Enlarge / Activision’s Los Angeles offices. (credit: Getty Images) In a new legal filing, Activision Blizzard is pointing to alleged conflicts of interest within California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) in an effort to delay or stymie the state agency’s continuing lawsuit over supposed discrimination and sexual harassment at the company. Conflict claims […]
Enlarge / Activision Blizzard’s settlement over harassment and discrimination allegations is a drop in the bucket compared to what it made in revenue last year. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Less than a day after a lawsuit alleging discrimination and sexual harassment was brought against it by a federal agency, Activision Blizzard has agreed […]
Since this review starts with a heavy-handed intro, this gallery focuses on the remastered CGI cutscenes included in the package. Click through this review’s additional pages to see screens from live gameplay. [credit: Blizzard ] Where do I even start with Diablo II: Resurrected? Unfortunately for its creators at Blizzard and developers at Vicarious Visions, […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images ) In video game parlance, longtime gaming publisher Activision Blizzard has jumped to “extreme” difficulty as of late, thanks to a wave of highly publicized lawsuits. On Monday, the company behind World of Warcraft , Diablo , and Call of Duty faced arguably its biggest test yet, this […]
Enlarge / A em>Warcraft-themed statue sites in front of the Blizzard employee campus. (credit: Flickr / gordontarpley) A group of Activision Blizzard employees are planning a “Walkout for Equality” Wednesday to protest their feeling that “our values as employees are not being accurately reflected in the words and actions of our leadership.” The move comes […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) In the wake of a sexual harassment and pay-disparity lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard, an internal petition has begun circulating at the gaming company. Its text, as independently verified by multiple outlets, comes down against leadership’s public and private response to the suit’s allegations. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier and […]
Enlarge / Sign on facade of Activision’s Los Angeles offices. (credit: Getty Images) On Wednesday, a California State agency filed a lawsuit against the game publisher Activision Blizzard over allegations of rampant sexual discrimination and sexual harassment. The nature of this harassment is so widespread, the lawsuit claims, that women who have worked for the game […]
Our assignment to generate business better would be fueled by viewers just like you. To enjoy unlimited access to the journalism, subscribe now . In early March, a data-savvy worker in the game studio Blizzard Entertainment began taking a tough look at increasing quantity of U.S. COVID-19 instances, which then chased in the low volumes. “We […]