Activision Blizzard joins the likes of EA and Square Enix in reporting a disappointing financial quarter. A difference though is in the repercussions, as due to Activision blaming Blizzard and their 13 percent decline in sales for their overall money troubles, approximately 800 people will now be without a job. But despite this, and even though Activision does not expect …

It’s a rumour no longer, as Activision Blizzard has officially begun laying off workers. In an earnings call held yesterday, Activision Blizzard announced that 8% of its workforce would be facing termination, a number that works out to around nearly 800 jobs being lost from an initial employment capacity of 9600 from across Activision, Blizzard and King.

It’s going to be a tough week for some people in the video game industry. While it’s not official yet, it looks like Activision Blizzard will be shedding some weight on Tuesday as financial site Bloomberg has reported that the publisher will be handing out pink slips to hundreds of employees.

Hearthstone’s current landscape will son be altered once again with the next evolution of the metagame, as a brand new expansion is due for release next month. August 7 will introduce The Boomsday Project, unleashing 135 new cards into Hearthstone and going all in on the mad science.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the current champ of the genre, while Epic’s Fortnite is a scrappy contender that might soon dominate a scene that already has plenty of challengers waiting for a title shot. The biggest contender however? None other than the daddy of Call of Duty, Activision. Possibly, I mean.

Is it time to panic yet? Maybe, probably, I don't know.

MLG and End Game plan to end the year with a bag announcing two $100,000 tournaments for Overwatch and Call of Duty.

Overwatch just got some pretty big eSports news, and CEO Bobby Kotick casually announced it.