2022 in Irvine. A year afer Microsoft acquired the gaming company’s parent, Activision Blizzard, for $68.7 billion, the layoffs started in California. (File photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images ...
Video game giant Activision Blizzard will start laying off employees at its Irvine and Santa Monica locations next month as parent company Microsoft Corp. looks to cut costs in its gaming division.