World of Warcraft workers have voted to unionize the popular video-game franchise, expanding organized labor’s new foothold at Microsoft Corp. by around 500 employees.
  • @Rookwood
    4•6 months ago

    Wait, when did Microsoft buy Blizzard???

    • @big_slap
      13•6 months ago

      really? it was all over the news as the largest acquisition on the planet for a couple of months last year, lol

    • sp3ctr4l
      8•6 months ago

      The following is a non exhaustive list.

      MSFT owns…

      ZeniMax:

      Bethesda (Elder Scrolls, Fallout)

      id Software (Doom, Wolfenstein, Quake)

      Arkane (Dishonored)

      Activision/Blizzard:

      Blizzard (World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo)

      Treyarch/InfinityWard (Call of Duty)

      Other Studios (Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Candy Crush)

      …

      Rare (Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, Sea of Thieves)

      343 (Halo)

      The Coalition (Gears of War)

      Mojang (Minecraft)

      Ninja Theory (Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Devil May Cry)

      Playground Games (Forza)

      Undead Labs (State of Decay)

      Obsidian Entertainment (KotoR)

      Full list here: https://www.pcgamer.com/every-game-and-studio-microsoft-now-owns/