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Blizzard Manager Departs In Protest of Employee Ranking System - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/blizzard-manager-departs-in-protest-of-employee-ranking-system

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A manager at video game developer Blizzard Entertainment said he was ousted after refusing to give a low evaluation to an employee that he felt didn’t deserve it in order to fill a quota.

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Diablo, WoW quality assurance workers at Blizzard Albany win union - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/12/02/wow-diablo-blizzard-albany-union

Another studio joins video games’ first major union in the U.S.

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare II’s $800 million sales weekend, explained - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/11/04/call-duty-modern-warfare-2-sales

A Tuesday morning news release from video game publisher Activision included a staggering figure. Counting presales, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II,” the latest installment of Activision’s mega-popular military sim franchise, exceeded $800 million in sales in the three days following its Oct. 28 release.

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Blizzard acquires Spellbreak studio Proletariat to bolster World of Warcraft | VentureBeat
▻https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/29/blizzard-acquires-spellbreak-studio-proletariat-to-bolster-world-of-war

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Blizzard Entertainment has acquired Spellbreak maker Proletariat to beef up the staff on its massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.

Under the deal, Boston-based Proletariat will become part of Blizzard, and its team of 100 people will begin working on World of Warcraft, including the Dragonflight expansion coming later this year. Spellbreak, a battle royale game where wizards and witches cast spells at each other, will be sunset. (The company announced this news yesterday.)

Le développeur Proletariat va fermer son jeu vidéo de type Battle Royale dans un univers d’Heroic Fantasy au profit de développements avec Blizzard :

On the future of Spellbreak — Spellbreak
▻https://go.playspellbreak.com/blog/spellbreak-future

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After more than four years of elemental magic and spell combinations, we’ve made the decision to end development of Spellbreak. The servers will be shut down as of early 2023. Thank you to the millions of players who have joined us in the Hollow Lands since 2018; it’s been an amazing journey.

TEST SPELLBREAK : un BATTLE ROYALE qui vaut le détour ? ▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwpdNKK6TY8

8 sept. 2020 Près de 2 ans après son annonce et de longues phases d’alpha et de beta fermée, Spellbreak débarque finalement sur toutes nos machines. Ce Battle Royale free-to-play, mettant en scène des sorciers se tirant la bourre à coup de boules de feu ou de projections de rocher, a de quoi attirer le quidam lassé des pétoires traditionnelles. Le concept est séduisant, mais au-delà de ses joutes usant du maniement des éléments, qu’apporte Spellbreak à la formule éprouvée du BR ? Notre critique !

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Activision Blizzard Hit By New Lawsuit From Employee Alleging Sexual Harassment And Discrimination - Game Informer
▻https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/03/24/activision-blizzard-hit-by-new-lawsuit-from-employee-alleging-sexual-h

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Activision Blizzard, which is already embroiled in multiple lawsuits from former and current employees detailing sexual harassment, discrimination against women and other marginalized groups, and more, has been hit with another lawsuit.

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Blizzard Employee Publicly Says She Was Demoted After Filing HR Complaint About Sexual Harassment - Game Informer
▻https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/12/08/blizzard-employee-publicly-says-she-was-demoted-after-filing-hr-compla

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Since I’ve been employed at Blizzard, I’ve been subjected to rude comments about my body, unwanted sexual advances, inappropriately touched, subjected to alcohol-infused team events and cube crawls, invited to have casual sex with my supervisors, and surrounded by a frat boy culture that’s detrimental to women. 
When I complained to my supervisors, I was told they were just joking and that I should get over it. I began to remove myself from work events to avoid all the sexual comments and groping. I was told not to go to HR. I was told that the harassing men were just trying to be friends with me. I was told they did nothing wrong by law. After I complained of the sexual harassment, I was demoted. I was then further harassed and retaliated against. I’ve been denied my full profit sharing, denied shares at the company, and have had minimal raises in the four years I’ve been employed at Blizzard.

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Blizzard employee speaks publicly on ‘alcohol-soaked culture’ of harassment - Polygon
▻https://www.polygon.com/22824117/activision-blizzard-sexual-harassment-allegations-lisa-bloom-attorney

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A current Blizzard employee of four years, Christine said she experienced the alleged “frat boy culture detrimental to women,” and that coworkers and supervisors made rude comments about her body, made unwanted sexual advances, and inappropriately touched her. She alleged that she was propositioned for sex from a supervisor; when she went to managers about it, they allegedly told her not to go to human resources. Christine said she was demoted after her complaint and continued to be harassed and retaliated against, including being denied her full profit-sharing.

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Gamasutra - Diablo 4 director among three employees ousted at Blizzard
▻https://gamasutra.com/view/news/386649/Diablo_4_director_among_three_employees_ousted_at_Blizzard.php

Kotaku is reporting that Diablo 4 game director Luis Barriga, lead level designer Jesse McCree, and World of Warcraft designer Jonathan LeCraft were let go from Blizzard today.

