Dom Pepyat
July 26, 2021 20:31 GMT
According to a senior developer Activision Blizzard, Almost all work World of Warcraft Has been stopped due to litigation related to sexual harassment, bullying, unfair pay, etc.
Last week, after a two-year investigation by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the state filed a lawsuit against publishers and developers, accusing the company of fostering a “fraternity” culture.
Now, World of Warcraft senior system designer Jeff Hamilton pointed out on Twitter that due to Activision Blizzard’s internal response to this situation, there is very little game work currently in progress.
“I don’t know what to do. I don’t have all the answers,” Write Hamilton On Twitter (via players). “I can tell you that when this obscene behavior happened, almost no work was going on in World of Warcraft. It was not good for anyone — not the players, not the developers, not the shareholders.”
“Activision’s response to this is currently attracting a group of world-class developers, leaving them so crazy and traumatized that they can’t continue to make great games,” he continued.
Hamilton ends the thread Highlight a large number of current and former Blizzard employees The culture of the studio has already been talked about. Anyone who is curious about this situation can find these names and read their posts about their experiences.
In response to California’s lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, former President Mike Mohammed and current President J. Allen Braque issued public and company-focused statements on the allegations made in the lawsuit.
Given that the lawsuit was filed only recently, it may take some time to see Activision Blizzard appear in court to respond to these claims. The development of Activision Blizzard’s various projects may be affected at that time, especially if the scandal involving Ubisoft last year is a stick we can use to gauge the company’s current situation.
Last year, Blizzard employees complained about the wage gap because Activision set record profits. In 2019, the company was criticized for its decision to lay off about 800 employees on the same day that it announced a new revenue record.
