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Activision Blizzard staff claim recruiters want them to stop talking about toxic culture - www.nme.com
nme.com
18.08.2021 / 13:09

Activision Blizzard staff claim recruiters want them to stop talking about toxic culture

Activision Blizzard, which includes Candy Crush developer King, are claiming that recruiters are telling them to stop talking about the company’s toxic culture.The claim appears to have come from Valentine Powell, a senior UI engineer for World Of Warcraft, who tweeted yesterday (August 17), “I’m seeing recruiters approaching ABK workers who are pushing for change, telling them to stop being so loud.

Activision Blizzard accused of deadnaming transgender employees - www.nme.com
nme.com
14.08.2021 / 14:49

Activision Blizzard accused of deadnaming transgender employees

Activision Blizzard over alleged sexual harassment, a new report claims that the company has been deadnaming transgender quality assurance (QA) staff.The report, from Kotaku, states that the company will “almost always default to legal names,” a QA tester at a contract QA studio claimed.

‘Halo Infinite’ developer says teabagging bots are a glitch - www.nme.com
nme.com
13.08.2021 / 18:27

‘Halo Infinite’ developer says teabagging bots are a glitch

343 Industries has explained that the bots in Halo Infinite have not been programmed to teabag players.During Halo Infinite‘s recent technical preview, where players were only playing against bots, some had reported and shared instances where it looked like AI-controlled Spartans were performing the infamous taunt, repeatedly crouching over a dead player’s body.Responding to Kotaku via email, a 343 Industries representative said that there isn’t any “explicit programming that tells the bots to

‘Splitgate’ developer says Switch port is “absolutely part of the vision” - www.nme.com
nme.com
13.08.2021 / 15:47

‘Splitgate’ developer says Switch port is “absolutely part of the vision”

Splitgate developer 1047 Games has said that a Nintendo Switch port of the game is “part of the vision” although they haven’t yet started development.During a developer Q&A session on Twitch, 1047 Games’ CEO Ian Proulx said that they hadn’t yet started development on a Switch port but that it is “absolutely part of the vision” and that part of that vision is to get Splitgate “available on everything”.“We want to be available on mobile, Switch, I mean – everything,” he continued, although when

Senior ‘Diablo IV’ developers and ‘World Of Warcraft’ designer leave Activision Blizzard - www.nme.com
nme.com
12.08.2021 / 06:51

Senior ‘Diablo IV’ developers and ‘World Of Warcraft’ designer leave Activision Blizzard

Blizzard Entertainment employees – two key Diablo IV figures and a World Of Warcraft designer – are no longer with the company.Diablo IV game director Luis Barriga and its lead level designer Jesse McCree, as well as World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft, have left the video game company, reports Kotaku.

Blizzard has lost nearly half its monthly active users in four years - www.nme.com
nme.com
11.08.2021 / 18:19

Blizzard has lost nearly half its monthly active users in four years

Blizzard Entertainment‘s games has fallen from 46million players to 26million.As reported in GameRant, the drastic decline of players of Blizzard’s games – which include World Of Warcraft, Overwatch and Hearthstone – was revealed during Activision Blizzard‘s latest earnings call, with a chart shared on Reddit.The studio hits its peak in Q2 2021 with 46million monthly active users, a year following the launch of both Overwatch and WoW‘s Legion expansion.This figure has however continued falling

Activision Blizzard shareholder calls for change at the company - www.nme.com
nme.com
10.08.2021 / 20:51

Activision Blizzard shareholder calls for change at the company

Activision Blizzard investment group spoke out against the company’s response to the lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment.In an exclusive letter from SOC executive director Dieter Waizenegger to Axios, the Activision Blizzard shareholder says that recent promises don’t go “nearly far enough to address the deep and widespread issues with equity, inclusion, and human capital management.”“No changes have been announced with respect to executive pay,” the letter adds.“Either with respect to

Theater Creatives Reveal What Industry Needs in Sundance Institute Survey (EXCLUSIVE) - variety.com
variety.com
04.08.2021 / 19:07

Theater Creatives Reveal What Industry Needs in Sundance Institute Survey (EXCLUSIVE)

Gordon Cox Theater EditorAs Broadway gets back to business and live performances resume around the country, the Sundance Institute has released a new study that diagnoses the state of the theater industry and imagines its future, with input from more than 75 of the field’s most influential artists, leaders, donors and administrators.Released Wednesday and publicly available on a dedicated website, “Emerging From the Cave: Reimagining Our Future in Theater and Live Performance” collects the

Blizzard’s head of HR is latest to leave the company amid lawsuit - www.nme.com
nme.com
04.08.2021 / 15:15

Blizzard’s head of HR is latest to leave the company amid lawsuit

Blizzard Entertainment following the ongoing lawsuit and allegations on abuse and sexual harassment that has rocked the company in recent weeks.As reported in Bloomberg, an Activision Blizzard spokesperson has confirmed that Jesse Meschuk, formerly Blizzard’s senior vice president of HR, is “no longer with the company”.Meschuk was the most senior figure in Blizzard’s HR, which allegedly worked to cover up abuses.

