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Activision Blizzard Employees Stage A Walkout Following "Abhorrent" Response To Harassment Lawsuit
Following the news that the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is suing Activision Blizzard for labor abuse, sexual harassment, and various other reported mistreatment, the company issued a statement in an attempt to debunk and reduce the claims. Now, Activision Blizzard employees are staging a walkout in protest of the “abhorrent and […]
World Of Warcraft production has stopped as staff call out Activision Blizzard
Following Activision’s response to the sexual harassment lawsuit, apparently all work has stopped on World Of Warcraft. When news broke that Activision was being sued by the State of California for fostering a ‘frat boy’ workplace, resulting in numerous sexual harassment allegations and otherwise discriminatory behaviour, the company was unsurprisingly met with criticism across the […]
State of California sues Activision Blizzard over ‘frat boy’ workplace culture
Activision Blizzard is being of accused of fostering a culture of sexual harassment and unequal pay, which has led to the suicide of one employee. The maker of Call Of Duty and World Of Warcraft has been hit with a lawsuit that paints a damning picture of the company’s work environment, with allegations that Activision […]
Call Of Duty season 4 brings back classic Black Ops 2 maps
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video The next major content update for Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone is dropping this week and it includes a lot of new stuff. Activision has laid out everything it will be adding to both Call Of […]
Activision Confirms Toys For Bob Studio Will Continue To Support Crash 4 Alongside Warzone
Activision has responded to reports following Toys For Bob’s shift of focus to help with Warzone, denying that anyone from the studio has lost their job. Activision caused quite a stir last week when Toys For Bob, one of the many studios under its expansive banner, revealed it would be helping to support Warzone during […]
Activision boss Bobby Kotick takes 50% pay cut after investor complaints
Bobby Kotick is going to remain the head of Activision Blizzard until 2023 but he’ll have to make do with a few million less in wages. As the man ultimately in charge of everything from Call Of Duty to Overwatch and World Of Warcraft you’d expected Bobby Kotick to be earning a pretty penny, but […]
Activision Appoints New Call Of Duty Franchise Manager
Johanna Faries is now the general manager for the Call of Duty franchise. That’s according to a press release from Activision Blizzard appointing her in place of outgoing Call of Duty GM Byron Beede. Not only will Faries be responsible for directing the multi-billion dollar Call of Duty franchise going forward, but she’ll also retain […]
Activision Blizzard Esports Restructuring, 50 Employees Face Layoffs
Activision Blizzard Esports today will announce a restructuring that will result in the layoffs of about 50 people, moves that top executive Tony Petitti says are a result of how the group has had to re-invent itself amid the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview this morning with SBJ/TEO, Petitti didn’t divulge specifics on what roles […]
Activision Blizzard Reports Quarterly Profit of $508M and Annual Profits of $2.2B
Video game holding company Activision Blizzard published its financial earnings for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020. The company generated quarterly net revenues of $2.41B USD, up 21.5% compared to $1.99B during the same period of 2019. For the full-year 2020, Activision Blizzard recorded net revenues of $8.1B, which marks an increase of 25% year-over-year. […]