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Activision Blizzard doesn’t respond to Raven Software union recognition request by workers’ Tuesday deadline - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/01/25/activision-blizzard-doesnt-respond-raven-software-union-recognition-

Activision Blizzard did not respond to workers’ request for recognition of a union formed by quality assurance testers at Raven Software, the workers said Tuesday evening. Last week, 34 quality assurance workers seeking to unionize at Raven had set a deadline of 6 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday for a response from the software developer’s parent company and will now proceed to file for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga has led to extensive crunch at development studio TT Games - Polygon
▻https://www.polygon.com/features/22891555/lego-star-wars-the-skywalker-saga-has-led-to-extensive-crunch-at-tt-games

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According to sources who worked at TT Games over the last two decades, overtime at the studio was always presented as voluntary and paid. The company had systems in place for calculating, monitoring, and paying out overtime. Starting in 2010, though, overtime at TT Games was split between two types for every employee: “flexitime” and overtime. Department leads were responsible for determining which hours were which, based on workloads and milestones.

Employees could exchange overtime hours worked for extra pay or days off, while flexitime hours could be exchanged only for late starts or extra holiday. Flexitime also had a 40-hour cap, according to staffers. This meant that employees could hit the limit and not get any benefit for hours they were putting in beyond it, if there was still work that they needed to stay behind and finish.

Several employees say it was extremely difficult to turn down working additional hours. In some cases, employees were warned about consequences if they didn’t pull their weight and told that they were letting others down if they chose not to work, while in other cases, staff felt compelled to take on additional overtime to bolster their salary. Half a dozen staffers told us it was not uncommon to work 80-100 hours, six days a week, while crunching.

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California appeals to intervene in Activision settlement • The Register
▻https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/11/activision_dfeh_appeal

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The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is appealing a judge’s ruling that prevented it from intervening in Activision Blizzard’s $18m settlement to end a sex discrimination lawsuit last year.

Activision continues to be under intense scrutiny after California’s DFEH claimed the gaming giant fostered a “frat boy” work culture. In a lawsuit filed in July 2021, the department claimed this toxic workplace led to sex-based discrimination, including harassment against female employees.

The case runs parallel to other probing and litigation.

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State of BioWare and Looking Ahead. – BioWare Blog
▻https://blog.bioware.com/2022/01/06/state-of-bioware

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The pandemic has also taught us a lot about how we can work together, even while working across North America from hundreds of different locations. And now, we’ll use what we’ve learned and apply it to a new work model that will ensure flexibility for everyone in the studio. Our goal is to lean into the things that everyone likes about working from home, while also giving people the opportunity to return to the office with more flexibility. Going forward, we’ll have new challenges with a hybrid approach to work and are focused on new tech that will help maximize collaboration and communication between onsite and remote people. Another subtle but important change we’ve made is in our hiring practices: Previously, we were only looking for people willing to relocate to Austin and Edmonton; now we’re looking for new talent from anywhere in North America and we’ll meet them where they live.

BioWare will now hire remotely for its North American studios
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/bioware-will-now-hire-remotely-for-its-north-american-studios

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BioWare’s posted a state of the studio blog with some interesting news for job-seekers in the video game industry. The company has announced that it’s now going to be recruiting employees to remotely work at its studios from anywhere in North America, not just at its offices.

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Inside Ubisoft’s unprecedented “exodus” of developers - Axios
▻https://www.axios.com/ubisoft-assassins-creed-great-resignation-aef86e61-75a8-4446-8ad6-f2c58bd0b73

Colleagues across Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft have names for the procession of developers who have departed over the past 18 months: “the great exodus” and “the cut artery.”

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The Battle for Bungie’s Soul: Inside the Studio’s Struggle for a Better Work Culture - IGN
▻https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-report-battle-soul-work-culture-harassment-crunch

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How does a massive gaming company fully root out toxic culture and become a truly safe and diverse place to work?

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Activision Blizzard exec issues anti-union message to employees
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/activision-blizzard-exec-issues-anti-union-message-to-employees

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Deploying a former Trump administration official with such a reputation to downplay efforts at unionization feels like a continued circling of the wagons, and continued clear signaling for where Activision Blizzard leadership’s priorities lie—with themselves.

