Artist at King - Senior Artist Activision Employee Review

4.0
Jun 1, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The work life balance is good, and colleagues are all very friendly. Annual work conference/party in Barcelona is excellent and work from home/hybrid or office is optional. All studios are excellent workspaces with all the perks you can need. Pay and bonus is competitive and it’s generally a really laid back company.

Cons

Since King was bought by Activision the studio isn’t what it used to be. The company feels more focused on making profit now rather than making fun games. It’s a shame and unfortunately it shows in the company’s output over the last few years. Almost all of the very best talent has moved to other studios and trying to build new games feels labored and inevitably always fails.

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Love to work within gaming, office is nice, and analytics function is strong. Company events are a plus, as are perks for games and Microsoft items.

Cons

Annual layoffs, can usually expect 1,000 or more people let go across XGS with a hundred or so from Activision. Work-life balance could be better, and compensation is squarely median or a bit lower for the industry.

3.0
Jul 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

good benefits relaxed culture unless you work on game development

Cons

too relaxed if not working directly on the game

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