p><p>Alex Apple, client engineer at Blizzard, took to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7346213597716336641/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> to say they had been laid off “along with the entire Warcraft Rumble team.” Other developers on the game reported similar.</p><p></p><p></p><p>In its blog post, Blizzard said Warcraft Rumble will remain playable but will only receive updates focused on regular, systemic in-game events and bug fixes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzard-says-warcraft-rumble-wont-get-any-new-content-as-microsoft-layoffs-hit-development-team" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 67786, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2024/11/13/warcraftrumblepcannouncementtrailer-ign-blogroll-1731523144992.jpg[/IMG] As the full effect of [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff']Microsoft’s devastating round of layoffs[/URL] becomes clearer, Blizzard has announced that mobile game [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/warcraft-rumble']Warcraft Rumble[/URL] won’t get any new content, with its developers reporting they have been laid off. Warcraft Rumble was a high-profile attempt by Blizzard to bring the Warcraft universe into the lucrative mobile space. Development began in 2016, with the game itself releasing in 2023 as a free-to-play tower defense RTS inspired by the likes of Clash of Clans. The PC version launched late last year. In a [URL='https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24215864/announcing-changes-to-warcraft-rumble-support']blog post[/URL], Blizzard admitted Warcraft Rumble “struggled to find its footing relative to our ambition for its long-term success,” and that recent attempts to improve the popularity of the game weren’t enough to sustain development. The news comes as part of a bloodbath at Microsoft that saw 4%, or just over 9,000 staff, cut from the company. While the majority of those layoffs were outside the gaming business, Xbox studios were hit hard. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/rares-everwild-reportedly-canceled-as-microsoft-layoffs-sweep-across-xbox'][U]Rare’s Everwild, for example, was canceled[/U][/URL], [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/perfect-dark-reboot-canceled-and-xbox-developer-the-initiative-closed-as-part-of-devastating-microsoft-layoffs'][U]as was the Perfect Dark reboot[/U][/URL]. The Initiative was closed. Elsewhere, Candy Crush maker King suffered significant layoffs, as did Bethesda’s European operations. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/unannounced-mmo-from-the-elder-scrolls-online-dev-canceled-veteran-studio-head-steps-down-amid-microsoft-layoffs'][U]An unannounced MMO from The Elder Scrolls Online developer, ZeniMax Online Studios, was canceled[/U][/URL] and its development team cut. Reports indicate Forza developer Turn 10 and various Call of Duty development studios suffered layoffs, too. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-insists-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-isnt-retiring-anytime-soon-in-response-to-rumors-following-mass-layoffs']Microsoft was forced to deny rumors that under fire Xbox boss Phil Spencer is set to retire after the release of the next-gen Xbox[/URL]. Alex Apple, client engineer at Blizzard, took to [URL='https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7346213597716336641/']LinkedIn[/URL] to say they had been laid off “along with the entire Warcraft Rumble team.” Other developers on the game reported similar. In its blog post, Blizzard said Warcraft Rumble will remain playable but will only receive updates focused on regular, systemic in-game events and bug fixes. [I]Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzard-says-warcraft-rumble-wont-get-any-new-content-as-microsoft-layoffs-hit-development-team"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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