Activision CEO Slashes His Own Pay, Pledges ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Harassment Policy

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,

Content warning: This story contains description of alleged sexual assault.A new report alleges that not only has Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick been aware of sexual misconduct claims within the company since 2018, he reportedly told his assistant that he would “have her killed” in a voicemail left in 2006.A report by the Wall Street Journal alleges that in 2018, Kotick was informed via email that a female employee had been raped in 2016 and, in 2017, pressured by a male supervisor to

Another markdown. Erika Jayne and Tom Girardi have been trying to sell their Pasadena, California, mansion for more than six months — and they just slashed the price again.

Activision Blizzard has been overtaken by Roblox as the most valuable gaming company in the US, despite the recent release of Call of Duty: Vanguard.As spotted by Gamespot, shares of Roblox increased by 40 per cent on Tuesday, following the release of its earnings’ report. The company is now valuated by the stock market at $62billion (£46billion), overtaking previous industry leader, Activision Blizzard, which stands at $52billion (£38billion).

Variety seeks to identify the next generation of leaders in the entertainment business who represent the creative community of film, TV, music and the digital space.

Students have persuaded the mayor of Greater Manchester to launch a partnership to tackle drink spiking in the city following a reported increase in incidents around the UK.

Activision Blizzard have been given improved pay and paid time off for their work at the company.This includes an increase of the minimum hourly rate for temporary employees at the to $17 per hour (or around £12). Other details of the changes for contract workers were outlined by Jessica Gonzales on Twitter, an Activision Blizzard employee.

A baby update! Michael Che thinks Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson’s son, Cosmo, is a “cute kid.”

Lynne Spears is turning to Britney Spears‘ legal team to help cover legal fees she incurred while attempting to help free her daughter from her conservatorship. In court documents obtained by ET, counsel for Lynne Spears is asking the courts to pay for their fees (and an outside counsel hired to be local counsel in California) to the tune of $663,202.54.

Lynne Spears is turning to Britney Spears' legal team to help cover legal fees she incurred while attempting to help free her daughter from her conservatorship. In court documents obtained by ET, counsel for Lynne Spears is asking the courts to pay for their fees (and an outside counsel hired to be local counsel in California) to the tune of $663,202.54.Lynne claims in the docs that she hired the firm Jones Swanson Huddell & Garrison LLC in 2019, to see «what they could do to get involved to

Activision Blizzard announced today that the co-leader of the publisher, Jen Oneal, would be stepping down from her post.Mike Ybarra, who joined the company with Oneal in August will step into the role of being the sole leader of the company. The pair joined following the departure of J.

Warzone – which has been nerfed several times for being too hard to see – is once again causing trouble, with players alleging that previous nerfs have been reverted.As reported by Charlie Intel, the Warzone community is reporting that the Roze skin has returned to being incredibly difficult to spot in dark areas, with players suggesting that the skin’s prior nerfs have been reverted.One thread in the Warzone Reddit – which has gathered almost 500 upvotes – alleges that “the Roze “fix” is no

Ubisoft workers who have formed a group called A Better Ubisoft have called for swifter action from the game publisher, following Activision‘s recent promises to meet some of its workers’ demands.ABU tweeted its support for the workers at Activision in the wake of the company acknowledging some of their demands.

Heartbreaking news in the case of Lauren Cho.

Activision Blizzard, has voluntarily reduced his income until the company has met new self-imposed targets in response to a raft of sexual harassment and discrimination allegations.In an open letter to employees, Kotick says he has asked Activision Blizzard’s Board of Directors to reduce his pay to “the lowest amount California law will allow” until the company has “achieved […] transformational gender-related goals and other commitments”.Kotick says this means $62,500 (£45,500) for this year.

Blizzard Entertainment has announced today that BlizzCon 2022 has had a “pause on planning”, with the event originally set to take place in February of next year.The blog post makes no mention of the ongoing lawsuits taking place at Activision Blizzard, with the company recently attempting to have the lawsuit filed by the state of California halted,the Los Angeles County Court denied the request (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz).According to the post, the indefinite delaying of BlizzCon has been done

Grammy Awards.So far, Mason feels like the academy — which annually produces the Grammys — is moving in the right direction to regain the trust of the music community.“We’re learning and we’re changing,” Mason said in an interview at his studio in Burbank, California. He's a successful producer who has worked with Beyoncé, Chris Brown and Whitney Houston.

Tributes have been paid to a Lancashire man, his wife and their baby who died while out hiking.