Activision Blizzard

For some extra backstory on Activision Blizzard‘s lawsuit and recent controversies, feel free to have a gander over at some articles written by myself and others here at Go2Games linked at the end. For now, it’s enough to know that multiple horrific occurrences of workplace mistreatment and discrimination to women and people of colour have […]

Considering my last post maybe leaned further towards “bosses can be good sometimes, actually”, time to get back to punching up at some good ol’ fashioned worker-exploiting overlords! Employees working at Activision Blizzard have filed a lawsuit for unfair labor practices and policies surrounding unionization, though this is far from Blizzard’s first time with issues […]

3 more employees have left Activision Blizzard and it is suspected to be due to the harassment lawsuit Blizzard is currently facing Activision Blizzard confirmed on Wednesday that three senior members of staff have departed from the Blizzard development teams after a report was published by Kotaku. The three members that left were Diablo 4 […]

This article deals with heavy topics such as racism, sexual harassment, rape, and suicide so please be advised. On July 20, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard after a two-year investigation into discriminatory behaviour towards female employees at the company. Within it, lists unequal treatment in […]

Metacritic users voice their opinions on Diablo Immortal, ranking the title a dismal 0.5 out of 10. Diablo Immortal is a mobile device centered free to play title, following the series’ RPG staples. It is also an online only MMO, reliant on microtransactions to progress at a decent pace, which is where a lot of […]

Geoff Keighley has revealed the partner line-up for Summer Game Fest 2022. Over 30 companies set to participate in Summer Game Fest were announced on Tuesday, with more to be confirmed at a later date. The line-up includes 2K, Activision, Atlus, Bandai Namco, Bloober Team, Capcom, Coffee Stain, Deep Silver, Devolver Digital, Digital Extremes, Dotemu, EA, Epic Games, Focus Entertainment, Frost Giant Studios, Level Infinite, Mediatonic, miHoYo, Netflix, PlayStation, Raw Fury, Samsung, Sega, Square Enix, Skybound […]

Another lawsuit has been filed against Activision Blizzard. Just days after it was revealed the Activision board told shareholders to block a public report on sexual misconduct, Activision are being sued again. The lawsuit, made by New York City officials, targets the CEO Bobby Kotick specifically. As reported by Axios, the complaint alleges that by […]

After being asked by a group of employees at activision blizzard whether it will object to internal Unionization efforts, Microsoft has responded saying that it will not. The news comes from Axios, who say that, in response to an open letter, the company has said it will not object to the union efforts, which started […]

Bad news for Sony! After Microsoft agreed a record-breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it looks like they’ve managed to damage their rival in the process. According to latest reports, Sony’s stock reportedly took a $20 billion dollar hit a day just one day after the news was announced. Ouch. On Wednesday, it was further revealed […]

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Sony, your first statement after the Activision Blizzard purchase is good news? I’m so proud! So much, that I’ll keep my usual anti-corporate tom-foolery to a minimum… If I can help it. “We expect that Microsoft will abide by contractual agreements and continue to ensure Activision games are multiplatform” – Sony spokesperson via Wallstreet Journal […]

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