Blizzard vet Rob Pardo closed this year's GDC keynote by urging executives to cool it with the layoffs: 'The game team is more valuable than the game itself'

Former Blizzard CCO Rob Pardo closed the GDC 2026 keynote by urging executives to retain teams after successful launches, arguing the people behind a hit are more valuable than the game itself. He cited recent post-launch layoffs as a cautionary example.

Appeared in 2026-03-13.