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Activision Blizzard Employee Says She Was Retaliated Against After Reporting Sexual Harassment
▻https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7vg7n/activision-blizzard-employee-says-she-was-retaliated-against-after-reporting-s

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“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.’”

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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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Report: Nintendo criticizes Activision’s actions in internal memo
▻https://www.gamedeveloper.com/culture/report-nintendo-criticizes-activision-s-actions-in-internal-memo

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Activsion Blizzard has landed the game industry’s most embarrassing hat trick—Nintendo’s Doug Bowser has apparently joined Xbox and PlayStation bosses Phil Spencer and Jim Ryan in sending private memos to employees criticizing Activision Blizzard’s alleged culture of sexual harassment and discrimination.

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That means leadership for all three major platform holders that Activision Blizzard does business with have now criticized its handling of the situation in the week since an explosive Wall Street Journal report alleged that CEO Bobby Kotick was an active participant in said culture.

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Nintendo Issues Internal Response to Activision-Blizzard Reports
▻https://www.fanbyte.com/news/nintendo-issues-internal-response-to-activision-blizzard-reports

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An email sent by Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser sent on Friday, November 19 addresses the Activision-Blizzard report. The email went out to all levels of Nintendo of America, including internal development houses like Retro Studios and the newly-acquired Next-Level Games.

“Along with all of you, I’ve been following the latest developments with Activision Blizzard and the ongoing reports of sexual harassment and toxicity at the company,” Bowser begins. “I find these accounts distressing and disturbing. They run counter to my values as well as Nintendo’s beliefs, values and policies.”

Bowser goes on in the letter to explain that Nintendo is committed to having an open and inclusive workplace where all are welcome. He remarks the company holds itself to this standard and expects the same from the industry and their partners.

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Report: Activision CEO Bobby Kotick Will ’Consider’ Quitting
▻https://kotaku.com/report-activision-ceo-bobby-kotick-will-consider-quitt-1848100036

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Besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick, who last week was the subject of staff walkouts and shareholder calls for his resignation, has reportedly said he will “consider leaving the company” if he can’t speedily address the harassment issues that have made headlines around the world this year.

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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Tells Colleagues He Would Consider Leaving if He Can’t Quickly Fix Problems - WSJ
▻https://www.wsj.com/articles/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-tells-colleagues-he-would-consider-leaving

Activision Blizzard Inc. Chief Executive Bobby Kotick has told senior managers he would consider leaving the company if he can’t quickly fix the culture problems at the videogame giant, according to people familiar with his comments.

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Activision Blizzard’s (ATVI) Board is Full of CEO Bobby Kotick’s Friends - Bloomberg
▻https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-11-19/activision-blizzard-s-atvi-board-is-full-of-ceo-bobby-kotick-s-friends

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More than 1,500 Activision Blizzard Inc. employees have signed a petition calling for Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick’s removal, but it’s a group of just 10 people who will ultimately decide the embattled leader’s fate.

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Meet The Activision Board Members Supporting Bobby Kotick
▻https://kotaku.com/lets-meet-the-board-members-supporting-besieged-activis-1848079283

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Kotick’s name appears in Jeffrey Epstein’s “Little Black Book”.

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Report: Activision Blizzard CEO Hid Sexual-Abuse Claims From Board
▻https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjb88b/report-activision-blizzard-ceo-hid-sexual-abuse-claims-from-board

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According to the Journal, Kotick has personally settled multiple harassment cases out of court. One such case involved a former assistant who said that Kotick threatened to have her killed on a voicemail message in 2006.

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Harcèlement : la pression monte autour d’Activision-Blizzard, le géant américain du jeu vidéo
▻https://www.lefigaro.fr/secteur/high-tech/harcelement-la-pression-monte-autour-d-activision-blizzard-le-geant-america

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Une enquête du Wall Street Journal affirme que le dirigeant Bobby Kotick était au courant d’affaires de viols et d’agressions sexuelles au sein des studios et n’en a pas informé son conseil d’administration.

