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Industry

A conflict broke out between the authorities investigating harassment in Activision Blizzard

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
Industry

Activision Blizzard was sued by employees. The company is accused of suppressing trade unions

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.
Industry

Harassment and statements from 14 years ago: why Blizzard and Respawn developers were fired

Several key Blizzard and Respawn Entertainment developers lost their jobs yesterday. We are talking, among other things, about the leading game designer Diablo IV, who was indirectly involved in the ongoing harassment scandal. Game designer Apex Legends has also resigned from his post. This is due to his statements of 14 years ago, in which racism and sexism were found.Dismissal of the leading game designer of Apex Legends
Industry

A lawsuit from investors, problems in the HR department and a Cat’s speech: how is the situation with Activision Blizzard developing

Activision Blizzard is facing a class action lawsuit from investors who have suffered losses due to falling shares amid the harassment scandal. Bobby Kotick, meanwhile, assured that the company will soon change and become an example for the entire industry. And the employees talked about how the HR department systematically hushed up the problems.
Games

WoW players organized protests against Activision Blizzard amid accusations of discrimination against female employees

Fans of World of Warcraft decided to draw attention to the accusations against Activision Blizzard related to discrimination against women and harassment at work. To do this, they staged a protest right in the game and demanded that all references to the former creative director be removed from it.The online action was organized by the guild Fence Macabre, according to the publication Polygon.
Games

Slashed budgets and pressure from Activision: Problems of Warcraft III development: Reforged

The launch of Warcraft III: Reforged turned into a failure, and the game itself has not yet been brought into an acceptable state. An investigation has been released today, which sheds light on the development problems and the causes of their occurrence. Activision played an important role in this, which changed Blizzard’s internal culture and began allocating money only for potential hits.Jason Schreier published a big investigation on Bloomberg.
Law

Activision Blizzard was sued for discrimination against women. The company denies the charges

Activision Blizzard was accused of discriminating against employees based on gender. According to the lawsuit, the company intentionally does not promote women in the service and understates their salaries. They complain about harassment and compare the atmosphere at work with the atmosphere of a fraternity. However, the company itself denies such accusations.The lawsuit was filed on July 20 in Los Angeles Superior Court following a two-year investigation.