Immortal Forever – Episode 357

In this episode, I bring you up to date with the unionization efforts at Activision Blizzard (and in other gaming companies). I

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In this episode, I bring you up to date with the unionization efforts at Activision Blizzard (and in other gaming companies). I also mentioned the Activision Blizzard shareholders vote, James Hong getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, phishing in World of Warcraft and more. Also discussed “The Infernal Race” (Ladder in Diablo II: Resurrected), and a lot about Diablo Immortal – on mobile AND PC!

Things mentioned in this episode:

The Verge posted an article titled: “Activision Blizzard again accused of threatening employees for speaking out”Associated Press (via Eyewitness News ABC 7) posted an article titled: “Activision Blizzard workers in Wisconsin OK’d for union vote”The Washington Post posted an article titled: “NLRB ruling gives green light to Raven Software union vote”The Verge posted an article titled: “21 Raven Software QA employees will be allowed to have a union election”Realm Maintenance Podcast highlighted Shattered Soulstone not once, but twice in their latest episodeKotaku posted an article titled: “Dragon Age 4 QA Devs Say They’re Unionizing Over Bad Pay And Covid Safety”The Washington Post posted an article titled: “Ex-Blizzard, Apple employee files labor complaint against Epic Games”GameSpot posted an article titled: “Activision Blizzard Shareholders Approve Sale To Microsoft, As Expected”GamesIndustry.biz posted an article titled: “Former Blizzard Versailles employees win appeal over redundancies that led to studio closure”James Hong will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!Blizzard posted “Spotlight on: Phishing” (on the Warcraft Forums)@Diablo tweeted about “The Infernal Race” Livestream Event.Blizzard posted “Diablo II: Resurrected Patch 2.4 | Ladder Now Live”Diablo Immortal posted a YouTube video of the “Diablo Immortal Release Date & PC Reveal” Polygon posted an article titled: “Diablo Immortal now coming to PC along with mobile this June”Ars Technica posted an article titled: “Diablo Immortal was built for mobile, but now it’s coming to PCs, too”Wyatt Cheng (@candlesan) confirmed you will be able to use battle.net balance for purchases in Diablo ImmortalBlizzard posted “Making Diablo Immortal For PC”Adam Fletcher (@PezRadar) confirmed the Horadrim Cosmetic Set will be unlocked for new players after they complete the Diablo Immortal tutorial within the first 30 days after launchDavid Echo (Echohack) tweeted a Thank You to his 3,000 YouTube subscribers

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