Consulting firm Games One told which game companies’ CEOs earned the most in 2020. Three people have an annual income of over $ 100 million. Among them are Robert Antokol from Playtika and Bobby Kotick from Activision Blizzard.

The dismissals of temporary Raven Software testers did not leave many employees in other Activision Blizzard studios indifferent. To date, more than 200 people have joined the strike. They protest against “arbitrariness” in the workplace and demand the reinstatement of all dismissed.Call of Duty: Warzone

At the end of last week, Activision Blizzard cut about a third of Raven Software’s QA specialists responsible for testing Call of Duty: Warzone. As a result, the employees staged a strike, demanding to reinstate the dismissed and offer them the previously promised promotions.Call of Duty: Warzone

The treasuries of six American states expressed concern about the situation around Activision Blizzard. Since they own part of the company’s shares, they demand to arrange a meeting with the publisher’s board. The main goal of the negotiations is to prevent the re—election of Bobby Kotick and other members of the board of directors.For the first time, the treasurers of California, Massachusetts, Illinois, Oregon, Nevada and Delaware asked for a meeting with the board of…

Activision Blizzard has faced criticism from another platform holder. Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America, called the harassment situation disappointing. He also stated that Nintendo has already taken some action against Activision.Doug Bowser

Bobby Kotick has announced that he will consider resigning as CEO of Activision Blizzard. This will only happen if he fails to solve the current problems quickly. Meanwhile, the company’s shares have fallen by almost a third since the harassment scandal began.The Cat made such a statement during a meeting with Blizzard Entertainment executives, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Activision Blizzard employees demanded the resignation of Bobby Kotick. The petition has already been signed by over 1300 people. Meanwhile, Phil Spencer announced that Xbox will reconsider the terms of cooperation with the scandalous company. According to him, such an attitude towards employees has no place in the gaming industry.Overwatch

Jim Ryan, who heads PlayStation, criticized Activision Blizzard amid the latest accusations against the publisher. He believes that the company is not doing enough to improve the situation. Meanwhile, Activision’s management continues to support Bobby Kotick and tries to calm down disgruntled employees. Reaction of the head of PlayStation

A group of investors who own less than a percent of Activision Blizzard‘s shares called for the removal of Bobby Kotick from the post of CEO of the company. In addition, they opposed two members of the board.

Jen Oneal, who held the post of Blizzard co-CEO until November, said that she was offered an equal salary with another co-CEO, Mike Ybarra, only after she made decisions to leave the company. Before that, she had been refused a salary increase several times.

Yesterday, The Wall Street Journal published a big investigation about the situation inside Activision Blizzard. It is alleged that Bobby Kotick hid information about harassment for years and once threatened to kill one of the employees himself. The board of directors sided with him, but the company’s shares fell to the lowest in more than a year.

During the third quarter, Roblox earned $509.3 million and generally exceeded investors’ expectations. As a result, the company’s shares soared by 42.2%. Thanks to this, Roblox took the first place in capitalization among US gaming companies, overtaking the previous leader in the person of Activision Blizzard.Roblox’s quarterly revenue grew by 102% year-on-year.

Activision Blizzard reported for the third quarter of 2021. Despite the ongoing discrimination scandal in the company, the publisher’s income is steadily growing. In the period from July to September, Activision Blizzard’s earnings exceeded $2 billion.

Activision Blizzard has announced the purchase of a mobile studio. A Barcelona-based Digital Legends developer specializing in shooters has passed into her hands. The amount and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The gaming industry in the UK is experiencing a new upswing: large companies and publishers are buying British studios, as well as opening new branches in London and across the country. This year, Square Enix, EA and Activision Blizzard were among such companies.

The state of California is unhappy that Activision Blizzard wants to suspend consideration of its claim of discrimination in the company. He said that the publisher is deliberately trying to inflate the scandal and uses false facts for this.Photo: NurPhoto / Getty Images

At the end of July, the California authorities filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, accusing the company of discrimination and harassment. It turned out that from that moment the publisher fired 20 employees and brought the same number to disciplinary responsibility.

The Communications Workers Union of America (CWA) is unhappy with the peace agreement between Activision Blizzard and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Yesterday, the union filed a complaint against the commission.

The situation around the harassment investigation at Activision Blizzard is getting more complicated. The California Department of Fair Employment and Placement (DFEH) believes that a peace agreement concluded between a gaming company and one of the federal agencies will harm the lawsuit. At the same time, the Department itself is accused of violating professional ethics.The beginning of the conflict