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 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'".

At the end of the game, I've often thought, 'I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20 because it was worth more than my initial $70, and they didn't try to nickel and dime me every second'."

"Games like Horizon Zero Dawn, Gears of War, Red Dead Redemption 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Elden Ring, etc.

[By the way], I realise we are tired of 'tipping' in everything else - but I view this different from a pressure to tip type scenario many face and give feedback on."

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.