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

MY.GAMES decided to strengthen its position in the western market. The company has made Philippe Sauze, former vice president of Activision Blizzard, the head of its Amsterdam office.

Activision Blizzard has created an $18 million fund to pay employees who have suffered harassment and discrimination. This was one of the terms of the agreement with the American Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) — shortly before that, the agency sued the publisher.

Diablo II: Resurrected, a remaster of the classic Blizzard game, was released yesterday. In general, critics positively assessed the project. However, it was not without interference in the operation of servers and other technical problems at the start. Because of this, some players have even started requesting refunds.

The harassment and discrimination scandal at Activision Blizzard has attracted the attention of another agency. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched its own investigation into the company.

Activision Blizzard is facing a new lawsuit. This time, the company was sued by its own employees. They accuse her of intimidating employees, suppressing the organization of trade unions and using unfair labor practices.According to the Washington Post, the lawsuit was filed by Activision Blizzard employees in conjunction with the large Communications Workers of America (CWA) union.

The State of California believes that Activision Blizzard is obstructing an investigation into harassment. This includes the destruction of important documents. Against this background, the authorities expanded the lawsuit against the company, adding a number of changes and clarifications to it.Diablo II: Resurrected