Activision Blizzard stock plummets after Bobby Kotick allegations

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.

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett will soon stand trial over claims that he lied about being the victim of a homophobic attack in Chicago in 2019.Jury selection started this week in Chicago, CNN reports, after the gay actor was charged last year with making false reports to police.Smollett has repeatedly insisted that he is innocent, after telling authorities that he was attacked in Chicago by two men yelling racist and homophobic slurs in the early morning of January 29, 2019.Smollett said the

Emmerdale fans have threatened to stop watching the soap after brutal scenes were aired.

Activision Blizzard board of directors has formed the “Workplace Responsibility Committee”, which aims to “eliminate harassment and discrimination in the workplace.”A press release was published by the board last night (November 22), but doesn’t mention  how the company and the board will interact with its thousands of employees, just that the board is “committed to ensuring a healthy workplace in which all employees feel valued, safe, and respected.”“The Committee is empowered to retain outside

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 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

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

Months after his ex J-Lo moved on with Ben Affleck, A-Rod is still living the single life. But could that be changing soon? Multiple reports claim Alex Rodriguez and Kelly Bensimon from Real Housewives of New York have been exchanging texts for some time now—and according to one source, these messages are “flirty” in nature.

Activision Blizzard shareholders are asking for the resignation of CEO Bobby Kotick in a letter to the company’s board of directors.READ MORE: Sexual harassment claims, lawsuits, and several high profile departures – what’s going on with Activision Blizzard?The shareholders, who have a total of 4.8 million shares to their name, and are also calling for the board’s two longest serving directors, Brian Kelly and Robert Morgado, to retire by December 31.It comes after a report that said Kotick was

Activision Blizzard employees have staged a walkout, with the Activision Blizzard Workers Alliance calling for CEO Bobby Kotick to be replaced.As reported by Eurogamer, roughly 150 employees at Activision Blizzard have staged a physical in-person walkout, in the wake of a damning report that alleges CEO Bobby Kotick has known of sexual misconduct claims since 2018.According to Valentine Powell – a senior UI engineer at Blizzard Entertainment – “over 150 people” attended the protest in person,

reported Tuesday, a former employee at the Blizzard-owned studio Sledgehammer Games alleged she was raped by her male supervisor after being pressured into drinking excessively at the office and at company events.

Content warning: This story contains description of alleged sexual assault.The Activision Blizzard board of directors has said it remains confident in CEO Bobby Kotick amid allegations he knew about the company’s sexual misconduct for years.In a news release from earlier today (November 16), the board said it “remains committed to the goal of making Activision Blizzard the most welcoming and inclusive company in the industry.