A new excerpt of Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, And Future Of Blizzard Entertainment details the tension within the Activision Blizzard merger
Gosh, guys, it turns out the intersection of creativity and commerce is an uneasy place to be. For our millionth example of this truism, look no further than. It paints a picture of one boss who cared most about the profits, and one boss who cared most about the games , and surprise, their visions were pretty incompatible, which eventually drove Blizzard founder Morhaime out of the company for good.“) is framed here as the precipitating incident that led to the downfall of Morhaime’s regime.
So hard, in fact, that Morhaime eventually bowed out in 2018. The company floundered in his wake and was eventuallyNews
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