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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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Fan Booed At Blizzcon 2010 Q&A Reflects on the Reaction from Developers and Fans
The woman who asked the question about female diversity in a recently-resurfaced 2010 Blizzcon Q&A has spoken up about the experience, reflecting on the crowd booing her, the unsatisfactory replies from the developers, and why the interaction is back in the news due to the lawsuit.
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Frances Townsend Has Stepped Down as Executive Sponsor of the ABK Women's Network
Following her ill-fated email deflecting the allegations made against Activision Blizzard, Frances Townsend has stepped down as Executive Sponsor of the ABK Women's Network, although she still remains employed by the company. Her stepping down was a major point in an open letter signed by thousands of employees criticizing the corporate response.
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Overwatch League Corporate Sponsors Remove Ads Pending Reevaluation
Following the lawsuit filed by the state of California, T-Mobile and State Farm insurance have removed their brand name advertisements from the Call Of Duty and Overwatch League, pending a reevaluation of their partnerships.
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Delivers New Mission Statement During Investor Conference Call
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick began the quarterly investor earnings conference call with a strongly worded opening statement, stating emphatically that discrimination, harassment, or unequal treatment would not be tolerated, and calling for Activision Blizzard to become a company that sets an example within the industry. However, his speech did not directly address employee demands for workplace change.
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Activision Blizzard Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results - Two Mobile Warcraft Titles in Internal Testing
Activision Blizzard's Q2 financial results exceeded prior outlook, despite decline compared to last quarter and the previous year. Major announcements include two Warcraft Mobile experiences, and an opening statement from CEO Bobby Kotick addressing recent misconduct.
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Blizzard Entertainment's Head of Global Human Resources Leaves Company
Blizzard's head of Global Human Resources has left the company this week, as confirmed by an Activision Blizzard representative to Bloomberg and The Verge.
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Statement on Lawsuit and Safe Working Environment in Activision Blizzard Q2 2021 Earnings Press Release
Ahead of the Activision Blizzard Conference Call discussing Quarter 2 financial results, the company has published a press release detailing financial highlights with a section dedicated to the lawsuit and steps to create a safe working environment.
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ABK Workers Alliance Send New Letter to Activision Blizzard Leadership Rejecting Choice of WilmerHale Firm
IGN
has reported
that a coalition of Activision Blizzard employees have formed the ABK Workers Alliance, sending a new letter to Activision Blizzard leadership expressing dissatisfaction with the choice of WilmerHale to conduct an internal review and urging leadership to address the demands outlined last week in their
statement of intent
.
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J. Allen Brack is Stepping Down - Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra as Co-Leaders for Blizzard
News just broke that current Blizzard President J. Allen Brack is leaving Blizzard Entertainment. Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra will take over as "co-leaders of Blizzard".
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Social Media Images Created to Show Support for Activision Blizzard Employees
An official Twitter account has been created for the employees at Activision Blizzard who are currently calling for an improvement in working conditions at the company. This Twitter account, @ABetterABK has recently created and uploaded an image that people who wish to show support can use on their social media.
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Photos from the #ActiBlizzWalkout Protests - Employees and Players Rally Together
Employees and players gathered on Wednesday, July 28, to stage a walkout in protest of the official handling of the discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit that Activision Blizzard is facing, and to call for an improvement in working conditions for employees, especially those from marginalized groups.
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Investor Rights Law Firms Launch Securities Claims Investigations Against Activision Blizzard
Several investor rights law firms have announced investigations of potential securities claims on behalf of Activision Blizzard shareholders, claiming the company's failure to inform the public of the ongoing discrimination investigation could be considered a breach of their fiduciary duties and has misled investors.
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More Details Surface on Alex Afrasiabi's "Cosby Suite" and Lawsuit Allegations
Kotaku has published a
detailed report
on Alex Afrasiabi's "Cosby Suite" mentioned in the Activision Blizzard Lawsuit allegations, as pictures and chat messages from a 2013 group chat called the “Blizzcon Cosby Crew" have surfaced. Blizzard has also confirmed Afrasiabi was terminated in 2020 due to a separate investigation.
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#ActiBlizzWalkout Organizers Respond to Bobby Kotick's Statement
Organizers of the #ActiBlizzWalkout protest have responded to Bobby Kotick's statement from yesterday, mentioning that Kotick's response failed to address many elements of concern to ActiBlizz employees.
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More Blizzard Employees Come Forward With Support for Victims and Condemnation of Activision Blizzard's Handling
Many Blizzard Employees have been resolutely coming forward to make statements condemning Activision Blizzard's official response to the discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit that the company is facing.
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References to Alex Afrasiabi Removed in World of Warcraft
Blizzard is starting to remove in-game references to former Senior Creative Director Alex Afrasiabi.
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Responds to Lawsuit, Calls Their Initial Response "Tone Deaf"
Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick,
amid falling ATVI stock prices
, has responded to the lawsuit allegations, detailing actions the company will take moving forward to improve the workplace and calling Activision Blizzard's
initial responses
"tone deaf."
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Warcraft Team Releases Statement On Activision Blizzard Lawsuit And Removing Inappropriate References
The World of Warcraft team has released a statement talking about the recent events. In this statement, they also mention they're working on removing in-game references from offending parts.
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Activision Blizzard Employees Are Staging a Walkout Protest on Wednesday - #ActiBlizzWalkout
Activision Blizzard employees are staging a walkout in protest of the official handling of the discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit that the company is facing, and to call for an improvement in working conditions for employees.
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