Activision Blizzard is giving a thousand game testers full-time jobs and pay bumps

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Author: Jay Peters

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Activision Blizzard has just announced that all temporary and contingent QA workers of its Activision Publishing and Blizzard divisions are being converted to full-time employees — meaning nearly 1,100 temp game testers are getting full-time jobs with benefits. They’ll be making higher wages, too, with a new minimum hourly rate of $20.

Here is a full statement from Jessica Taylor, Activision Blizzard’s vice president of corporate communications:

Across Activision Blizzard, we are bringing more content to players across our franchises than ever before. As a result, we are refining how our teams work together to develop our games and deliver the best possible experiences for our players. We have ambitious plans for the future and our...

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