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Jez Corden

"Today is a difficult day": So far, Xbox's cuts haven't targeted Blizzard (for now) — President Johanna Faries emails staff

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World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo fans have been curious what Xbox's plans might be for Blizzard, acquired as part of the Activision deal a few years ago.

Blizzard has been on a tear over the last year, and is arguably one of Microsoft's biggest and brightest spots in an otherwise incredibly challenging environment. Overwatch has resurged, World of Warcraft just had a successful expansion launch, and Diablo 4 delivered its highest-rated launch in years with its Lord of Hatred DLC. BlizzCon is just around the corner, where fans are expecting news on the long-rumored StarCraft shooter as well.

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