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Emily Gera
Sunday, March 22, 2020, GMT
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During the US Coronavirus blockade, Blizzard has been providing care kits for essential supplies to home-based employees in California and Texas.
Blizzard project manager Jens Salvesen on Twitter over the weekend highlighted thousands of employee care kits, including soap, toilet paper and toilet paper towels, which are delivered through an office in Irvine, California The drive-through service provided in the parking garage is provided to company employees. In Texas, Jesse Meschuk, senior vice president of global human resources at Blizzard confirmed The company also has a similar setup in its Austin office.
snowstorm:
– Send (most) everyone home
– Still paying standard salaries to cleaners, security and internet cafe staff
– Through the parking garage, thousands of employees were provided with care kits for soap, toilet paper and paper towels♥ ️ pic.twitter.com/kpjRoud4MT
-Jens (@OhaiJens) March 20, 2020
Blizzard had previously announced that it would pay standard salaries to housekeepers, security guards and cafe staff while they stayed home.
To protect the health and safety of our employees, we are implementing work-from-home policies in our offices in Irving and Austin. Our staff in other offices around the world have or will be working from home under the guidance of local governments and health authorities.
-Blizzard Entertainment (@Blizzard_Ent) March 14, 2020
Coronaviruses have had a significant impact on all industries, including video games. From Rockstar to Bungie and Microsoft, developers are starting remote work this month. As more people stay home because of health concerns, the number of online users and gamers on Steam has hit record highs.
Earlier today, we reported that Blizzard introduced a new "Wind of Wisdom" buff in World of Warcraft. From now until April 20, players have been in Warcraft due to players staying in the game while the corona virus was self-isolated. All experience gained in the world has increased by 100%.
