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Activision Blizzard Employees To Stage Walkout To Protest Company's Work Culture On Wednesday

In response to how management has handled the blowback since a California agency brought a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard alleging, among other things, sexual discrimination and harassment at the company, employees of the gaming giant are staging a walkout on Wednesday in protest.


Chronicles of Elyria Class-Action Lawsuit Transferred to Western District of Washington

In a recent development, it seems the current class-action lawsuit against Chronicles of Elyria developer SoulBound Studios has been transferred to the Western District of Washington.


Activision Blizzard Execs: "Have Never Seen This [Behavior]" According to All-Hands Call Per Report

There have been more developments in the Activision Blizzard lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and worse. A new report cites an internal all-hands call of sorts in which executives claimed they, "have never seen this" behavior.


Letter Co-Signed By Over 1000 Activision Blizzard Employees Sent To Leadership Denouncing Studio's Response To Lawsuit

In a letter sent to management today, over 1000 current Activision Blizzard employees have strongly denounced the company's public response to the current ongoing lawsuit against the studio. The letter, which was sent to gaming news site Kotaku, has employees of the gaming giant call the response to the allegations the studio fostered an environment which allowed sexual discrimination to flourish "insulting."


Work on World of Warcraft All But Stopped Due To Activision Blizzard Lawsuit As More Former And Current Developers Speak Out

In response to the allegations by a California agency of a pervasive 'frat boy culture' allowed to flourish at gaming giant Activision Blizzard, work has effectively stopped on the company's largest title, World of Warcraft, according to Senior System Designer Jeff Hamilton. Meanwhile, since the news broke a multitude of former and current Activision Blizzard employees have come out with stories of their own, denouncing the culture and the response to the lawsuit by Activision Blizzard itself.


Ex-Blizzard Chris Metzen and Greg Street Comment on Activision Blizzard Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

In another update in the ongoing dumpster fire that is the Activision Blizzard sexual harassment lawsuit, more former Blizzard leads are weighing in. This time, it's the turn of Chris Metzen and Greg Street.


Blizzard Co-Founder Mike Morhaime Releases Statement Addressing Lawsuit Allegations Levied At Activision Blizzard

Blizzard Entertainment co-founder and current president of Dreamhaven Mike Morhaime has broken his silence regarding the allegations of sexual discrimination levied by a California state agency at the company he founded in a lawsuit filed this week. The statement, released late in the evening Pacific Time on Friday night has Morhaime apologizing for the culture that existed at the company, stating that he is "extremely sorry" to have "failed" those affected.


Games Industry Reacts To Activision Blizzard  Lawsuit as Multiple Games Sites Halt Coverage Of Publisher's Games

In the wake of the sexual discrimination lawsuit filed against Activision Blizzard, multiple game press outlets have made the decision to stop covering Activision Blizzard products until meaningful steps have been taken to fix the problems listed in the lawsuit complaint.


Blizzard's J Allen Brack Addresses Lawsuit Allegations In Memo To Employees: 'I Disdain Bro Culture'

In the wake of allegations that Activision Blizzard fostered an environment that saw a "bro culture" be allowed to flourish at the company, Blizzard's president J. Allen Brack sent a memo to employees, calling the allegations "extremely troubling."


World of Warcraft Players Organized A Sit-In To Protest Blizzard In Wake Of Lawsuit Allegations

Players in the World of Warcraft have organized an in-game protest in the wake of sexual discrimination allegations levied at Activision Blizzard by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. The protest, organized by role-playing guild Fence Macabre, is seeing players file into the social hub of Oribos to protest Activision Blizzard over the allegations it fostered a "frat boy culture."


California Files Lawsuit Against Activision Blizzard, Alleging Sexual Harrassment, Unequal Pay And 'Frat Boy' Culture

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the California Department of Fair Employment And Housing is alleging Activision Blizzard has fostered a "frat boy" culture which saw female employees contending with unequal pay, sexual harrassment and more. This filing comes after a two-year long investigation, according to Bloomberg Law.


PlayStation Is Epic's Largest Fortnite Earner With iOS Among Smallest Revenue Sources As Trial's Opening Arguments Begin

The Apple-Epic Games lawsuit is still ongoing, and new court documents show where Epic makes its money for Fortnite. Surprisingly the lead platform isn't PC, but rather the PlayStation 4, according to a new deposition. For Apple, the most important thing to note is how small the cut is on iOS, as documents show it's one of the smallest earners for Epic.


Defendants in Chronicles of Elyria Lawsuit Deciding Whether to Challenge Complaint

It's been a minute since the previous update in the ongoing lawsuit regarding Chronicles of Elyria developers Soulbound Studios, Xsolla, and consumers. Just yesterday, however, an update was posted in the lawsuit's Discord channel notifying us of the next step in the process.


Chronicles of Elyria Lawsuit Files Complaint

In the latest update in the ongoing Chronicles of Elyria lawsuit, a complaint has now been filed with the District Court.


CD Projekt Respond to Second Investor Class Action Lawsuit

CD Projekt, the company behind Cyberpunk 2077, have responded to a second class action lawsuit from their investors. Here are some details.