Shareholder sues Activision Blizzard for allegedly hiding harassment probe - www.nme.com - California
nme.com
04.08.2021 / 14:09

Shareholder sues Activision Blizzard for allegedly hiding harassment probe

Activision Blizzard is being sued by an investor for allegedly hiding the severity of an investigation into sexual harassment, which led to a lawsuit from the state of California.An Activision Blizzard investor has filed a federal securities fraud claim against the company, stating shareholders were “economically damaged” after Activision Blizzard reportedly downplayed and buried California’s investigation into sexual harassment from investors.The suit, noted by Bloomberg Law, alleges that

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick tells investors “people will be held accountable for their actions” - www.nme.com
nme.com
04.08.2021 / 13:23

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick tells investors “people will be held accountable for their actions”

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick addressed the company’s ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit and action surrounding further allegations.Speaking to investors during a second-quarter 2021 financial results call yesterday (August 3), Kotick has stated “people will be held accountable for their actions” regarding allegations of sexual harassment and a “frat boy culture” at Activision Blizzard.Regarding recent commitments to change, Kotick said:“That commitment means that we will not just

Activision Blizzard seemingly loses T-Mobile as ‘Call of Duty’ sponsor - www.nme.com - Britain
nme.com
03.08.2021 / 20:07

Activision Blizzard seemingly loses T-Mobile as ‘Call of Duty’ sponsor

Activision Blizzard appears to have lost a major sponsor for Call of Duty esports league, with T-Mobile vanishing from recent competitive events.READ MORE: The unstoppable rise of the UK’s favourite homegrown ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ player, JukeyzReferences to T-Mobile, which was the company’s largest non-gaming sponsor, seemed to have disappeared during the recent Stage 5 Majors competition (as spotted by Dexerto).The T-Mobile logo appears to have been obscured on competing players’ uniforms,

Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack is leaving the company - www.nme.com
nme.com
03.08.2021 / 16:59

Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack is leaving the company

Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack is stepping down from his role, following a lawsuit served to the company alleging widespread sexual harassment.The announcement comes from Blizzard itself, saying in a statement that Brack will be “stepping down” to be replaced by a leadership team of Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra.“To all members of the Blizzard Community,” the statement read.

Activision Blizzard confirm former ‘World Of Warcraft’ director was fired for misconduct - www.nme.com
nme.com
30.07.2021 / 23:11

Activision Blizzard confirm former ‘World Of Warcraft’ director was fired for misconduct

Activision Blizzard has confirmed that former World Of Warcraft creative director Alex Afrasiabi was fired for misconduct in 2020.After a report by Kotaku which detailed the alleged sexual harassment and misconduct surrounding the ‘Cosby Suite’, Activision Blizzard has confirmed that Alex Afrasiabi – the former creative director for World Of Warcraft who was named prominently in that report – was fired for misconduct in 2020.

California is now suing Riot Games as well as Activision Blizzard - www.nme.com - California
nme.com
30.07.2021 / 20:21

California is now suing Riot Games as well as Activision Blizzard

Riot Games is being sued by the state of California for gender discrimination, sexual harassment and pay decisions, according to a recently discovered document. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) litigation notice was spotted by a Reddit user (thanks, PC Gamer), and the class case is “not subject to arbitration.

Activision Blizzard reportedly cancels future all hands meetings – offers “discussion sessions” instead - www.nme.com - California
nme.com
29.07.2021 / 23:13

Activision Blizzard reportedly cancels future all hands meetings – offers “discussion sessions” instead

Activision Blizzard has since cancelled all future meetings.An initial all-hands meeting was chaired on July 26, but due to a scheduling error, was only attended by around 500 employees.Another all-hands meeting was scheduled for today but has since been cancelled.According to Uppercut, Activision Blizzard is offering “discussion sessions” limited to 30 participants each for employees to raise issues and grievances surrounding the State of California lawsuit.“Any future all hands style meetings

Activision Blizzard has hired a legal firm known for union-busting to investigate sexual harassment claims - www.nme.com
nme.com
29.07.2021 / 15:07

Activision Blizzard has hired a legal firm known for union-busting to investigate sexual harassment claims

Activision Blizzard has hired the renowned union-busting legal firm, WilmerHale, to review the company’s policies after a lawsuit accused the firm of subjecting employees to “constant sexual harassment, including groping, comments, and advances” in the workplace.Previously best known for its work with Amazon when it came to handling workers demanding better pay and working conditions, WilmerHale is generally considered to be an anti-union legal firm.

Ubisoft employees sign an open letter in support of Activision Blizzard protest - www.nme.com - California
nme.com
29.07.2021 / 12:41

Ubisoft employees sign an open letter in support of Activision Blizzard protest

Ubisoft employees have released an open letter showing support for the Activision Blizzard walkout, and asking for their employers to do more.The letter comes shortly after Activision Blizzard employees announced a walkout to protest the company’s response to allegations laid out in a lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.

Activision-Blizzard developers to remove inappropriate references from ‘World Of Warcraft’ - www.nme.com
nme.com
28.07.2021 / 17:59

Activision-Blizzard developers to remove inappropriate references from ‘World Of Warcraft’

Activision Blizzard will be removing references that are “not appropriate” from its 17-year old MMO World Of Warcraft, in the wake of a slate of sexual harassment allegations that have been levied against the studio.In a message posted to its official forums, credited to the entire World Of Warcraft team, the developers say that “the past days have been a time of reflection”, as they “heed the brave women who have come forward to share their experiences.”The team goes on to say “we stand

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