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by Fox Van Allen 
Nov 8th 2011 at 4:00PM
There's only one problem with the information said investigation dredged up: It's not true. There are no massive layoffs at Blizzard. So says Blizzard itself, via Community Manager Bashiok:
mass layoffs at blizz
Hey guys, out of respect for their privacy, we don't discuss individual employees, but the speculation circulating about 'massive layoffs at Blizzard' is just a rumor.
Fellow Community Manager Zarhym confirmed the lack of layoffs on his own personal Twitter account, saying that there's "tons of speculation based on false evidence." He went on to explain that the vast majority of people rumored to have been laid off showed up to work today.
So rest assured: The sky is not falling. Blizzard employees still have their jobs. Project Titan has not been cancelled. Ghostcrawler is still in the building. And despite what you may have heard from Mr. Feeney's grocer, Cory and Topanga are not adopting a 14-year-old Chinese boy.
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Reader Comments (Page 4 of 4)
Lissanna Nov 8th 2011 7:01PM
some people get days off (vacation, sick days, work night instead of day shifts, or work weekends instead of mid-week).
Randolyn Nov 8th 2011 5:19PM
"And despite what you may have heard from Mr. Feeney's grocer, Cory and Topanga are not adopting a 14-year-old Chinese boy."
ZZEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWNNNNN!!
[That's the sound of this reference sailing about a mile above my head.]
Pyromelter Nov 8th 2011 5:28PM
It's a reference to a 1990s tv show called Boy Meets World, which was kind of a fun/guilty pleasure type of TV show.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Meets_World
"Cory" was the "boy," played by Ben Savage (yes, Fred Savage's younger brother... if you know who Fred Savage is). "Topanga" was Cory's girlfriend on the show. Mr. Feeny is the neighbor and also teacher.
I have no idea what the 14 year old chinese boy thing is though.
amryxx Nov 8th 2011 7:21PM
What a pointless thing to speculate about. Who cares if [insert name here] has been laid off or not? Before someone jumps in and say, "but so-and-so is a good designer/artist/whatever", I prefer to judge something by its own merit, not by who made it. So maybe Mr. Whats-His-Name quit, but if his replacement is just as good, or better, then why would I be concerned?
DBriggs304 Nov 8th 2011 7:43PM
Hmmm. If they don't get those WoW numbers back up....
omedon666 Nov 8th 2011 8:56PM
... Then it looks like they're going to have to JUMP....
Reddamein Nov 8th 2011 7:49PM
But layoffs did happen, I know two people who worked at blizz up until about 3 weeks ago when they were lay'ed off unexpectedly, whether or not this has anything to do with the other layoffs I dont know
Suzaku Nov 8th 2011 10:03PM
Sudden layoffs are extremely common in the video game industry, which is sad but true.
People spend months or years working on a game, and then as it nears release, people start getting let go because they're just not needed anymore. It's especially bad for testers and Q&A folks.
Movie industry is similar. There are a lot of people who are only employed so long as they're working on an active project. Filming's over? Find a new job.
tulipblossom Nov 8th 2011 8:28PM
Oh, Fox Van Allen.. you wily fellow, you. +10 for the Boy Meets World reference. You just made my night.
goldeneye Nov 9th 2011 3:07AM
Woot @ Boy Meets World reference!
I agree that Topanga was super hot..
av3fenix Nov 11th 2011 2:09PM
" There's only one problem with the information said investigation dredged up: It's not true. "
Have you talked to the employees at all? Blizzard's word should not be enough to say its not true.
"Hey guys, out of respect for their privacy, we don't discuss individual employees, but the speculation circulating about 'massive layoffs at Blizzard' is just a rumor."
Also, he's not denying it. He's just saying he wont talk about it, lol.