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Activision Blizzard was charged with a “misogyny tax” in 2017

Activision Blizzard was charged with a “misogyny tax” in 2017

Screenshot: Activision Blizzard A cybersecurity company, whose security researcher was once harassed by Blizzard employees at a hacking conference, charged the game developer, according to a new report from Waypoint. The researcher Emily Mitchell told Waypoint for reaching the Blizzard booth during Black Hat USA’s annual cybersecurity conference in 2015 to see if the major ...

Ubisoft employees support Activision Blizzard employee walkout

Ubisoft employees support Activision Blizzard employee walkout

photo: Eric Thomas (Getty Images) A new open letter signed by nearly 500 current and former Ubisoft employees expresses solidarity with the workers at Activision Blizzard, calls for movement from their own leadership, and calls for systemic change across the video game industry. Axios Reports. “Last week, the gaming industry was shaken again by revelations ...

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick comments on harassment allegations

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick comments on harassment allegations

photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has one public comment addressed to all employees regarding the harassment lawsuit against his company. The full statement is as follows: This has been a difficult and troubling week. I would like to acknowledge and thank all those who have contacted us in the past ...

Activision Blizzard’s social media goes silent after lawsuit

Activision Blizzard’s social media goes silent after lawsuit

picture: Activision Blizzard / Kotaku Social media accounts related to Activision Blizzard and its various properties were shut down following the California lawsuit against the major video game company make public. Since it became known on Wednesday that the state of California is suing Activision Blizzard for allegedly widespread abuse of its female employees, official ...

Ex-Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime responds to Activision lawsuit

Ex-Blizzard boss Mike Morhaime responds to Activision lawsuit

photo: Mark Davis (Getty Images) Blizzard co-founder and longtime boss Mike Morhaime took to Twitter just after midnight on Friday for the widespread allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at the game company he’s headed for so long. “To the Blizzard women who experienced any of these things, I am very sorry I let you ...

Hearthstone Grandmaster Ragequits during the Grand Finals match

Hearthstone Grandmaster Ragequits during the Grand Finals match

xBlyzes won Heart stone Masters Tour Arlington in early 2020.photo: Snowstorm The grand finale in Hearthstone The European Grandmasters tournament ended dramatically when the French Zakarya “xBlyzes” Hai intentionally broke off the game against the Spaniard David “Frenetic” Neila. With both players tied in two games in the best-of-three final, xBlyzes could not make a ...

A clean cut

A clean cut

Didier Nguyen is a concept artist at Blizzard who previously worked on games like this Spyro re-ignited and Crash 4. Continue reading… .

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Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard

Overwatch Director Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard

picture:: Blizzard As of today, the man, the myth, the meme Jeff Kaplan is not a member of the Overwatch Team – or Blizzard. Blizzard made the announcement in a blog post today. Kaplan’s director’s chair is occupied by Aaron Keller, an 18 year old Blizzard veteran who worked on it Overwatch and World of ...