Activision Blizzard run an additional layoff aside from Microsoft Gaming's last week, this time impacting 83% of its #Esport business letting go 60 people.

The now Microsoft-owned conglomerate feels that 12 people is enough to operate taking in-context that both Call Of Duty and Overwatch League are now operated via outsourced companies.

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Now is the turn of Blizzard and #Overwatch League is no more, but this didn't come out of nowhere as for time, Blizzard have been saying that the league has bled money & already gave sign of not guaranteeing a new season by paying teams off their contracts.

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After a few weeks ago that announcing the future fusion of Call Of Duty League & #OverwatchLeague and now as a response of low revenue, Activision Blizzard will be offering $6 million to every team that desires not to renew on next Overwatch League season.

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My takes on recent news...

-Overwatch League 2022 without strong sponsor could be a signal that Activision Blizzard has just let the scandal quiets down after Microsoft offered to buy them and pretend that Overwatch 2 hype take over.

Much tranquility and silence on this part unless they prove doubters wrong which in terms for the gaming community is good.

-Haven Studios being bought by Sony, means that things are looking good on their first game, enough for securing the "Only For Playstation" subtitle" .

-(Probably I should wear a aluminium foil as hat for this oone) CD Projekt Red's surprising announcement that a new Witcher game is coming and FOR THE FIRST TIME, using Unreal Engine instead of their in-house RED Engine tells me who Tencent is really influencing gaming markets with this success of Tim Sweeney and Epic Games.

I see many have forgotten Tecent big influences on Epic Games and in parallel, Epic Games influencing the gaming industry since a few years ago.

Still don't know if it a good thing or not at long term, but people that are against Chinese entrepreneurship reaching American enterprises more deeply are in a nightmare right now.

While officially those who received confirmation of participation in the Overwatch 2 PvP beta and that it will officially start on April 26, the truth is that two months before the new season of Overwatch League there are NO major sponsors.

A report by The Washington Post indicates that this is the effects of the labor scandal within Activision Blizzard and has hindered efforts to win strong corporate sponsorships.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2022/03/17/owl-overwatch-2-league/

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Mientras que oficialmente a los que recibieron confirmación de participación del beta del PvP de Overwatch 2 y que arrancará oficialmente el 26 de Abril, lo cierto es que a dos meses de la nueva temporada de Overwatch League NO hay auspiciadores de gran peso.

Un reporte de The Washington Post indica que esto es los efectos a causa del escándalo laboral dentro de Activision Blizzard y ha dificultado los esfuerzos de ganar fuertes empresas para auspicios.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/esports/2022/03/17/owl-overwatch-2-league/

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A pesar de no ser días tranquilos en Activision Blizzard y mucho menos en Blizzard Entertainment, el estudio confirmó que el Overwatch League regresará para el 2022 en Mayo 5 con cambios en la composición de equipos que serán ahora de 5 participantes y el juego a competir será Push, el cual los equipos luchan por el control de un robot que empujará una carga útil hacia la meta de un equipo mientras ese equipo la controle.

Será una serie de 24 juegos y la gran notoriedad es que el torneo oficial se jugará con una versión preliminar del engine de Overwatch 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qUJy3vSgS0

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