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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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Activision Blizzard : les États-Unis attaquent Microsoft en justice pour bloquer le rachat
▻https://www.frandroid.com/marques/microsoft/1561220_la-ftc-tente-de-bloquer-lacquisition-dactivision-blizzard-par-mic

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Le projet d’acquisition d’Activision Blizzard par Microsoft, d’un montant de près de 69 milliards de dollars, rencontre un nouvel obstacle de taille. La Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a lancé une action en justice fédérale antitrust pour bloquer l’opération.

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FTC Sues to Block Microsoft Acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ Publisher Activision Blizzard
▻https://www.vice.com/en/article/ake97g/ftc-sues-to-block-microsoft-acquisition-of-call-of-duty-publisher-activision-b

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The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The pending $68.7 billion deal would be the largest in video game history and see Microsoft take control of some of the most popular video game franchises on the planet, including Warcraft and Call of Duty.

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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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‘World of Warcraft’ Update Covers Up Obscure, Horny Paintings
▻https://www.vice.com/en/article/4av95p/world-of-warcraft-update-covers-up-obscure-horny-paintings

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Like many video games, massively multiplayer online role playing game World of Warcraft features in-game paintings and artwork in order to build out the flavor of the game’s world. Some of them are references to real world paintings, some are landscapes, some are still lives. Additionally, some of them are horny, like a portrait of a woman wearing a really strange dress with a plunging neckline.

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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
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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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