Requests for team members to relocate to Irvine have changed the structure of Blizzard's San Francisco office.

Multiple anonymous sources announced to onGamers that a large portion of the Blizzard Entertainment employees operating out Blizzard's San Francisco office have been laid off, including many of the former IGN Pro League.

Meanwhile, a Blizzard representative told onGamers that what was happening was teams consolidation between the Irvine and San Fransisco offices.

"Actually, what’s happening is we’ve had separate teams doing similar functions in our San Francisco and Irvine offices. So we’ve identified opportunities to consolidate the teams where it made sense and we have about 10-15 people in San Francisco we’d like to relocate to Irvine. The rest of the employees will remain in our San Francisco office. As a result of these changes, regrettably, David Ting has decided to embark on a new opportunity. He will remain with Blizzard for a number of months to oversee the transition while consulting on various projects."

General Manager and Senior Vice President, eSports at IGN Entertainment David Ting, Head of Online Publishing for Blizzard, first announced as having been fired, took this opportunity to move on and published the following statement:

"Due to the relocation of major portions of the SF team to Irvine, I have decided it is time for me to pursue other opportunities within the Bay Area. I will be staying with Blizzard for a period of time to help with the transition as well as continue working on a few corporate initiatives. I have enjoyed my time at Blizzard as an employee and as an avid player of their games, and look forward to more exciting games to come."

Kevin Knocke, Manager of Online Broadcasting, later tweeted that he was still employed at Blizzard.

In addition to those let go from online publishing and broadcasting, sources note the entire video department in the office was also laid off. onGamers was able to confirm that the following employees had been kept:

• Adrian Harris, Assistant eSports Manager
• Robb Chiarini, Events Manager, Partnerships & eSports
• Yvette Yturralde, Motions Graphic Designer