Former Blizzard Leaders J. Allen Brack and Jen Oneal Reemerge to Start New Studio

After his resignation, Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra lead Activision Blizzard as co-presidents. However, Oneal also left the company at the end of 2021 after serving in her role for three months. She reportedly left due to not being paid an equal amount to Ybarra despite having the same roles and was only offered an equal contract after she tendered her own resignation.

Oneal wrote that she, Brack, and Donham are “tighty aligned” on the new project.

“We know the quality of our games will be a reflection of our team culture. We’re doing the work up front to make sure we’re fostering creativity, fully remote collaboration, and a diversity of backgrounds,” Oneal wrote in a statement.

Magic Soup joins a host of other studios founded by Blizzard veterans, from co-founder Mike Morhaime to the team behind StarCraft 2, as the flood of new studios fueled by heavy investment shows no sign of abating despite troubles in tech elsewhere.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. He’s been writing about the industry since 2019 and has worked with other publications such as Insider, Kotaku, NPR, and Variety.

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