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Group of Activision Blizzard shareholders joins call for CEO Bobby Kotick’s resignation - The Washington Post
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/11/17/bobby-kotick-resignation-shareholders

“In contrast to past company statements, CEO Bobby Kotick was aware of many incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault and gender discrimination at Activision Blizzard, but failed either to ensure that the executives and managers responsible were terminated or to recognize and address the systematic nature of the company’s hostile workplace culture,” the shareholders, led by the Strategic Organizing Center (SOC) Investment Group wrote in a joint letter addressed to the company’s board of directors and shared with The Washington Post.

Jason Schreier sur Twitter :
▻https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1460991941332582405

I’m seeing a lot of big reactions to this story, but some important context:
– This group, SOC, owns 4.8 million shares, or just 0.6% of Activision Blizzard
– SOC has been criticizing Kotick for a long time. This isn’t a turnaround or shift in view from them

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Former Blizzard Co-Lead Jen Oneal Says She Was Offered Equal Contract Only After Resigning - IGN
▻https://www.ign.com/articles/blizzard-jen-oneal-mike-ybarra-equal-pay-after-resignation

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“When Mike and I were placed in the same co-lead role, we went into the role with our previous compensation, which was not equivalent. It remained that way for some time well after we made multiple rejected requests to change it to parity,” she wrote. It remains unclear as to why Activision Blizzard rejected those requests.

She continued, “While the company informed me before I tendered my resignation that they were working on a new proposal, we were made equivalent offers only after I tendered that resignation.” (Emphasis Oneal’s)

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Blizzard Co-Head Jennifer Oneal Resigned Due To Discrimination
▻https://kotaku.com/blizzards-first-woman-co-head-resigned-due-to-being-tok-1848066667

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The email revealed that she had been sexually harassed at the company earlier in her career. It also revealed that she was allegedly being paid less than Ybarra. “I have been tokenized, marginalized, and discriminated against,” the WSJ says she wrote.

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California issues formal objection to Activision Blizzard’s $18 million settlement | VG247
▻https://www.vg247.com/activision-blizzard-dfeh-settlement-objection

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California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing has issued a formal objection to the recent settlement publisher and developer Activision Blizzard made with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with the DFEH noting it could cause “irreparable harm” to its ongoing legal proceedings.

L’accord de $18 M annoncé récemment pour clore les accusations d’agressions sexuelles, discriminations, ou encore de viol de la part de certains employés d’Activision Blizzard ne suffira peut-être pas à calmer les autorités judiciaires qui souhaitent poursuivre leurs investigations.

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Gamasutra - California accuses Activision Blizzard of stonewalling suit, shredding documents
▻https://gamasutra.com/view/news/387321/California_accuses_Activision_Blizzard_of_stonewalling_suit_shredding_doc

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed an update to its lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, accusing the company of stonewalling the state regulator and shredding documents relevant to the its investigation.

La justice californienne étend la base des litiges à l’encontre de Blizzard Entertainment dans le cadre d’un procès au sujet de discriminations et de harcèlement dont subiraient des collaborateurs. Par ailleurs, la justice accuse Blizzard de contrecarrer son enquête, notamment par la destruction de documents relatifs à celle-ci.

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California updates lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, says game maker is interfering - Axios
▻https://www.axios.com/activision-blizzard-lawsuit-temporary-workers-4a8fa284-a003-4c56-819c-43c7c2d

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California has expanded its anti-discrimination lawsuit against Activision Blizzard, adding temporary workers to the female full-time employees of whom it is suing on behalf. The state’s Department of Fair Employment & Housing also alleges the game maker has interfered with its investigation.

La justice reproche à Activision Blizzard de s’ingérer, voire contrecarrer son enquête, notamment en détruisant des documents relatif à la discrimination de salariés.

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Riot Games fires back at California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing - Axios
▻https://www.axios.com/riot-games-fires-back-a9a36ddf-7b6d-4100-bec2-67bbd02e7dd7.html

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The mega-studio behind “League of Legends” is in an ongoing dispute regarding issues of widespread sexism at the company that it tried to settle in 2019.

The DFEH objected to that settlement and in February of this year said it was pursuing relief for women who worked at Riot.

Riot Games préférerait que la justice ne se mêle pas de sa gestion du personnel.

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