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@DeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish • 10 months ago

Microsoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff Votes to Unionize

www.bloomberg.com

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Microsoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff Votes to Unionize

www.bloomberg.com

@DeadWorld@lemm.eeM to BrainWorms@lemm.eeEnglish • 10 months ago
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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.
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  • hexaflexagonbear [he/him]
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    9•10 months ago

    “Microsoft’s ‘World of Warcraft’ Gaming Staff” is such a weird phrase to read.

  • @Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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    7•10 months ago

    Git guild noob

    • @SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net
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      2•10 months ago

      deleted by creator

  • @Rookwood@lemmy.world
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    Wait, when did Microsoft buy Blizzard???

    • @big_slap@lemmy.world
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      really? it was all over the news as the largest acquisition on the planet for a couple of months last year, lol

      • @pseudonym
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        7•10 months ago

        I too live under a rock

    • sp3ctr4l
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      10 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/

    • @eth0slash0@lemmy.world
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      https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquisition_of_Activision_Blizzard_by_Microsoft

  • @Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca
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    2•10 months ago

    Please make WoW 2: Back 2 It’s Roots: Electric Boogaloots.

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