Picture: Blizzard Again in July, a bunch of 21 high quality assurance staff at Activision’s Albany studio—previously referred to as Vicarious Visions—introduced their intentions to unionise. At present, the Nationwide Labor Relations Board have confirmed that their vote can go forward. The ruling took place as a result of—and cease me should you’ve heard this […]
Activision Blizzard’s shareholders defied the corporate board’s needs throughout its annual shareholders assembly and voted to approve a proposal that may require larger transparency in reporting pay and ongoing harassment claims. The New York State Retirement Fund, holder of over a million Activision Blizzard shares, initially proposed the apply, and 67% of the corporate’s shareholders […]
Somewhat over two weeks in the past, the standard assurance (QA) and testing division of Activision Blizzard’s Raven studio voted to unionize and as of in the present day June 10, 2022, a collective barging negotiation has been begun between the 2 events. In keeping with a report from AXIOS, Activision Blizzard and the QA […]
Somewhat over two weeks in the past, the standard assurance (QA) and testing division of Activision Blizzard’s Raven studio voted to unionize and as of in the present day June 10, 2022, a collective barging negotiation has been begun between the 2 events. In keeping with a report from AXIOS, Activision Blizzard and the QA […]
A brand new report claims that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick tried promoting the corporate to Fb earlier than accepting a suggestion from Microsoft. This reportedly got here after the fallout of final yr’s sexual harassment and abuse allegations. Amongst different issues, the report additionally reveals that Microsoft had eyes on the controversial online game […]
So as to settle a lawsuit introduced by the US Equal Employment Alternative Fee, Activision Blizzard has agreed to determine an $18 million fund for eligible claimants — that means, workers who had been harmed by the corporate’s discriminatory hiring and administration practices. The EEOC lawsuit was filed Monday, and that very same afternoon, Activision […]
The U.S. Equal Employment Alternative Fee filed a grievance towards Activision Blizzard on Monday, alleging that the online game writer subjected workers to sexual harassment, being pregnant discrimination, and/or associated retaliation. The EEOC’s grievance notes that its investigation into Activision Blizzard started in September 2018. The fee alleges in its grievance that “some workers complained […]
Blizzard has introduced by way of the official Overwatch Twitter account that it plans to vary the title of fashionable character McCree. In an announcement (under), the makers of the favored multiplayer FPS outlined plans to rename the character initially named after former Blizzard designer Jesse McCree, one of many ex-employees linked to the latest […]
Activision Blizzard’s leaders have promised to work to make the corporate a protected place for girls to work — however California has now accused the corporate of illegally “withholding and suppressing proof” and shredding paperwork that it requested for its investigation (through Axios). California’s Division of Truthful Employment and Housing (DFEH) initially filed the go […]
The California Division of Truthful Employment and Housing (DFEH) has expanded the scope of its sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit towards Activision Blizzard to incorporate non permanent employees. As first reported by Axios, the watchdog filed an amended grievance on Monday to redefine the group it plans to signify within the go well with. The […]
The state of California is at the moment suing Activision Blizzard following a two-year investigation into the corporate’s behind closed doorways office tradition. The lawsuit addresses numerous labor abuse allegations, together with sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and a “frat boy” tradition relating to inside conduct. As extra particulars floor in relation to the lawsuit, an […]
Blizzard Leisure president J. Allen Brack stepped down at the moment following weeks of controversy over the corporate’s alleged tradition of sexism. On July 20, California’s Division of Truthful Employment and Housing filed an explosive swimsuit alleging rampant gender-based discrimination at Blizzard mother or father firm Activision Blizzard. Staff at Activision Blizzard say Brack’s departure […]
