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Blizzard survived Xbox’s latest layoffs. After BlizzCon, it’s easier to see why. They’ve got games making money now and years of releases still to come. But good games haven’t stopped Xbox firing people before, and even Blizzard’s new union protections can only go so far. This may just have bought them time.
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00:00 Why Blizzard Was Spared
01:11 Blizzard Promises to Ship
02:10 The Games Keeping Blizzard Going
04:09 Bets on the Future
08:07 What Xbox Wants From Blizzard
11:10 The Staff Fighting to Stay
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