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Ubisoft Employees Support Activision Blizzard Walkout With Open Letter

July 29, 2021
by Cory Lara
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The past few years have seen a rising reckoning in the gaming industry’s biggest companies. Riot Games notably was accused of fostering an environment that fostered sexual harassment, and a…

Activision Blizzard Employees Stage Walkout As CEO Bobby Kotick Issues Statement

July 29, 2021
by Eric Hall
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This past week has seen a major shift happen at Activision Blizzard, as the company has come under major legal scrutiny for years of alleged misconduct and discrimination occurring within…

Activision Blizzard To Lay Off Hundreds On Employees, Says Report

Activision Blizzard Employees Urge Leadership For Change – “We Will Not Be Silenced”

July 26, 2021
by Eric Hall
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After serious accusations of sexual harassment and discrimination hit Activision Blizzard this past week, employees are now calling for real change to happen within the company. As reported by Game…

Activision Blizzard Sued By State of California For Sexual Harassment and Discrimination

July 23, 2021
by Cory Lara
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As much as the video game industry has evolved technologically the past few decades, it has unfortunately only found its workplaces to foster toxicity and cases of harassment. Video Game…

Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan Leaves Blizzard Entertainment

April 20, 2021
by Ryan "Cinna" Carrier
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Today marks the end of an era, with Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan officially announcing his departure from Blizzard Entertainment after almost 20 years spent with the legendary studio. Though…

Metallica BlizzCon Performance Censored By Blizzard To Avoid Twitch DMCA Takedown

February 21, 2021
by Cory Lara
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Another BlizzCon has now come and gone, and despite being a digital-only event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the livestreaming event still seemed to be a success. New…

Blizzard Arcade Collection Revives 3 Classic Blizzard Games (VIDEO)

February 20, 2021
by Cory Lara
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With BlizzCon returning once again in 2021, albeit in an online-only livestream format this time, Blizzard fans across the globe are celebrating their favorite Blizzard franchises. As promised, Blizzard has…

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Tony Hawk, Crash Bandicoot Remake Studio Merges Into Blizzard

January 23, 2021
by Eric Hall
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Developer Vicarious Visions has seemingly been on a roll in recent years, having moved up from existence as an Activision support studio to assembling two of the most appreciated remake…

Activision Blizzard France Office Reportedly Shutting Down

October 8, 2020
by Cory Lara
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As the gaming and global economy continues to change, the biggest gaming companies constantly find themselves making big changes and moves to survive and grow. One company that has made…

Mike Morhaime Unveils ‘Dreamhaven’ With Other Blizzard Veterans

September 23, 2020
by Hoi Duong
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Mike Morhaime, the legendary former CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, unveiled a new video game and publishing company to the world – Dreamhaven. Based in Irvine, California, Dreamhaven brings…