Blizzard Leisure’s management is in upheaval following a California lawsuit over sexual discrimination and harassment. Studio president J. Allen Brack, who was named within the lawsuit, is “stepping down” from his function. Govt growth VP Jen Oneal and GM Mike Ybarra (additionally a former Xbox executive) will take his place as co-leaders. The corporate did […]
Workers at Activision Blizzard walked off the job Wednesday to protest the corporate’s response to an explosive lawsuit filed final week alleging pervasive discrimination and harassment towards girls. The swimsuit, filed towards the corporate by the California Division of Honest Employment and Housing, largely focuses on the Blizzard division of the corporate and descriptions a […]
Activision Blizzard’s CEO Bobby Kotick has penned an open letter to workers, admitting that the writer’s preliminary responses to a not too long ago filed discrimination lawsuit that accused the writer of fostering a “frat boy” workplace tradition “had been, fairly frankly, tone deaf”. “It’s crucial that we acknowledge all views and experiences and respect […]
Replace: Blizzard senior software program engineer Valentine Powell says the World of Warcraft management group can pay workers for the time they spend taking part in Thursday’s walkout. “Our management on the WoW group has labored with us during the last week to reply and begin taking motion,” Powell tweeted. “Along with this message, crafted […]
World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Leisure is enterprise efforts to make its firm and its video games extra inclusive and welcoming, together with “speedy motion in Azeroth to take away references that aren’t acceptable for our world,” the studio introduced Tuesday. The assertion comes one week after California introduced it’s suing Blizzard and its father […]
This previous week, authorized paperwork concerning a lawsuit from the state of California towards Activision Blizzard surfaced. The lawsuit’s particulars are graphic, disturbing, and detailed in a manner that’s inflicting each the gaming neighborhood and the business to take motion. Following the preliminary report, Blizzard co-founder and former CEO Mike Morhaime has launched his personal […]
Activision Blizzard is the newest online game firm to face scrutiny for allegedly fostering a tradition of sexism. A California Division of Honest Employment and Housing swimsuit filed Wednesday alleges rampant sexual harassment and discrimination towards Activision Blizzard’s feminine workers. The constructions and techniques spotlighted within the swimsuit are painfully much like these uncovered by […]
The California Division of Honest Employment and Housing (DFEH) is suing Activision Blizzard over what court docket paperwork discuss with as a “frat boy” office tradition that topics its feminine staff to gender-based discrimination and “fixed sexual harassment.” Bloomberg Regulation first reported the information. A number of former Activision Blizzard staff have spoken out on […]
Huge modifications are coming for Overwatch 2, beginning with a considerable alteration to the hero shooter’s player-versus-player mode. For Overwatch 2, Blizzard will swap PvP from two groups of six — the present participant depend in Overwatch — to 2 groups of 5. That’s proper, the sport that’s been a 6v6 battle for the previous […]
This text was initially printed within the Could 2017 situation of Edge journal. We have now republished it in 2021 so as to add context to the information of Kaplan’s departure from Blizzard. In the course of the early 2000s, Jeff Kaplan spent a full third of his life in EverQuest. He performed the sport […]
February 1, 2021 Blizzard has damaged down the format for this yr’s on-line BlizzCon. BlizzCon 2020 is cancelled, however as Blizzard beforehand introduced, the occasion shall be going down in a web-based format early subsequent yr. BlizzCon On-line – or BlizzConline, as the corporate apparently plans to maintain calling it – will happen February 19 and 20, […]
Vicarious Visions has moved from the Activision aspect of the corporate to the Blizzard aspect shifting ahead, studies Gameindustry.biz. This shift additionally locations the studio head, Jen Oneal, on the Blizzard management workforce the place she is going to report back to Blizzard president J. Allen Brack. Vicarious Visions has a wealth of labor on […]
Illustration: Activision Blizzard / Netflix / Kotaku For these of you who love company beef, right here’s a whopper: Activision Blizzard is suing Netflix. As reported by Deadline, Netflix poached a high Activision exec, chief monetary officer Spencer Neumann, earlier than his contract expired. In response, Activision filed go well with within the Superior Court […]
