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SEC Investigating Activision Blizzard Regarding Improper Disclosures of Sexual Misconduct and Discrimination
The SEC has subpoenaed Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, along with board meeting minutes and employee separation agreements, while investigating the company's handling and disclosure of sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination.
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Activision Blizzard Hires Julie Hodges as Chief People Officer & Sandeep Dube as Chief Commercial Officer
Activision Blizzard announced the hiring of two new senior executives today, naming Julie Hodges as Chief People Officer and Sandeep Dube as Chief Commercial Officer.
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Communications Workers of America Files Unfair Labor Charges Against Activision Blizzard
The Communications Workers of America union has filed unfair labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board, alleging that Activision Blizzard has used coercive rules and actions to attempt to prevent employees from organizing to fight for a better workplace.
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World of Warcraft Classic Era PTR Updated to Patch 1.14
Blizzard has shared a
Blue Post
explaining that the Classic Era PTR has been updated to Patch 1.14. While there isn't any new content, this patch will be pushed to live Classic realms in the coming weeks.
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Shadowlands 30% Off Through September 12th - Blizzard Announces Battle.net Game Discounts
Blizzard has announced a series of discounts on Battle.net games, including 30% off the Shadowlands base edition through September 12th. Other Battle.net bundles are on sale through September 6th, such as 20% off the Celebration Collection.
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Blizzard Renaming Characters and Cities to Remove References to Former WoW Developers
Several characters and one city, presumed to be Mac'Aree in Argus, are set to be renamed in order to remove in-game references to former Blizzard Entertainment developers.
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World of Warcraft Classic Fresh Confirmed
In a recent Blizzard News Post, Blizzard teased upcoming information regarding new World of Warcraft Classic Fresh realms,
confirming many theories around the recent addition of the Classic Era PTR
.
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Two Years of World of Warcraft: Classic
World of Warcraft: Classic launched two years ago today, on August 26, 2019. Since then, Classic has gone through all six phases of the original game's content and stepped through the Dark Portal, into Burning Crusade. Today, let's celebrate what World of Warcraft: Classic has brought to the game by taking a look at all the biggest pieces of news of the last two years.
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Overwatch Team Announces They Will Rename Hero Known As McCree
The Overwatch team has announced they will rename the hero currently known as McCree.
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Activision Blizzard Responds to Allegations of Shredding Documents - Outlines Reforms Implemented So Far
Activision Blizzard has responded to allegations of impeding the California DFEH investigation of discrimination by shredding human resources documents, stating outright that the claims are not true and outlining the workplace reforms implemented so far.
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California Expands Discrimination Lawsuit Against Activision Blizzard Citing Interference from HR
The State of California has expanded its lawsuit against Activision Blizzard to cover temporary contract workers, along with new allegations that the ATVI human resources department has been using NDAs to impede the investigation and failed to maintain employee files.
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Classic Era PTR - Patch 1.14 adds DirectX 12 and Ray Traced Shadows
Classic Era and Classic Era PTR are currently on Patch 1.13.7, but Patch 1.14's data has been leaked on Blizzard's CDN, during the update to Shadowlands for Patch 9.1.0 Build 39804. Looking into the Graphic settings of the new Patch, there is added support for DirectX 12 and Ray Traced Shadows.
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New Classic Era PTR - Possible FRESH?
This past week, a new Classic Era Public Test Realm quietly went live. We had a chance to roam around and take a few screenshots, trying to figure out what Phase the realm was on. Now that the servers are offline, the community is speculating what this PTR could be testing.
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Upcomer Details Allegations of Workplace Harassment at Blizzard Entertainment, Looks Towards Future Change
An article by Upcomer
has detailed more of the allegations of workplace harassment and discrimination at Blizzard Entertainment, including allegations surrounding one of the Tespa founders. Employees at Blizzard Entertainment also discussed the pros of the two newly-appointed co-leads.
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Senior Environment/Prop Artist Ashleigh Warner Leaves Blizzard
Senior Environment/Prop Artist Ashleigh Warner has announced she is leaving Blizzard.
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ABetterUbisoft - Employees Sign Open Letter in Solidarity with Activision Blizzard Demands
Over a thousand current and former Ubisoft employees have signed an open letter in solidarity with Activision Blizzard employees and their demands for a better work environment. Referring back to Ubisoft's own history of discrimination and misconduct, the letter calls on management to make fundamental changes in order to address widespread abusive behavior within the games development industry.
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More Corporate Sponsors Abandon the Overwatch League - IBM and Kellogg Company Pull Support
Two more corporate sponsors have removed their support from the Overwatch League, with IBM and Kellogg's Cheez-It and Pringles joining T-Mobile and State Farm in pausing their ads and programs.
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Diablo 4 Game Director, Blizzard Lead Level Designer, and WoW Designer Let Go From Blizzard Entertainment
We have several more high-profile Blizzard Entertainment departures this week, with Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, Blizzard lead level designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft let go from the company.
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SOC Investment Group Writes Letter to Activision Blizzard Petitioning for More Improvements
The SOC Investment Group has sent a formal letter to Robert Morgado, Lead independent Director of Activision Blizzard, calling on the company to address the "deep and widespread issues with equity, inclusion, and human capital management at the company."
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Bloomberg Report Highlights "Rock Star" Blizzard Culture Fostering Misbehavior Towards Female Employees and Fans
Jason Schreier of Bloomberg has published an explosive article about the toxic culture at Blizzard Entertainment, detailing how men at the top were treated as rock stars who viewed female employees and fans as groupies, getting away with sexual harassment, discrimination, and other unprofessional behaviors.
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