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Activision Blizzard Employees Hold #ActiBlizzWalkout In Response To Recent ‘Frat Boy Workplace Culture’ Lawsuit

July 28, 2021

In response to the recent lawsuit filed against their employer by the State of California, which alleges that the company had promoted a ‘frat boy’ workplace culture rife with sexual harassment (to the point wh...

Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart Character Artist Reveals Writing Team Took Issue With Directors Over Rivet’s “Feminine” Appearance

Spencer Baculi

July 23, 2021

Video Games

In light of the recent news that Activision Blizzard has been hit with a lawsuit over their alleged fostering of a “frat boy” workplace culture, Ratchet and Clank: A Rift Apart character artist Xavier Coelho-Ko...

Activision Blizzard Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged “Frat Boy Workplace Culture”, Including On-The-Job Alcohol Use And Rampant Sexual Harassment Of Female Employees

Spencer Baculi

July 22, 2021

Video Games

The hits keep coming for Activision Blizzard, as fresh off of a confirmed loss of millions of players from Blizzard’s products and rumors of World of Warcraft’s implosion, the Call of Duty and Overwatch publish...

Activision Blizzard’s Latest Financial Report Reveals Blizzard Games Losing Millions Of Players But Making More Money

Spencer Baculi

May 11, 2021

Video Games

Activision Blizzard’s recently released financial report regarding the first quarter of 2021 has revealed that revenue from Blizzard titles has grown, despite their continued loss of millions of players year-ov...

World of Warcraft Shadowlands Novel Author Madeleine Roux Mocks Fans In Response To Discovery Of Racist Anti-White, Anti-Male Tweets

Spencer Baculi

October 3, 2020

Books, Video Games

Madeleine Roux, the author of the official Blizzard World of Warcraft Novel ‘Shadows Rising,’ has met fan concerns over her recently rediscovered history of anti-white, anti-male tweets with mockery and dismiss...

DC Appoints Former Activision Blizzard and New Jersey Devils Executive Daniel Cherry as General Manager

JB Augustine

September 6, 2020

Comic Books

After a recent storm of layoffs across WarnerMedia as part of the company-wide restructuring, the company has appointed Daniel Cherry as the new overseer of DC's operations. Related: DC's Wonder Women of...

Blizzard Censors Single Curse Word in Years-Old World of Warcraft Dialogue

Jorge Arenas

August 28, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

It seems that Blizzard Entertainment is combing through their smash hit MMORPG World of Warcraft for anything problematic, as the gaming studio has recently removed a single swear word from a piece of dialogue ...

Tiananmen Square Protest Footage Removed from Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Teaser Trailer

Spencer Baculi

August 26, 2020

Censorship, Video Games

Historical footage of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests has been removed from the teaser trailer for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer after Chinese censors took offense to its inclusion. ...

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Trailer Sparks Outrage For Negative Depiction of Soviet Russia

Jorge Arenas

August 25, 2020

Video Games

The latest title in the Call of Duty franchise, Black Ops Cold War, has sparked outrage online after critics took offense to the game's negative depiction of Soviet Russia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1...

Blizzard Removes McCree’s ‘Noose’ Spray in Latest Overwatch Update

Spencer Baculi

July 16, 2020

Video Games

Overwatch players have discovered that a spray used by the gunslinging cowboy McCree, which graffitied a cartoon image of a noose on various in-game surfaces, has been abruptly and stealthily removed from the g...

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