Activision Blizzard forms “Workplace Responsibility Committee”, no mention of employee input

Raven Software employees will stage a walkout in protest of recent QA layoffs at the studio.Last week (December 4), Raven Software – a studio working under Activision Blizzard – laid off more than a third of its QA testers. The studio announced a restructuring of the quality assurance department, where contracted testers would either be promoted to full-time or laid off.The company began contacting workers affected from December 3 and will continue until December 8.

Raven Software who developed Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call Of Duty: Warzone will fire more than a third of its QA testers.As reported by The Washington Post, the studio announced a restructuring of the quality assurance department, where contracted testers would either be promoted to full-time or laid off. The company began contacting those affected from December 3 and will continue until December 8.

Season four of Selling Sunset was released on Netflix this week, and if you still have any episodes left to watch then we are in awe of your restraint. Mary Fitzgerald, Chrishell Stause and Christine Quinn are amongst the agents who have returned to bring us more glamour and drama.The Oppenheim Group estate agency have properties worth millions of dollars so of course they attract some celebrity clientele.

Miley Cyrus is a force to be reckoned with. After becoming a household name on Hannah Montana in 2006, the Tennessee native has blossomed into an A-list movie star and singer who consistently keeps her fans on their toes.

Nintendo of America email has surfaced addressing the ongoing situation at Activision Blizzard and the reports surrounding its CEO Bobby Kotick. As reported by Fanbyte, an email penned by Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser went out to all levels of the company, including internal developers like Retro Studios.“Along with all of you,” starts Bowser, “I’ve been following the latest developments with Activision Blizzard and the ongoing reports of sexual harassment and toxicity at the

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has reportedly told senior managers that he will “consider leaving” if he cannot quickly fix ongoing issues surrounding sexual misconduct within the company.According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Kotick said on Friday (November 19) that he would keep the possibility of resignation open if he could not fix issues within Activision Blizzard “with speed”.These “issues” refer to ongoing allegations of a “frat boy culture” and sexual misconduct, which

Activision Blizzard following new allegations.In a Medium post, the charity announced its decision to end the partnership.

Activision Blizzard employees, demanding that CEO Bobby Kotick resigns.As spotted by Kotaku, a petition by the ABK Workers Alliance – which is made up of Activision Blizzard employees – has gathered signatures from 1300 fellow workers.

Xbox head Phil Spencer has reportedly sent out a staff-wide email stating that Microsoft will be “evaluating all aspects” of its relationship with Activision Blizzard, in the wake of major sexual misconduct allegations.According to a report by Bloomberg, Spencer has sent an email stating that he is “evaluating all aspects” of Microsoft’s relationship with Activision Blizzard, and has clarified that the company is already “making ongoing proactive adjustments”.Spencer added that he is “disturbed

Activision Blizzard shares are on track for a 19-month low following allegations that CEO Bobby Kotick knew about sexual misconduct claims.A new report alleges that Kotick, who has been CEO of Activision Blizzard since its inauguration in 2008, knew about sexual misconduct claims at the company for years.These allegations have already affected Activision Blizzard’s share prices, with J.P.

Drake and French Montana‘s new track ‘Splash Brothers’ will no longer be released as part of the latter’s forthcoming album, ‘They Got Amnesia’.The collaboration was originally announced alongside the LP earlier this month but ahead of its release tomorrow (Friday 19), the track has been removed from the tracklist on streaming services.

Drake is pushing back an upcoming release.

The new French Montana album They Got Amnesia will be missing a collaboration with Drake.

Activision Blizzard leadership has reportedly told employees that the company’s “zero-tolerance policy” will not be applied to CEO Bobby Kotick because it has “no evidence” to prove recent claims made against him.In a company-wide meeting, Game Developer (thanks, VGC) reports that leadership within Activision Blizzard answered several pre-screened questions from employees.One of these questions asked if Activision Blizzard’s recently-announced zero tolerance policy would be applied to Bobby

Blizzard co-lead, Jennifer Oneal, reportedly only received an equal pay offer alongside fellow co-lead Mike Ybarra after handing in her resignation letter.The news comes amidst a flurry of negative and worrying reports about activities within Activision Blizzard.

Drake has halted the release of an upcoming song with French Montana out of respect for the victims of the Astroworld tragedy, Variety has confirmed. The track, “Splash Brothers,” was set to appear on Montana’s fourth studio album “They Got Amnesia,” set to be released on Nov.

PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has criticized Activision Blizzard’s response to a new report in the Wall Street Journal, it has been claimed.According to Bloomberg, in an email obtained by the outlet, Ryan wrote “that he and his leadership were “disheartened and frankly stunned to read” that Activision “has not done enough to address a deep-seated culture of discrimination and harassment.”The email went on to say: “We outreached to Activision immediately after the article was published to express our