Plusieurs départs de cadres de la direction de plusieurs franchises à succès chez Blizzard, dans le cadre des suites au procès contre Activision Blizzard pour harcèlement intenté en Californie.

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Jesse McCree, Diablo 4 Director Gone From Activision Blizzard
▻https://kotaku.com/jesse-mcree-diablo-4-director-no-longer-at-activision-1847469113

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[Update - 8/11/21 6:20 p.m. ET]: a spokesperson for Activision Blizzard confirmed the departures in an email. “We can confirm Luis Barriga, Jesse McCree, and Jonathan LeCraft are no longer with the company,” they wrote.

“We have a deep, talented roster of developers already in place and new leaders have been assigned where appropriate. We are confident in our ability to continue progress, deliver amazing experiences to our players, and move forward to ensure a safe, productive work environment for all.”

Départs de plusieurs cadres liés à la production de jeux à succès chez Blizzard dans le cadre du scandale lié procès pour harcèlement en Californie.

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My Story of Bullying, Harassment, and Racism at Blizzard Entertainment - Google Docs
▻https://docs.google.com/document/d/132Fs7sDIpAQk4vroSPjcHyFkmQDWJIzWLyW9Xi-sBNE/edit?usp=sharing&usp=embed_facebook

Témoignage d’une salariée de Blizzard sur sa carrière au sein du studio, l’impact sur sa santé, en lien avec le harcèlement moral qu’elle affirme avoir subi par une collègue.

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Activision Blizzard ($ATVI) News : Culture of Misbehavior Festered Before Lawsuit - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-06/activision-blizzard-atvi-news-culture-of-misbehavior-festered-before-laws

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Managers set the tone by hiring mostly men, stoking their egos and dating women in the company, current and former employees said.

Un long article truffé de témoignages d’inconduites professionnelles allant de la discrimination au harcèlement sexuel au ton misogyne au sein d’Activision Blizzard, le tout étalé sur de nombreuses années, témoignant d’un problème profondément ancré au sein de l’entreprise.

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Activision Blizzard workers reject CEO Bobby Kotick’s response to their demands | PC Gamer
▻https://www.pcgamer.com/activision-blizzard-workers-reject-ceo-bobby-koticks-response-to-their-dema

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A group of Activision Blizzard employees calling itself the ABK Workers Alliance has rejected the company’s decision to employ the law firm WilmerHale to conduct a review of the company’s policies and procedures. In a letter shared with IGN, the group told CEO Bobby Kotick that his delayed response to employees following a lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at the company “did not meaningfully address” employee demands, and that WinterHale’s pre-existing relationship with Activision creates a conflict of interest that means it cannot conduct an impartial review.

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Former Blizzard Developer and ArenaNet, Undead Labs Founder: “We Need Unionization” - IGN
▻https://www.ign.com/articles/jeff-strain-its-time-letter-unionize-games-industry

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Jeff Strain writes an open letter calling for full unionization within the games industry.

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Fury, Worry, and Walkouts: Inside Activision Blizzard’s Week of Reckoning - IGN
▻https://www.ign.com/articles/inside-activision-blizzards-week-of-reckoning

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On July 28, hundreds of Activision Blizzard employees gathered at the gates of Blizzard’s campus under the hot Irvine, California sun. Many were seeing each other for the first time in months. Many others were meeting for the first time, having been brought together by what has become an extraordinary week of direct action.

Throughout that week, IGN has spoken to seven past and present Activision Blizzard employees, building a clearer picture not just of its deeply troubled working culture, but the immediate aftermath of that culture becoming public – and how those at the company have organised to try and effect positive change amid worldwide outrage.

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Inside The Cosby Suite From The Activision Blizzard Lawsuit
▻https://kotaku.com/inside-blizzard-developers-infamous-bill-cosby-suite-1847378762

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Since news broke last week of widespread allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard via a legal complaint from the state of California, many top male developers there, both current and former, have responded with shock and dismay.

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Chris Bratt sur Twitter :

Here’s a 2010 Blizzcon panel in which a fan was brave enough to ask a panel full of men, including J. Allen Brack (left) & Alex Afrasiabi (right) whether there’s scope for some of WoW’s female characters to be less sexualised

▻https://twitter.com/chrisbratt/status/1418629194683125761
▻https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi5dQzZp3f0&t=267s

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Gamasutra - Blizzard president internally comments on ’extremely troubling’ harassment lawsuit
▻https://gamasutra.com/view/news/385657/Blizzard_president_internally_comments_on_extremely_troubling_harassment_

“I personally have a lot of emotions coming out of yesterday, and I know you do, too. The allegations and the hurt of current and former emails are extremely troubling,” writes Brack. “I know many of you would like to receive more clarity. While I can’t comment on the specifics of the case as it’s an open investigation, what I can say is that the behavior detailed in the allegations is completely unacceptable.”

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