picture: SOPA images (Getty Images) A government investigation into the company began more than a year after the initial reportsPublisher Activision Blizzard is facing new lawsuits in what in this latest case is described as “a pervasive ‘fraternity boy’ workplace culture that is a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.” Content Warning: Harassment. ...
screenshot: CBS Viacom/Kotaku In a past life, Frances Townsend defended the legal basis for the torture method known as waterboarding George W. Bush’s War on Terror. In a more recent one, she has helped direct Activision Blizzard’s initially unmusical response a major sexual harassment lawsuit from the state of California. Now she resigns as that ...
screenshot: blizzard Today Activision Blizzard announced three upcoming programs surveillance 2‘s competitive and recreational scene. These aim to promote a healthy environment, with a focus on the new and returning LGBTQ+ player base. In a blog post titled “Calling all heroes,” the over watch Team and its competitive esports program Overwatch League (OWL) announced that ...
photo: JUNG Yeon-je / Kotaku (Getty Images) Sony turned a few heads when it was unexpected increased prices on the PlayStation 5 in the second year of the current generation of consoles. Of course, many have asked themselves whether this is also the case complicated economic situations we all find each other in would see ...
picture: Ubisoft Tencent has poured another small fortune into one of the biggest gaming companies. Ubisoft announced on Tuesday that the Chinese conglomerate would increase its investments in the Assassin’s Creed Manufacturer by almost $300 million through an elaborate series of financial maneuvers. Rather than directly buying Ubisoft shares, Tencent is acquiring a 49.9 percent ...
Sony gets “several years” of joint custody over call of Duty with Microsoft.photo: Activision/Kotaku/Barone Firenze (Shutterstock) (Shutterstock) Good news PlayStation call of Duty Players: Microsoft says you have “several years” to play the shoot-bang game on your Sony console. Corresponding The edgeEarlier this year, Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer made that commitment to PlayStation boss ...
picture: BySoftware elden ring wasn’t just a hit with fans of FromSoftware’s notoriously difficult action RPGs. Today, Tencent Holdings and Sony announced that they have acquired 30% of the shares souls-Developer shares split in favor of Tencent. FromSoftware is expected to gain $260 million from the agreement. Today’s Announcement by Kadokawa, FromSoft’s parent company announced ...
That’s fine.picture: EA/CmrTV Music/Kotaku Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer turned misogynist internet guru for incels, has recently been kicked from every major website you can think of for being a piece of shit. But his legacy now lives on as the butt of all memes. In case you’re not online like the rest of us ...
picture: Sony/Microsoft/Kotaku That treasure trove of a document Microsoft’s response to Sony’s objections to efforts to buy Activision Blizzard, filed with Brazil’s competition authorities on Tuesday, contains another absolute gem. In it, Microsoft took the time to tell Sony how it could (read: should) run its revamped PS Plus service better so that it wouldn’t ...
picture: Bungie/Kotaku Bungie filed a lawsuit against the accused last year destiny 2 Cheat maker AimJunkies claims copyright infringement. Then, earlier this year, a judge dismissed most of that case, forcing Bungie to refile its lawsuit. Now AimJunkies hits back, claiming in a press release that the former gloriole dev is wrong in its claim ...
