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Now New York City Is Suing Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard is facing (what feels like) its 8,583,129th lawsuit, as first reported by Axios. This one’s from New York City, and alleges that longtime CEO Bobby Kotick raced to find a buyer for the mega-publisher he has been leading for 30 years to explicitly avoid consequences for turning a blind eye to claims of…
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Riot Games Reaches $US100 ($138) Million Settlement In Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Back in 2018, former Riot Games employees Melanie McCracken and Jes Negrón filed a class action suit against the League of Legends publishe over endemic gender-based discrimination and fostering a “men-first” environment. A settlement has now been reached.
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Can Blizzard Keep Overwatch Alive Until 2023?
Today, during its quarterly shareholder’s conference call, Activision Blizzard announced that two of its most anticipated games, Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, would be delayed until at least 2023. While Diablo fans are already used to a long wait, the delay is much harder on the original Overwatch, its fans, and, perhaps, the small team…
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Activision Blizzard Lawsuit Clusterfuck Gets More Clustered, Fucked
As the legal maelstrom continues to grow in the multiple cases against Activision Blizzard, things have taken one of the most bizarre twists yet. The EEOC (with whom Activision Blizzard are attempting to settle) has accused the California DFEH (who are attempting to intervene in that settlement) of using its own former lawyers to fight…