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Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra would like to "tip" developers

Former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra would like the option to "tip" developers once he's completed a game.Whilst acknowledg…

Whilst acknowledging that "most will dislike this idea", Ybarra says that when he beats a game, he has "often" thought, 'I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70'". "Games like Horizon Zero Dawn, Gears of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring, etc. Her appointment marks the first new leader of the studio since Microsoft finally purchased Activision Blizzard for $69 billion in October, following almost two years of regulatory approvals and legal wrangling.

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