Sexual Harassment

Report: Ubisoft employees demand changes in open letter

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 3:21 PM - Modified On: July 28, 2021 - Published By:
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Nearly 500 employees at Ubisoft signed a letter today standing in solidarity with workers of Activision Blizzard in their walkout and criticizing their own senior leadership for how they’ve addressed allegations of sexual abuse, according to a report from Axios. The letter openly addresses the walkout organized by current and former Activision Blizzard employees, who are protesting the way that company has handled sexual abuse and gender discrimination allegations over the past two weeks stemming from a lawsuit filed by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. In the

Activision Blizzard CEO Apologizes for ‘Tone Deaf’ Response to Harassment Lawsuit

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 10:42 AM - Modified On: July 28, 2021 - Published By:
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Top GamesActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has apologized for the company's initial response to a lawsuit over its alleged sexist workplace. / Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesActivision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick published a letter to employees Wednesday apologizing for the company's public response to a lawsuit alleging ubiquitous sexual harassment and discrimination at the company.The letter, published via Activision's investor relations website, describes the company's initial response "tone deaf."Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick just sent the following letter to staff, calling the company's initial responses "tone deaf" and promising to take "swift

World of Warcraft team releases statement following sexual harassment lawsuit against Activision Blizzard

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Time Stamp: July 27, 2021 6:01 PM - Modified On: July 27, 2021 - Published By:
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The team behind World of Warcraft has released a statement in response to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing suing Activision Blizzard last week over alleged mistreatment of female employees. In its statement, the WoW team said it’s gathered suggestions and feedback over the past couple of days from all team members to put forward a statement sharing their sentiments. “The past days have been a time of reflection for the World of Warcraft team, spent in conversation and contemplation, full of sadness, pain, and anger, but also hope

Activision Blizzard workers will stage a walkout after ‘abhorrent’ response to harassment suit

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One of the world’s biggest video game companies is reeling after a state discrimination and sexual harassment suit kicked off a firestorm of controversy within the company. California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard last week, alleging that the company fostered a “breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women.” Following a combative response to the lawsuit from corporate leadership, a group of employees at Blizzard will stage a walkout, which is planned for Wednesday at 10 a.m. PDT. Most employees at Blizzard continue to work remotely,

Report: Activision Blizzard employees to strike on July 28 outside Blizzard HQ in response to handling of sexual harassment lawsuit

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In the wake of a massive sexual discrimination and harassment lawsuit directed toward Activision Blizzard, employees have called for a walkout tomorrow in protest of how the company has attempted to handle the situation. Last week, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a suit against Activision Blizzard following a two-year investigation into alleged sexual harassment and discrimination going on at the company. The internal and external response from Activision Blizzard to the lawsuit has been one of denial, calling the claims in the lawsuit “false and distorted.”

2,600 Activision Blizzard Employees Condemn Company’s Response to Allegations of Sexism

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The fallout around a lawsuit accusing Activision Blizzard of harboring a sexist work culture continues to expand. / Photo courtesy of Activision BlizzardMore than 2,600 current and former Activision Blizzard employees have signed a letter condemning the company's response to a lawsuit accusing the company of having a widespread culture of sexual harassment and discrimination, calling the response, "abhorrent and insulting to all that we believe our company should stand for.""To put it clearly and unequivocally, our values as employees are not accurately reflected in the words and actions of

Activision Blizzard Sued Over Alleged ‘Frat Boy’ Culture, Harassment

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Time Stamp: July 22, 2021 2:54 PM - Modified On: July 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Activision Blizzard is currently being sued by the Calif. Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) over allegations of a "frat boy workplace." / Activision BlizzardThe California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued Activision Blizzard Tuesday over allegations of a "pervasive frat boy workplace culture," the result of a two-year investigation.The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Superior Court of Calif. as well as Los Angeles County court.It alleges the company is at fault for several workplace fairness violations including unequal pay, unequal opportunities, and harassment against female employees.

Skull and Bones Has Cost Over $120 Million, “Too Big to Fail” – Rumor

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Time Stamp: July 20, 2021 12:14 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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It’s no secret that Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones has been in development hell. Announced way back in 2017, it’s suffered multiple delays, reboots and even the removal of Ubisoft Singapore managing director Hugues Ricour due to sexual harassment and bullying accusations. Though Ubisoft proclaimed in May that the team “has been advancing well over the past 12 months,” a new report by Kotaku paints a much more dire picture. In development for almost eight years and already costing the publisher over $120 million (and counting), Skull and Bones first started

Echo takes WoW Race to World First lead with Painsmith Raznal kill

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Time Stamp: July 15, 2021 3:51 PM - Modified On: July 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Echo has taken its first lead in the World of Warcraft Race to World First after being the first guild in the world to kill the sixth boss in Sanctum of Domination.  The guild took out Painsmith Raznal today after 106 pulls. This puts them ahead of reigning champion Complexity-Limit, who have beaten five of 10 bosses. Echo’s kill of Painsmith Raznal represents the first time that the young organization has ever achieved a World First kill on a boss. That doesn’t mean the guild is foreign to the concept