Repercussions – Episode 320

In this episode I catch you up on the repercussions of the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit. The first lawsuit has spawned additional lawsuits. Shareholders

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In this episode I catch you up on the repercussions of the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit. The first lawsuit has spawned additional lawsuits. Shareholders are angry! Some people got fired. But there is still hope for a better future for the workers.

Things mentioned in this episode:

IGN has a timeline of the Activision Blizzard lawsuitKotaku posted an article titled: “Activision Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit”@devlore posted a thread regarding the Activision Blizzard shareholdersBelghast posted a blog titled: “Boycott or Not”GroupQuest released Season 6 Episode 22: Some ChangesMMO Champion reported that the /spit emote has been removed from The Burning Crusade PTR.Blizzard Watch posted an article titled: “There’s a difference between feedback and harassment, and sometimes players forget what it is”BlizzPlanet posted press releases from five separate lawsuits on behalf of Activision Blizzard shareholdersAxios posted an article titled: “Exclusive: Activision Blizzard Shareholder calls company response ‘inadequate'”@Megan_Nicolett (reporter for Axios) shared screenshots from SOC Activision Blizzard shareholder investment groupIGN posted an article titled: “Three Senior Blizzard Devs Reportedly No Longer With Company Amid Activision Blizzard Allegations”Kotaku posted an article titled: “Jesse McCree, Diablo 4 Director No Longer At Activision Blizzard” It included a close up of Lilith making an incredibly angry face.@michawhipple tweeted about the Diablo III Art Director and Production Director leaving a month after the game was announced@ABetterABK tweeted that it has been two weeks since the walkout and leadership hasn’t made changes@Jon Spector (Overwatch League VP at Blizzard) corrected misinformation in an article about the League@Chosen (currently works for Activision) wrote a thread about what the employees are feeling.@Diablo announced the Early Access Open Beta of Diablo II: Resurrected – and the Twitch drops@hitstreak tweeted some words of wisdom @CallMeQuestifier tweeted about more people leaving Blizzard in the coming weeksBlizzard Watch posted an article titled: “It’s been 17 days since Activision Blizzard employees published their demands for change, and management hasn’t acknowledged them”RockPaperShotgun posted an article titled: “Apex Legends lead designer fired over old racist and sexist comments”Kotaku posted an article titled: “Activision Blizzard’s QA Department Seems Like a Hellhole” (@ABetterABK retweeted that article)@ABetterUbisoft, which tweeted a letter supporting workers of Activision Blizzard and calling for their own management to make changes@ABetterUbisoft also tweeted a graphic asking for changes to be madePolygon posted an article titled: “Activision Blizzard’s contract workers say they’re ‘crushed’ by toxic culture”

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